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Eras

Browse historical weapons by the era in which they were used.

• Prehistoric

  Stone, bone, and wood weapons before recorded history.

• Ancient

  Early civilizations through the fall of Rome.

• Medieval

  European Middle Ages and equivalent periods globally.

• Renaissance

  Transition period; early firearms emerge alongside edged weapons.

• Early Modern

  Matchlock and flintlock era; pike and shot warfare.

• Age of Sail

  Naval dominance; boarding weapons, naval artillery.

• Napoleonic

  Flintlock peak; early standardization of military arms.

• 19th Century

  Percussion caps, repeating firearms, industrial warfare.

• World War I

  Bolt-action rifles, machine guns, trench warfare weapons.

• Interwar

  Development of semi-automatic and automatic weapons.

• World War II

  Peak of conventional arms development.

• Cold War / Modern

  Assault rifles, guided weapons, modern military arms.