bullpup rifle

The T-31 project was the last thing John Garand worked on at Springfield, it was a bullpup rifle designed to fire what eventually became the 7.62 standard NATO cartridge. In its initial form it suffered from extreme fouling issues due to it's gas trap operating system and so it was modified to...

An interesting 'road not taken', the basic story of this weapon, the first bullpup firearm intended for military use, goes back to the second Boer War and the criticism of the 'long Lee-Enfields' a process that ultimately ended in the creation of the Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (aka...

The history of the bullpup in France began long before the famous FAMAS which certainly marked its time but it was born under the constraint of the international conflicts. as assault rifle France had its misadventure during years from 1945 to 1970 with various programs and much expenditure...