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|occupation = Design engineer, [[firearms designer]] ...d [[John Garand]], as one of the United States’ most successful military firearms designers of the 20th century.

By 1938, Owen had constructed a prototype which used .22 inch (5.6 mm) calibre ammunition.<ref name=Wardell549>Wardel ...ellor326/> Australia had no experience in the development of mass-produced firearms and relied entirely on designs sourced from the United Kingdom for the manu

...project began in 1967 under the direction of [[Paul Tellie]] and the first prototype was completed in 1971,with French military evaluation of the rifle beginnin *[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as21-e.htm Modern Firearms]

... E-6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid-1942.<ref name="Senich"/> This early prototype, known under the factory designation '''''Gerät'' 450''' ("device 450") or ...nctional reliability and durability, resulting in the final '''LC-6/III''' prototype variant that would ultimately be accepted into production as the FG 42. Fif

...tish]] calibre intermediate cartridge. After evaluating the single bullpup prototype, FN decided to return instead to their original, conventional design for fu ...y officials suggested that FN should redesign their rifle to fire the U.S. prototype '.30 Light Rifle' cartridge. FN decided to hedge their bets and cast their

The Minimi prototype was originally designed in [[7.62x51mm NATO]], and later redesigned around ...of its combat arms (e.g. infantry, artillery, reconnaissance) units. These firearms were acquired as part of the Marine Corps' modernization program of the mid

...red at End of 2008, All Gone]</ref><ref>[http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF054&gid=FNG006 FNHUSA.com SCAR Semi-auto]</ref> This vers [[File:FN Scar Light.jpg|thumb|left|An early prototype of the SCAR-L.]]

...1903 Sporting Rifles were made in the [[.370 Express]] calibre, while some prototype chambered for .450/[[.500 Nitro]] is known to exist.<ref name="cotw19"/><re ...7A/en US Patent 747777, 22 Dec 1903, Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Magazine for Firearms]

...rom 5.56&nbsp;mm to 30&nbsp;mm (there was even a 37&nbsp;mm Gatling on the prototype T249 Vigilante AA platform); the rate-of-fire being somewhat inversely-prop ... to a light machine gun.<ref>Mischa & Kitsune [http://www.kitsune.addr.com/Firearms/Machine-Guns/GE_XM214_Minigun.htm] General Electric XM214 Minigun</ref>

...forced to wait until 1996 to continue development of his design. The first prototype, designated ''K1'', was built in [[1998]] and series production commenced i *[http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg123-e.htm Modern Firearms]

[[File:G11 Prototyp 1.jpg|thumb|left|An early functioning prototype of the G11 mechanism.]]

|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] ... 06(H)'' was assigned the designation StG45(M) but was not produced beyond prototype stage.

...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 ...ia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp17-21.</ref> The prototype was then trialled, where it was rated higher than the rival [[Austria]]n [[

... - [[Canadian]] inventor and arms designer, best known for co- inventing a prototype bolt action rifle with his brother [[James Paris Lee]]. The rifle they made ...e:Lee Enfield Rifle Prototype Wallaceburg Museum.jpg|left|thumb| Lee Rifle Prototype 1878]][[Image:Lee Rifle Plaque Two.jpg|thumb| Commemorative Plaque, Civic P

|type= [[assault rifle]] prototype |design_date= Prototype

|production_date= prototype The "Jantar" is a prototype to test the advantages of the bullpup configuration, which proved to be a m

A distinctive feature of the Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the m The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal

...pping of the .402 and experiments with the .303 instead. Finally, in 1888, prototype Lees with barrels featuring seven grove rifling by William Metford, were te Produced at the Long Branch arsenal in Canada in prototype form, this weapon had a one piece stock and the trigger pinned to the recei

...isser. Accepted after troop trials in 1943, about 8000 produced, served as prototype to MP 43. * [[List of firearms]]

...|Belt-fed]] weapons or rifles with very limited capacity fixed [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]]s are also generally not considered assault rifles. This list i | colspan="5"| Based on the prototype [[Sturmgewehr 45]] design, the CETME would, in turn, be influential on the