December 2005 Issue [Letter from Kentucky] The Line Is Hot Download PDF Adjust Share A history of the machine gun, shot by Steve Featherstone, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 21st century Firearms Firearms industry and trade History Knob Creek Gun Range (Fort Knox Ky.) Machine guns Private collections United States More from Steve Featherstone Life in the zone What we're still learning from Chernobyl Human Quicksand For the U.S. Army, a Crash Course in Cultural Studies The coming robot army Introducing America's future fighting machines Adjust Share