In this video, we trace the visual decline (or evolution, depending on who you ask) of military rifles across the 20th and 21st centuries. From the golden age of pre-war craftsmanship, through the honest ugliness of WWII stamped-steel SMGs like the Sten and M3 grease gun, into the Cold War aesthetic peak of the FN FAL, HK G3, Steyr AUG, and the entire Kalashnikov dynasty — before everything went sideways.
Timestamps:
00:19 The golden age
00:58 WWII
02:22 The Cold War
04:47 The 80s
06:01 SOPMOD
08:00 50 shades of FDE
09:41 The civilian market
10:50 The counter-trend
11:15 The price of staying alive
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