WW2 Ball Turret with Twin .50 Cals (VIDEO)

WW2 Ball Turret with Twin .50 Cals (VIDEO)

It could rotate 360 degrees and tilt up up and down. Atop two control handles were fire buttons that engaged two .50 caliber light-barrel Browning AN/M2 machine guns. The guns fired 850 rounds per minute, and each gun was fed by a 500 round box of ammunition. The guns could not be reloaded in flight, so gunners had to be careful. 

INSANE KNIFE GUN - When bringing a knife to a gun fight is ok.

INSANE KNIFE GUN - When bringing a knife to a gun fight is ok.

 No one in their right mind would bring a knife to a gunfight. On the other hand, many gun owners have been known to pack a blade for those just in case moments. In the late 1990s, one company specialized in hybrid knife guns that packed an unseen punch. This punch, concealed in the grip of the knife, was a small revolver caliber round. That company was known as GRAD.

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