The Cold War gave rise to a host of exotic weapons never fired, but none were quite as strange–and potentially revolutionary—as Heckler & Koch's G11. Affectionately referred to as "Kraut Space Magic" ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The G11 was on the cusp of seeing daylight in 1990 – when the Cold War ended and West and East Germany merged and the need for a new assault rifle melted away.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Although technically a success the G11 had problems. Early rifles tended to cook off ammunition, firing them prematurely as the heat buildup from previous firings ...

Editor’s note: this post first appeared in April 2018 Decades before the U.S. military transitioned away from the M16 assault rifle in favor of the lightweight M4 carbine, the Army eyed an ...