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We will begin by, as gun grabbers are so fond of doing, having [[firearms]] and [[automobiles]] switch places for a moment, and then move on to deal ...Individuals Aged 18 and Over)], RCMP GRC 5592 E-W (2008/05/17), [[Canadian Firearms Program]] website.</ref>)

...tisement.]]The '''H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company''' was a [[Canadian]] firearms manufacturer located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 until 1961. In ... simple arithmetic indicates that Cooey manufactured approximately 321,000 firearms from 1919-63 and 11,680,000 from 1963-79, for a total of almost 12 million

==Early hammerless designs== Early [[caplock]] firearms, patterned after their [[flintlock]] ancestors, had exposed hammers. The co

...out Asia until at least the 1520s, when it was supplanted by [[matchlock]] firearms. ..."/> Japan was already aware of gunpowder warfare but did not mass-produce firearms until 1543, when the [[Portugal| Portuguese]] introduced [[matchlocks]] [[(

...en used. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger cousins: [[long gun]]s such as [[rifle]]s and [[shotgun]] .... By the 18th century, the term came to be used often to refer to handheld firearms. Practical revolver designs appeared in the 19th century, and it was in tha

...f the Myelin Basic Protein and Ultrastructure in the Limbic System and the Early Stage of Trauma-Related Stress Disorder in Dogs. The Journal of Trauma. 56( *[http://www.firearmstactical.com/wound.htm Firearms Tactical Institute-Wound Ballistics] ''Wound Ballistics''

[[File:G11 Prototyp 1.jpg|thumb|left|An early functioning prototype of the G11 mechanism.]] ...n the chamber, known as [[cooking off|cook-off]], was a major problem with early prototypes of the G11 where synthetically bound [[nitrocellulose]], formed

|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] Initial production G3 rifles differed substantially from more recent models; early rifles featured closed-type mechanical flip iron sights (with two settings)

...any|German]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[assault rifle]], designed in the early 1990s by [[Heckler & Koch|Heckler & Koch GmbH]] (H&K) and accepted into ser ...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

... (short for ''Maschinenpistole 5'') was created within the fourth group of firearms, initially known as the '''HK54'''. The first MP5 models used a double-column straight box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]], but since 1977, slightly curved, steel magazines are used with

... name="EBO"/> However, its financial state has been shaky almost since its early steps, undoubtedly in connection to its state ownership. In 2004, it merged [[Category:Greek firearms manufacturers]]

...ed with the limited velocity and penetration attainable with muzzleloading firearms, meant there was little need for extra expansion. ... hollow point bullets, falls under Section 5 (prohibited weapons) of the [[Firearms Act 1968]] and so is illegal to possess or transfer without the written per

...d 1893) partnered with [[Daniel B. Wesson]] in Norwich, Connecticut in the early 1850s to develop the first [[repeating rifle]], known as the [[Volcanic rif [[Category:American firearms designers]]

... was founded by Joyce Hornady who started in the munitions business in the early [[1940]]s when he teamed up with [[Vernon Speer]] to make [[bullet jacket]]

...Phillips, p.354">Phillips, p.354.</ref> It fed from a 25-round [[magazine (firearms)#Drum|drum magazine]]. He filed Canadian patents; #193724 on [[8 March]] [[ Early in [[September 1916]], he approached the government to licence-produce the

...ing included explicitly for the occurrence of the unlawful confiscation of firearms which occurred in the aftermath. ..., National Guard troops, and US Marshals to confiscate all civilian-held [[firearms]]. "No one will be able to be armed," Compass said. "Guns will be taken. On

...name="fn_(50)">Patrick UW: Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness. FBI Firearms training Unit, Quantico, VA. 1989. </ref> ...f the Myelin Basic Protein and Ultrastructure in the Limbic System and the Early Stage of Trauma-Related Stress Disorder in Dogs. The Journal of Trauma. 56(

...12-round magazine for blank cartridges, used to launch [[rifle grenade]]s. Early production models were supplied with barrels that had six right-hand groove *[http://world.guns.ru/assault/as23-e.htm Modern Firearms]

...vily until the 1930s, the World Championship program was quite stable. The early events were 300 metre rifle, 50 metre pistol (added 1900), and 300 metre ar Several companies design and manufacture firearms specifically for use in ISSF shooting events. Some companies would speciali

...]. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of firearms of all types, from small-bore Olympic [[rifle]]s and [[pistol]]s, to high-t ... was then ignited with a hot ember or torch. With the advent of hand-held firearms, this became an undesirable way of firing a gun. Holding a burning stick,