The title of the book we read was The Social History of the Machine Gun. This publication basically outlined the progression of machine guns, starting with the 14th century’s organ gun and ending around 1940. This advancement through technological eras showed man’s relationship with this technology and how well we dealt with the responsibility of the awesome power of the automatic weapon.
First mention in 1339. No metals that could with stand the pressures of regular mass or sustain fire. Technology was not good enough to make detailed, accurate, small pieces necessary for machine guns.
Americans found themselves as one of the front runners of the industrialized world. This was always associated closely with small arms.
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