The world's 8 worst guns ever

In "The World's Worst Weapons," Martin Dougherty details the long history of over-ambitious, under-achieving weapons that failed to hit their mark.From brass knuckle-knife-revolvers torocket propelled ammunition, we'vedescribedthe eightworst guns ever produced.SEE ALSO:The Flying Tank, and 3 other early tank designs too ridiculous to function8. Sten gun MK IIUnfortunately the Sten gun MK II tended to misfirefrequently. Furthermore,there werereports of the gun's bullets bouncing off oftargets."At a time when Britain faced invasion and vast numbers of weapons were needed, the Sten was quick and easy to put together, and it was a lot better than nothing,"Dougherty wrote.Country: United KingdomEntered service:1940Type: Submachine gunRange: 230 feetCapacity: 32 roundsSource: "The World's Worst Weapons"7. The BazookaOne glaring problem with the bazooka was the massive flare it created when fired, which both exposed the shooters position and shot dust, debris, and flames back at the soldier firing the weapon. Later versions of the bazooka included a back blast shield."The best thing about the bazooka was that it formed the basis for better weapons that came along later,"Doughertywrote.Country: United StatesEntered service:1942Type: Unguided antitank weaponRange:Under 500 feetCapacity:Single shot rocket launcher/ 3.5 pound explosiveSource: "The World's Worst Weapons"6. LeMat grapeshot revolverThe LeMat grapeshot revolver is another great idea for the battlefield that suffered from poor execution. Designed as a cavalry weapon late in the US Civil War, the LeMat revolver stored 9 pistol rounds in a revolver set up, with an additional barrel and single shotgun shell in the middle.The user would toggle the movable firing pin to select which round they wanted to fire. While it was a great idea in theory, in practice the guns proved to be poorly made.Country: United StatesEntered service:1856Type: HandgunRange:164 feetCapacity: 9 roundsSource: "The World's Worst Weapons"See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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