The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He's now the longest-reigning Swedish king ...

September 10, 2014: U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recently ordered several thousand more shells for the 84mm Carl Gustav portable recoilless rifle they have been using for over two decades.

The United States Army will soon begin distributing a weapon system introduced in 1946. The M3 Carl Gustav rocket launcher will bolster the firepower of rifle platoons, giving them a much-needed edge.

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The crux of the Carl Gustaf is its recoilless design. Unlike traditional artillery which has bulky recoil mechanisms integrated into their design and are not man-portable, recoilless designs forgo ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: With anti-tank weapons, accuracy and speed on the first shot is critical. While optics technologies for close combat on service rifles have advanced leaps and bounds, ...

The M3 Carl Gustav recoilless rifle was introduced in 1946. It's been around long enough that many armies who've used the firearm have now discarded it. They may regret that decision, though, as the ...

Saab’s new Carl Gustaf, the M4 or M3E1, is roughly 6.5 lbs lighter but is smarter and far more lethal than its predecessor, according to Jack Seymour, the marketing director for Saab North America.

The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He’s now the longest-reigning Swedish king ...

September 10, 2014: U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) recently ordered several thousand more shells for the 84mm Carl Gustav portable recoilless rifle they have been using for over two decades.