Second issue of TM Encyclopedia of Technology - History of the Rifle. From squeaking to the machine gun" - continues the first ("Pistols and Revolvers") and at the same time is a completely independent publication. It is dedicated to the history of perhaps the most common type of small arms. We are talking about combat rifles, carbines, machine guns and hunting rifles. Their pedigree is from primitive handbrakes and bombardells that appeared in Europe by the 14th century.