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... (short for ''Maschinenpistole 5'') was created within the fourth group of firearms, initially known as the '''HK54'''. The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with

|products= [[Firearms]], Knives, Accessories ...in [[1968]] after Portland-based Omark Industries purchased the Australian firearms manufacturer, [[Sporting Arms]] (or SportCo), he founded in Adelaide, South

...,<ref>Hogg, Ian V.: ''The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Firearms'', Page 215. A&W Publishers, 1978</ref> although it remained in British ser ...vice.<ref>Wilson, Royce ''"SMLE: The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III"'', Australian Shooter Magazine, September 2007</ref>

Manufacturers markings are as follows: :Most (if not all) of the SMLEs (No1 MkIIIs) being imported these days are Australian LITHGOW-made rifles. In a way, this is good. These rifles were mostly built

... SLR]] rifle, before branching out into sporting goods (including civilian firearms and golf clubs), tools, sewing machines, and similar products. ..., continues to manufacture the F88 [[Austeyr]] rifle currently used by the Australian military, as well as small arms [[ammunition]] and [[smokeless powder|prope

The '''M4 Carbine''' is a family of firearms tracing its lineage back to earlier [[carbine]] versions of the [[M16 rifle ...] and are [[gas-operated]], air-cooled, [[magazine]]-fed, selective fire [[firearms]] with a 4-position telescoping [[stock]]. Original M4 models had a flat-en

In Australia, the M60 was replaced by the F89, an Australian built version of the [[FN Minimi]], and is still in use (as of 2006). Its r The design drew on many common concepts in firearms manufacture of the period, such as stamped sheet metal construction, belt f

... first half of the 20th century.<ref>Wilson, R. "Mauser C96 Broomhandle" ''Australian and New Zealand Handgun'' January 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.1896mauser.com ...umber of restrictions on pistol barrel lengths and calibres on German arms manufacturers,.<ref>Bishop 1998, p.94</ref> Pistols for German government issue or domest

...Coach guns are also more commonly associated with the American Old West or Australian Colonial period, and often used for hunting in bush, scrub, or marshland wh Since early firearms, such as the [[blunderbuss]], [[arquebus]] and [[musket]] tended to have la

...ia and the Pacific Islands, snipers posed a serious threat to the British, Australian, Canadian and US troops. Japanese snipers were specially trained to use the ...ews/photos/2007/09/06/2025679.htm Police sniper watches from roof, Sydney] Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 6, 2007</ref>

...ding. Much of the production could be performed by small workshops and the firearms assembled at the Enfield site. Over the period of manufacture the Sten desi ...100 yards.<ref>Popenker, Max. [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg38-e.htm Modern Firearms - STEN submachine guns]</ref>

...armoured vehicles, such as the [[Bushmaster IMV|Bushmaster]] and producing Australian specific modifications to imported military vehicles. ...77.htm "Defence firm seeks to exclude workers based on nationality"]. ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News. 2004-09-02.</ref>

...or '''wildcat''', is a custom [[cartridge]] for which [[ammunition]] and [[firearms]] are not mass produced. One source of [[gunsmithing]] equipment has a lib ...s - Permanent International Commission) nor [[Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute|SAAMI]] standards, which causes liability concerns.

...ting Arms Company, best known at the time as manufacturers of lever-action firearms such as the [[Winchester Rifle|Winchester model 1873]]. Designer [[John Bro ...earm companies have successfully produced viable models for the commercial firearms market:

... of rifles, as well as pistols. Virtually every manufacturer of cartridge firearms makes at least one model chambering it, and this has been true for more tha ...ed of a .22&nbsp;LR cartridge in pistols make it suitable for introductory firearms courses. Because errors in technique are not covered up by the increased re

...ce of the bullet on target, especially the first-shot kill rate when using firearms that don't achieve the velocity to cause fragmentation.<ref name=woundingin ... United States civil standards organization [[Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute|SAAMI]]. The piezoelectric sensors or transducers NATO and SAAMI

... Fairchild in 1954, specifically to bring new materials and designs to the firearms industry. Later that year they were joined by [[Eugene Stoner]], a talented ...e for the AR-10 to a Dutch arms manufacturer Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI). Firearms historians have separated AR-10 production under the AI license into at lea

... century. At that time, they had compelling advantages over the primitive firearms of the day. For example, air guns could be fired in wet weather and rain (u ...üchse'' carried twenty .51 in (13 mm) lead balls in a tubular [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]. A skilled shooter could fire off one magazine in about thirty

...[pistol]]. It is based on ideas conceived and patented in 1922 by American firearms inventor [[John Browning]], and later patented by ''[[Fabrique Nationale de ...r "Hi-Power" or "High-Power"<ref>[http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=007B&cat_id=051&type_id=003 Browning Catalog]</ref>) or as