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When the Great War first started Equestria found itself at a technological and arms disadvantage, and quickly lost ground to the Zebras. With much of their own weapon industry either long stopped making guns, or converted to a smaller scale hobby busses, Equestria turned to outside help to push the Zebras back. Though not a large-scale manufacturer, Griffinstone Mechanics was the only group that was making modern guns which had not been bought out by the Zebras.

With several pony factories opened up to GM, the ever gold minded griffins got to work, not letting an opportunity to make money slip by them. Among their first weapons produced for Equestria was the M1 Grover and the GMPC, both redesigns of weapons produced by rival companies, but no less capable. Thanks to their quick work, and a dedicated work force of ponies, the rifles and pistols made it to the coastline of Equestria just in time to repel the invading Zebras.

For the next ten years the GM1 and GMPC would be the work horses of the Equestria military as the war dragged on. But with the stalemate the battlefield would shift and change, demanding new weapons in which to take control over the conflict. The first of these innovations would come from a griffin by the name of Gabriella, often just called Gabby, who developed the GM18, a fully automatic rifle in which a single soldier could use to lay down fire. Which was a vast improvement over the Zebras gatling gun, and the ponies attempt to emulate it.

Among the changes in the battlefield was the start of trench warfare, in which battle lines would be marked by mile long trenches. In this environment the Zebras spear units would be king, that is until the development of the Trench Gun and the Griffinstone Typewriter. Having taken the concept of GM18 and made it smaller, Gabby had developed the GM19, a submachine gun capable of using a 100 drum magazine. Later becoming the GM19A1, where a more slender form and stick magazines were used, the SMG shot off in popularity.

The GM19 would spark the height of GM's popularity with the SMG being featured in many movies, and even having Gabby taken into a photoshoot with Rarity in the promotion of the gun. The GM19 would famously be seen in movie's featuring Daring Do and Shadow Spade, along with being associated with both established and up and coming actors even towards the end of the war.

But the good times would not last, and even with the GM19's popularity staying strong, GM would find itself slowly pushed out of the market. After the Littlehorn massacre, and the changing of Equestria's government, the main producers of weapons shifted from Griffinstone Mechanics to Ironshod Firearms. A move that had nepotism all over it, the griffins had little room to complain due to their own practice of nepotism. So GM would shift from weapons production to maintenance, as even though Equestria was no longer buying their guns en masse, they were using GM machinery to make their new guns.

The development of new weapons would not end with GM, and they would make one last ill fated attempt to make an Equestria main battle rifle. Following the requirements of the new ministries, in which the rifle needed to be light and powerful, they would develop both the automatic 7.62 battle rifle, and the automatic .308 Service Rifle. Both would be found unwieldy, and only the 7.62 battle rifle would be produced, though only as a mid range sniper rifle. In the end the IF-64 would be selected as the main rifle for Equestria, shutting GM out of the market.

Moving onto the newer weapons market, GM would try their claws at MEW's (Magical Energy Weapons.) And though Ironshod Firearms still held onto almost all military contracts in Equestria, there were still more niche markets to sell too. Among them was the Ministry of Awesome, which had great interest in the newest energy weapons.

The GM42-RCW (Rapid Casting Weapon) would be developed, and made in the style of the classic GM19. Using several beam talismans spinning in a chamber, the GM42 managed to be the first automatic MEW that could fire indefinitely without risk of blowing up. This would become the base for all gatling beam guns up to and after the war.

Though never produced for the main bulk of the war, the GM42 would be exclusively used by the Shadowbolt, even getting an exclusive variant of the SMG never released to the public market.

The last gun GM would make before the war came to an end, and the complete destruction of their main factory by their rivals, was the GM86. A blaten theft from the Zebras own dezine, this alchemical plasma pistol would be sold to the rich and famous, in an attempt to make enough money to pay off GM's debts. They managed to get the gun featured in a major film, which would guarantee sales, but even before the movie's release, the war would come to its terrible end, and all things would be bathed in Baelfire.

GM would survive, though only through their black market operations, becoming known as the Gunrunners, and surviving through the crafting of guns for the Talons. Still they would keep up their traditions, along with the blueprint of all their guns, painstakingly recorded and passed down to the next generation. They would never forget their history.

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When the Great War first started Equestria found itself at a technological and arms disadvantage, and quickly lost ground to the Zebras. With much of their own weapon industry either long stopped making guns, or converted to a smaller scale hobby busses, Equestria turned to outside help to push the Zebras back. Though not a large-scale manufacturer, Griffinstone Mechanics was the only group that was making modern guns which had not been bought out by the Zebras.

With several pony factories opened up to GM, the ever gold minded griffins got to work, not letting an opportunity to make money slip by them. Among their first weapons produced for Equestria was the M1 Grover and the GMPC, both redesigns of weapons produced by rival companies, but no less capable. Thanks to their quick work, and a dedicated work force of ponies, the rifles and pistols made it to the coastline of Equestria just in time to repel the invading Zebras.

For the next ten years the GM1 and GMPC would be the work horses of the Equestria military as the war dragged on. But with the stalemate the battlefield would shift and change, demanding new weapons in which to take control over the conflict. The first of these innovations would come from a griffin by the name of Gabriella, often just called Gabby, who developed the GM18, a fully automatic rifle in which a single soldier could use to lay down fire. Which was a vast improvement over the Zebras gatling gun, and the ponies attempt to emulate it.

Among the changes in the battlefield was the start of trench warfare, in which battle lines would be marked by mile long trenches. In this environment the Zebras spear units would be king, that is until the development of the Trench Gun and the Griffinstone Typewriter. Having taken the concept of GM18 and made it smaller, Gabby had developed the GM19, a submachine gun capable of using a 100 drum magazine. Later becoming the GM19A1, where a more slender form and stick magazines were used, the SMG shot off in popularity.

The GM19 would spark the height of GM's popularity with the SMG being featured in many movies, and even having Gabby taken into a photoshoot with Rarity in the promotion of the gun. The GM19 would famously be seen in movie's featuring Daring Do and Shadow Spade, along with being associated with both established and up and coming actors even towards the end of the war.

But the good times would not last, and even with the GM19's popularity staying strong, GM would find itself slowly pushed out of the market. After the Littlehorn massacre, and the changing of Equestria's government, the main producers of weapons shifted from Griffinstone Mechanics to Ironshod Firearms. A move that had nepotism all over it, the griffins had little room to complain due to their own practice of nepotism. So GM would shift from weapons production to maintenance, as even though Equestria was no longer buying their guns en masse, they were using GM machinery to make their new guns.

The development of new weapons would not end with GM, and they would make one last ill fated attempt to make an Equestria main battle rifle. Following the requirements of the new ministries, in which the rifle needed to be light and powerful, they would develop both the automatic 7.62 battle rifle, and the automatic .308 Service Rifle. Both would be found unwieldy, and only the 7.62 battle rifle would be produced, though only as a mid range sniper rifle. In the end the IF-64 would be selected as the main rifle for Equestria, shutting GM out of the market.

Moving onto the newer weapons market, GM would try their claws at MEW's (Magical Energy Weapons.) And though Ironshod Firearms still held onto almost all military contracts in Equestria, there were still more niche markets to sell too. Among them was the Ministry of Awesome, which had great interest in the newest energy weapons.

The GM42-RCW (Rapid Casting Weapon) would be developed, and made in the style of the classic GM19. Using several beam talismans spinning in a chamber, the GM42 managed to be the first automatic MEW that could fire indefinitely without risk of blowing up. This would become the base for all gatling beam guns up to and after the war.

Though never produced for the main bulk of the war, the GM42 would be exclusively used by the Shadowbolt, even getting an exclusive variant of the SMG never released to the public market.

The last gun GM would make before the war came to an end, and the complete destruction of their main factory by their rivals, was the GM86. A blaten theft from the Zebras own dezine, this alchemical plasma pistol would be sold to the rich and famous, in an attempt to make enough money to pay off GM's debts. They managed to get the gun featured in a major film, which would guarantee sales, but even before the movie's release, the war would come to its terrible end, and all things would be bathed in Baelfire.

GM would survive, though only through their black market operations, becoming known as the Gunrunners, and surviving through the crafting of guns for the Talons. Still they would keep up their traditions, along with the blueprint of all their guns, painstakingly recorded and passed down to the next generation. They would never forget their history.