First deployed in 1961, the M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, break-open, shoulder-fired weapon. It is breech-loading and fires a 40 x 46-mm grenade that is easy to load and easy to fire.

Developed in the early 1960s, the M79 grenade launcher saw use in the Vietnam War – and for those who carried the weapon, it was either instant love or lasting hatred. The weapon was simple to ...

Developed in the early 1960s, the M79 grenade launcher saw use in the Vietnam War – and for those who carried the weapon, it was either instant love or lasting ...

The ST Thumper M79 replica is 28.5 inches long, weighs nine pounds and shoots 37mm flairs. The safety resets while reloading. U.S. forces used the M79 grenade launcher during the Vietnam War.

Enter the ubiquitous grenade launcher. ... a 40mm is launched from the barrel — or “thump-gun,” because of the noise it makes when said round lands — the M79 was created by Springfield ...

“The Punisher” is the title of a hugely successful comic book franchise, yet the real-life “Punisher,” the XM25 25x40 mm ...

The M79 grenade launcher (pictured above) is a single shot, break-open weapon with rifled barrel. In a Facebook post promoting their recently released annual report, the ACLU of Massachusetts ...