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...ould influence post-war small arms development (particularily in the [[M60 machine gun]]) and ultimately help shape the modern [[assault rifle]] concept.<ref ...kreich, Fallschirmjäger mit FJG 42 in Stellung.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Germany|German]] ''Fallschirmjäger'' poses with his early model FG 42 (''Ausführung'' "C

...tion, so for example, an unaltered [[Mauser]] [[Kar98k]] rifle used by the German Army in World War II would be considered as a C&R firearm, while the same r ...e Internet, or in person. (This is especially important for collectors of pistols and revolvers since they may not otherwise be acquired outside a collector'

...round with a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, hav ... chamber in the cylinder is loaded with a single cartridge. Semi-automatic pistols have a single fixed firing chamber machined into the rear of the barrel, an

...inal history. Air guns with [[muzzle energy]] up to 15 J, [[Gas pistol|gas pistols]] and muzzle-loaded guns are available to anybody above 18 without permissi ...restrictions on some semiautomatic weapons and banned private ownership of machine guns manufactured after it took effect.<ref name="gca">[http://www.atf.gov/

...long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]]s, mounted weapons such as [[machine gun]]s and [[autocannon]]s, and larger weapons such as [[artillery]]. ...[semi-automatic pistol]]s, and [[Automatic firearm|fully automatic]], or [[machine pistol]]s.

....htm HKPro - How do you correctly pronounce "Koch?"]</ref>) is a [[Germany|German]] weapons manufacturing company famous for various series of small [[firear ...nge of [[small arms]], from [[pistol]]s to [[Hand grenade|grenade]]s and [[machine gun]]s. In its extensive product range, HK has used most of the operating s

...NATO|7.62 mm]] [[automatic rifle]] developed in the 1950s by the [[Germany|German]] armament manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch GmbH]] (HK) in coll ...lly adapted from the roller-locked recoil operating system of the [[MG42]] machine gun but with a fixed barrel and gas system. It was realized that with caref

...ke the Bergmann MP 18.1 that appears on many pictures and is cited in both German or Allied reports. .... They used the Italian 9 mm model 38, a round much more powerful than the German made 9 mm Parabellum.

...pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols. ...ring World War II, and the type was produced for Luftwaffe aircrews during German occupation of Belgium from 1940-1944. This pistol is what was used to init

;Machine Guns *[[Skoda M1909 machine gun]]

This is an extensive list of [[small arms]] — [[pistol]], [[machine gun]], [[grenade launcher]], [[anti-tank rifle]] — that includes variants ...al AWM#German Army|G22]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .300 Winchester Magnum: German Service Weapon)

...rifle]]s chambered for submachine gun or pistol cartridges, some [[machine pistols]], and [[personal defense weapon]]s (PDWs), all of which are sometimes desi * [[List of machine guns]]

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... In total, the United States procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols during its service life. ...e pre-eminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.

...[M1917 Browning machine gun|M1917]]/[[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919]] [[machine gun]]s. This left the Army without the lighter, handier rifle it had wanted ...n"]], a submachine gun like the Thompson was also much more expensive than pistols and most rifles of the period. The .30-06 Garand, then entering service, wa

|type= [[Machine gun]] ...ighest average [[rate of fire|rates of fire]] of any single-barreled light machine gun, between 1,200 and 1,500 rpm, resulting in a distinctive muzzle report.

...ohn Browning]]'s design has been one of the longest serving and successful machine gun designs]] ...machine gun. The original Maxim of the 1880s was the first fully automatic machine gun, as well as using a [[Belt (ammo)|belt of linked ammunition]] rather th

...is article is about full auto or burst-capable pistols. For semi-automatic pistols, see [[Semi-automatic pistol]].'' ...ng mechanism is scaled down from that of a full-sized machine gun, while a machine pistol is built up from a semi-automatic pistol design.

... famous small arms, among them the [[FM_24/29_light_machine_gun|FM 24/29]] machine rifle, its derivatives the [[Mitrailleuse_mle_1931|MAC 31]], and [[MAC 1934 ... features of prototypes developed by MAC like the MAC 48 SMG, the MAC 1950 Machine Carbine or the MAC 1955 automatic rifle were retained with other designers'

#''"Military rifle and machine gun cartridges"'', Jean Huon,1988,Ironside International Publishers,Alexand #''"The Chauchat Machine Rifle (Honour Bound) '', Gerard Demaison and Yves Buffetaut,1995,Collector