THOMASVILLE — As Memorial Day approaches, more and more people will notice the many black silhouette memorials depicting a soldier kneeling before a helmet-topped rifle stuck in the ground. It ...

I Have This Old Gun: 1854 Lorenz. The Austrian Model 1854 Lorenz rifle musket, designed by Lt. Joseph Lorenz around 1852, saw use in numerous European conflicts and was the third most common ...

The U.S. Army’s upgraded M4A1 combat rifle is just the latest development in a category of weapons that American soldiers have carried since the country’s earliest days.