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'''Erik Jørgensen''' (May 17, 1848 – 1896) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] master [[gunsmith]], well known for his cooperation with [[Ole Herman Joh
...rking on [[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]] (the most important Norwegian weapon factory) in 1870. It was here that he met Ole H J Krag and from 1871
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...ventually replace the G3, therefore further development of H&K's series of firearms chambered for the [[5.56x45mm NATO]] cartridge had been halted. Heckler & K
...id=knkWAAAAEBAJ&dq=Manfred+GuhringLoading lever assembly for hand-operated firearms]", US 5821445, issued 1996-10-13</ref>
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|image= Norwegian K-J M1912 closeup.png
|caption= Closeup of the Krag-Jørgensen receiver and magazine door on a Norwegian M1912 Carbine
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...940. This led to a competition in 1941 by major U.S. firearm companies and designers. [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]] at first did not submit a
...ice during the 1960s, when the M1 carbine would be replaced by the 5.56 mm firearms — the M16 and its carbine variants, such as the [[Colt Commando|XM177/CAR
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...n.<ref>Popenker, Max. "[http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp3-mp40-e.html Modern Firearms — MP-38 and MP-40 submachine guns]".</ref>
* As the design of the [[M3 submachine gun]] started, the designers looked at [[Sten]] guns and captured MP 40s. The M3 used a copy of the Sten
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...gensen rifles|Danish]], [[Krag-Jørgensen#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian]] and [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|US]] armies.
...dered to [[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]], the most important Norwegian weapons factory of its day.
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STEN is an acronym, cited as derived from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald '''S'''hepherd and Harold '''T'''urpin, and '''EN''' for [[
The credited designers were Major R. V. Shepherd, OBE, Inspector of Armaments in the Ministry of S
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During the late 1950s, [[ArmaLite]] and other U.S. [[firearm]] designers started their individual Small Caliber/High Velocity (SCHV) assault rifle e
...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
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