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...rine Lieutenant Colonel who served in both [[World War II]] and the Korean War resigning his commission in [[1956]]. He received a bachelor's degree in po
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...artridges]], and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He is the most important figure in the development of modern [[Automatic f
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...ny; Stronge, Charles; [[Patrick Sweeney|Sweeney, Patrick]]: ''The Complete World Encyclopedia of Guns'', page 90. Anness Publishing Ltd, 2008.</ref> Many so
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...are less complex than [[revolver]]s or [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]-fed firearms, and many single-shot designs are still produced by many manufacturers, in
:''see also: [[History of firearms]]
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... not in widespread use in the United States until after the American Civil War.
... and any criminal equipped with a rifle in a civil context. In the Bosnian War, and for much of the Siege of Beirut, the term 'sniper' was used to refer t
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[[Image:Sniper Rifle Mosin 1891 30.jpg|thumb|During World War II, the [[Mosin-Nagant]] rifle mounted with a telescopic sight was commonly us
...ock%202/More/Artillery%20Of%20The%20Civil%20War.ppt Artillery of the Civil War]</ref>
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|caption= Sten Mk. II - (trigger mechanism cover is missing)
|weight= 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Mk. II)
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