In 1949, Israel was still fighting its war of independence, and purchasing arms internationally was difficult to do. The recently-formalized IDF wanted sniper rifles, and looked to Hammerli in ...

Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration. The proposal, put forward by the country’s ...

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President Trump said Tuesday he raised tariffs on Switzerland after a phone call with the country’s former president, saying he did not approve of “the way she talked.” Trump told Fox Business’s Larry ...

Beside a urinal and bin of used paper towels, an assault rifle was photographed leaning against a tiled bathroom wall in an image that spread quickly across the internet. The M4 carbine was issued to ...

Ounces make pounds and that fact is very obvious in the hunting pursuit. From optics to bipods to boots, hunters look everywhere to shave a few more ounces off of their load. A rifle is the obvious ...

A Louisiana National Guard soldier left his service rifle unattended in the bathroom of a Bourbon Street hotel Sunday night while on patrol in the French Quarter. The soldier walked into the Lafitte ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Joslyn Model 1862 and 1864 Carbines ...

The Swiss National Museum resides within a historic, castle-like building in the northern tip of Kreis 1. The museum surveys Swiss art, history and culture from as far back as 100,000 B.C. to ...

I shot my first coyote with a Browning A-Bolt chambered for the 270 Winchester. It worked, but that’s not a gun most would consider a true coyote rifle. Given that we live in a country where we can ...