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  • *[[Accu-Tek AT32]] (US - Pistol - 7.65 x 17 mm Browning/.32 ACP) *[[Accu-Tek AT380]] (US - Pistol - 9 x 17 mm Browning Short/.380 ACP)
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  • ...r, and T20 prototypes served as the basis for a number of Springfield test rifles from 1945 through the early 1950s. ...egan tooling a new production line in 1958 and delivered the first service rifles to the U.S. Army in July 1959. However, long production delays resulted in
    22 KB (3,450 words) - 07:45, 13 August 2015
  • ...led that many U.S. infantrymen (as many as 2/3) never actually fired their rifles in combat. By contrast, soldiers armed with rapid fire weapons (such as sub Existing rifles were poorly suited to real-world combat for both of these reasons. Although
    64 KB (10,494 words) - 16:48, 15 March 2013
  • ...ilar to that of a lever action rifle. The earliest prototype developed by Browning in early 1889 was a .44 caliber [[black powder]] cartridge rifle, weighing ...type lever mechanism was offered to [[Colt Manufacturing Company|Colt]] by Browning in 1892. The lever was moved back, and power was supplied by a gas port ab
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  • ... 1072 stamp. The cartridges shown are the [[.45 ACP]] (left) and [[7.65 mm Browning]]/[[.32 ACP]] (right). Confiscated early 2004 in or around Al-Qurna, Iraq, |designer= [[John M. Browning]]
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  • |name= Rifle, Caliber .30, Automatic, Browning, M1918 |caption= Browning M1918A2
    13 KB (2,114 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ... II, the Korean War, and, to a limited extent, in the Vietnam War. Most M1 rifles were issued to [[United States|American]] troops, though many were also len ...rphy-Manning of 1911, and there were trials in 1916-8,<ref>Walter, John. ''Rifles of the World''. (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006), p.142, "Garand".</re
    34 KB (5,381 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ...uring the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...re not significantly easier to carry or maintain than the existing service rifles (such as the M1903 and Garand).
    32 KB (5,007 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ...o increase accuracy and conserve ammunition, the M14 and [[M16 rifle|M16]] rifles used by the U.S. Army had not been designed with sustained automatic fire i ...han the M16, would be advantageous; troops would no longer have to rely on rifles for automatic fire.<ref name="Bonds"/> Design proposals for the new gun wer
    19 KB (3,010 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • |name= Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB |designer= [[John Moses Browning]]
    25 KB (4,070 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ...esign and a hold-over in concept from the [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle]]. It may also be fired from the [[M2 tripod|M122]], the i ... Rifle|Browning Automatic Rifle]] and [[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919A6 Browning machine gun]] in the squad automatic weapon role. It was also to replace t
    37 KB (6,375 words) - 07:45, 25 August 2015
  • ... fire for much longer periods of time than conventional weapons like the [[Browning Automatic Rifle]] or [[Bren]], while being much lighter than crew-served we ...minute, twice the rate of the British [[Vickers machine gun]] and American Browning at 600 round/min. At such a high rate the human ear cannot easily discern t
    16 KB (2,615 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ...ing machine gun|M2 machine gun]] surrounded by spent shell casings: [[John Browning]]'s design has been one of the longest serving and successful machine gun d ...st gas-operated machine gun was the [[M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun|Colt-Browning M1895]].<ref>[http://www.nationalgunsmithsassociation.com/famous_gunmakers.
    31 KB (4,952 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ...Marlin Firearms''' Company of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures Marlin Rifles. Major models of Marlin rifles include:
    11 KB (1,545 words) - 14:45, 10 June 2015
  • ...einmetall]]. ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' was split off and continues making rifles, while the Rheinmetal subsidiary, called ''Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensys Note that the model names of the following Mauser rifles are split between company designations and German military designations. Fo
    27 KB (4,290 words) - 16:52, 15 March 2013
  • ... usually operated by one to two soldiers. Light machine guns and automatic rifles are often an individual weapon with a fixed, naked barrel. On the other han ...ne gun|Vickers gun]], as well as the American [[M1917 Browning machine gun|Browning Model 1917 machine gun]]) were all substantial weapons. The [[.303 in]]ch V
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  • ...y. Savage still uses the Stevens brand today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns. ...2, #9, and #10 break-top rifles, and in their New Model Pocket and Bicycle rifles. The .22 LR would outperform other Stevens rounds, such as the [[.25 Steven
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  • The recent notices sent to owners of registered [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to sur # Non-firearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firea
    20 KB (3,113 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2013
  • ...omatic Weapon]] family, [[FN D]], [[FN BAR]], [[Browning BAR]] and [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle]] both with or without the bipod bearing.<ref>[http://flint Also featured in the book Gunsmithing Rifles by Patrick Sweeney – page 210-213
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  • ... was to be in conjunction with the full combat introduction of the [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle]] (BAR). ..., five years before the Garand had even started serial production. Mark I rifles were altered to M1903 standard (except for a curious ejection slot that rem
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