The Armory Life

4 days ago | thearmorylife.com | Peter Suciu

June 3rd, 2025 7 minute read The earliest known concept of shooting “flames of death” on an enemy dates back to the 7th century when the Byzantine Empire invented “Greek Fire,” a pressurized and flammable liquid that could be launched at enemy warships.

5 days ago | thearmorylife.com | Roy Huntington

June 2nd, 2025 7 minute read I’ve always thought a Springfield Armory Mil-Spec was the best value in a modern 1911 anywhere. There, I said it. There are other “affordable” 1911 autos out there, and some are lower-priced than a Mil-Spec.

1 week ago | thearmorylife.com | Friedrich Seiltgen

May 31st, 2025 7 minute read While Allied tanks raced across France, a new jet fighter streaked out of Germany in a desperate attempt to defend the Third Reich. Nicknamed the Schwalbe, the Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world’s first operational jet fighter.

1 week ago | thearmorylife.com | Matthew McClellan

May 28th, 2025 9 minute read In the realm of law enforcement, the line between maintaining order and facing chaos is thin. When dealing with situations such as handling an active shooter, a suspect barricaded in a location or a tense domestic dispute escalating into violence, there’s no time for indecision.

2 weeks ago | thearmorylife.com | Peter Suciu

May 24th, 2025 8 minute read The United States Navy remains the largest operator of aircraft carriers in the world with 11 nuclear-powered flattops now in service. China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has made a great leap forward with its naval aviation in the past decade and a half, worrying U.S. officials and lawmakers.