Guides & Articles

Guides & Articles

Where to start, how to dig deeper, and the latest additions to the reference.

Start with the four pillars

Every weapon on WarPast is catalogued along four dimensions. Pick the one that matches what you know — a period, a type of weapon, a nation, or a conflict — and drill down from there.

• Eras

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

• Weapon Types

  Browse weapons by category, from edged weapons to firearms.

• Countries & Origins

  Browse weapons by their country or culture of origin.

• Historical Contexts

  Browse weapons by the conflicts and periods they are associated with.

Latest articles

• Daggers & Knives

  Daggers and knives are short-bladed weapons — humanity's oldest and most universal cutting tools, carried across all cultures as sidearms, utility tools, and concealed weapons from the first knapped flint through modern combat knives.

• Ka-bar

  USMC utility knife

• Viking & Norse Arms & Weapons

  The Vikings were master weapons craftsmen whose axes, swords, and ships enabled raids and settlement from North America to Constantinople — and whose metallurgical traditions, particularly the ulfberht sword, exceeded contemporary European standards.

• HK MP7

  Latest generation PDW from HK

• Submachine Guns

  Submachine guns (SMGs) are automatic weapons firing pistol-caliber ammunition — combining automatic fire rate with pistol compactness for close-quarters combat. From the MP 18 in WWI trenches through the Thompson, Sten, PPSh-41, and MP5, SMGs have been the weapon of urban combat and special operations.

• HK MP5

  HK MP5 Submachine Gun

Get involved

• Contribute to the wiki

  Write a new entry or improve an existing one. Approved contributions earn store credit toward pieces in the shop.

• Sell on WarPast

  Consign a piece from your collection. Your listing appears on the weapon's own wiki page, history included.

• Hall of Fame

  The Master-tier contributors whose research built this reference.