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...ubtedly the [[Winchester rifle]], but many manufacturers- notably [[Marlin Firearms|Marlin]] and [[Savage Arms|Savage]]- also produce lever-action rifles. Whi John Marlin, founder of [[Marlin Firearms]] Company, New Haven, Connecticut, introduced Marlin's first lever-action r

...ms in the United States, with versions manufactured by a handful of larger manufacturers and over a dozen smaller concerns. ...Lite was founded specifically to bring the latest in designs and alloys to firearms design, and Stoner felt he could easily beat the other offerings.

...MV of 920 ft/s (280 m/s); the British [[Bren]] light machine gun in [[.303 British]] reached 2,440 ft/s (740 m/s); the M1 Garand firing .30-'06 had an MV of 2 ...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

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

...nt by the M240, variants of the [[FN MAG]] (usually those derived from the British versions) also replaced M60 variants on armored vehicles in US service. The design drew on many common concepts in firearms manufacture of the period, such as stamped sheet metal construction, belt f

...Megapixie.jpg|thumb|right|A modern image of an 1895 tripod-mounted, [[.303 British|.303]] caliber Maxim machine gun. The original Maxim of the 1880s was the f ...In United States law, a Machine Gun is defined (in part) by The [[National Firearms Act]] of 1934, 26 U.S.C. § 5845(b) as “''... any weapon which shoots ...

...known as the [[.455 Webley|Mk III cartridge]], these were made to suit the British [[Webley Revolver|Webley .455 service revolver]] in the early 20th century. ...nal ballistics]] research and debate amongst firearms users and ammunition manufacturers.

..., [[Fabrique Nationale]], one of the world's major firearms developers and manufacturers, was established in [[1889]] in order to manufacture the 150,000 Mauser Mod ...to design their own Mauser-inspired high-velocity cartridge and rifle. The British [[Pattern 1913 Enfield|Pattern 1913]] rifle with Mauser style lug might hav

...ey Richards]] in the UK for this purpose, although its popularity with the British military had waned by the onset of World War I.<ref>Maze (2002), p.56,70</r ...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

...edures used in the world to control the safety and quality of [[ammunition|firearms ammunition]]. ...ty and functionality is performed by both NATO and the relevant ammunition manufacturers in a contradictory fashion.

...completely upon ignition.<ref name=enfield>[http://www.researchpress.co.uk/firearms/britain/enfield/enfieldcartridge.htm Enfield Paper Cartridges] David Minsha Paper cartridges have been in use for nearly as long as hand-held firearms, with a number of sources dating their use back to the late 14th century.

...om the website whether or not the company will/has resume(d) production of firearms. Partial list of Parker Hale firearms:

...ck]]. Flintlocks were prone to misfire in wet weather, and many flintlock firearms were later converted to the more reliable percussion system. ...day's toy cap pistols. The Maynard Tape Primer was fitted to some military firearms used in the American Civil War. Other disc or pellet-type primers held a su

|products= [[Firearms]], [[Ammunition]], Accessories ...ufacturer in North America. It is the only US company which produces both firearms and ammunition domestically, and is the largest US producer of shotguns and

===Firearms=== Telescopic sights for firearms, generally just called ''scopes'', are probably the device most often assoc

... revolving cylinder which typically chambers 5 or 6 rounds. However, other firearms and weapons may also have the design of a revolver, with notable examples b ...ll common in the American private sector as defensive and sporting/hunting firearms.

}}'''[[Robert Adams]]''' (1809–1880) was a 19th-century [[United Kingdom|British]] [[gunsmith]] who patented the first successful [[trigger|double-action]] ...rers [[George & John Deane]]. On [[August 22]], [[1851]], he was granted a British patent for a new revolver design.

...tory in the Borough of Enfield, now part of north London, which produced [[British military rifles]], [[muskets]] and swords from 1816. It closed in 1988, but ...tories]] to become part of [[Royal Ordnance]] Plc; and was later bought by British Aerospace (BAe). They closed the site in 1988.<ref name=pam/>

...ru">"P226", Guns.ru, web: [http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg09-e.htm Modern Firearms article on P226].</ref> ...llschaft is a Swiss company and Swiss law severely restricts the export of firearms. Consequently, SIG entered into an agreement with German gun manufacturer (

...ng in Indianapolis, Indiana. There he devoted himself to the perfection of firearms. In [[1861]], the same year the war started, he invented the [[Gatling gun] ...lected as the first president of the American Association of Inventors and Manufacturers in [[1891]], serving for six years. Although still quite wealthy at the ti