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...9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] handgun to utilize a staggered-column [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] with a single feed point allowing a total of thirteen rounds to ...ember 2005). "The Last of its Kind: FN's Model 1949 Self-Loading Rifle", ''American Rifleman'': 60–63, 94.

'''Ethan Allen''' ([[1806]]–[[1871]]) was a major [[United States|American]] armsmaker from Massachusetts. He is believed to be unrelated to the revo * ''The Story of Allen & Wheelock Firearms'' - H. H. Thomas (1965) (ISBN 0-913150-73-8)

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...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 ...rkable. As a result of the success of the trials, the initial order of 100 firearms was increased to 2,000.<ref name=Mellor328>Mellor, 1958, pp. 328-329</ref>

The British Army had been experimenting with [[rifles]] since the American Revolutionary War but had found all available rifle designs either too frag [[Category:British firearms designers]]

...possibly the classic post-war [[battle rifle]]. Formally introduced by its designers Dieudonne Saive and Ernest Vervier in 1951, and produced two years later, i ...Most military forces adopting the FAL eventually eliminated full-automatic firearms training in the light-barrel FAL.

|nationality = American, later British {{quote|In [[1882]] I was in Vienna, where I met an American whom I had known in the States. He said: "Hang your chemistry and electrici

[[Category:American firearms designers]]

...]. 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,

Designed by the famous firearms designers [[John Browning]] and [[John Pedersen]], the gun was initially marketed as ... 37 disassembly.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Disassembling the model 37. From [[American Rifleman]] magazine, October 1960.]]

...831]] – [[February 24]], [[1904]]) was a Scottish-[[Canadian]] and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the [[bolt action]] th ...anaging to acquire a contract for 1,000 rifles from the US Army during the American Civil War.

...p to be one of the most famous [[gunsmiths]] and [[firearms]] designers in American history. His works for [[Browning Arms Company|his own company]], as well

...p to be one of the most famous [[gunsmiths]] and [[firearms]] designers in American history. His works for [[Browning Arms Company|his own company]], as well

... operation."'' Hall, not Eli Whitney, was the man who truly perfected the American system of manufacturing which eventually led to mass production. [[Category:American firearms designers]]

...ed States|American]] [[firearm]]s designer who developed many varieties of firearms, [[cartridges]], and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around ...rearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the [[pistol slide|slide]

Samuel Colt, arguably one of the most influential firearms designers in American history, was born in Hartford, Connecticut on this day in [[1814]]. His fa Probably more than any other American citizen in the 19th century, Sam Colt was responsible for giving the averag

... Krags]]:''<br/>Rifle 1889<br/>Carbine 1889<br/>Sniper Rifle 1928<br/>''[[#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|US Krags]]:''<br/>M1892 Rifle<br/>M1892 Carbine<br/> 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

...', he is noted as the designer of several 'scaled-down' versions of larger firearms. He is largely responsible for the [[M16 rifle|M16]], [[Stoner 63]], and [ [[Category:American firearms designers]]

...|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"| In the 1990s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for d

...940. This led to a competition in 1941 by major U.S. firearm companies and designers. [[Winchester Repeating Arms Company|Winchester]] at first did not submit a ...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

...n.<ref>Popenker, Max. "[http://world.guns.ru/smg/de/mp3-mp40-e.html Modern Firearms — MP-38 and MP-40 submachine guns]".</ref> * As the design of the [[M3 submachine gun]] started, the designers looked at [[Sten]] guns and captured MP 40s. The M3 used a copy of the Sten

... July, 14th, 1819 for the purpose of manufacturing swords, then after 1850 firearms and cannons. The MAC was the place that saw the creation in 1886, and later ...0 Machine Carbine or the MAC 1955 automatic rifle were retained with other designers' adopted weapons.

... the firearms designers of the day. Soon there was a host of new automatic firearms that used this concept, such as the [[Borchardt pistol]], the [[Cei-Rigotti ...ehr 08|MG 08]] and the [[Vickers machine gun|Vickers gun]], as well as the American [[M1917 Browning machine gun|Browning Model 1917 machine gun]]) were all su

'''FAQ ON NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT WEAPONS'''<ref>Retrieved from tinyurl.com/a6l2f thanks to [http://www.c ...ases, and a longtime lawyer for the NRA, as well as an author, says in his Firearms Law Deskbook (published by Clark Boardman Callaghan) that this case is the

...rgensen#Norwegian Krag-Jørgensen rifles|Norwegian]] and [[Krag-Jørgensen#American Krag-Jørgensen rifles|US]] armies. [[Category:Norwegian firearms designers]]

...r 30]], [[1810]] &ndash; [[December 11]], [[1880]]) was an [[United States|American]] businessman and politician (but he can be forgiven for that part). ...cticut. During this period he discovered that a division of Smith & Wesson firearms was failing financially with one of their newly patented arms. Having an ey

...nal treasure, being one of the few surviving masters of post-WWII American firearms design"</ref> ...ally at [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] where he began to learn about how firearms are designed. He moved on to Pratt & Whitney and later Republic Aviation. D

... shop was built on [[United States|American]] mass-production lines, using American machinery powered by steam engines. The shop was based on a design by John ...ow cost version of [[20 mm Oerlikon]] (acknowledging two [[Poland|Polish]] designers + Sten (= Shepherd, Turpin + Enfield))

... historian James E. Serven as "events which shaped the destiny of American Firearms." ...t is thought that it was this incident that brought the manufacture of his firearms to Paterson, New Jersey. Shortly after his arrival home he rushed to Washin

|nationality = [[American]] ...tling''' ([[September 12]], [[1818]] – [[February 26]], [[1903]]) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the [[Gatling gun]], the first suc

...tic pistol technically refers to a [[machine pistol]], although in popular American usage it is also used as a synonym for a semi-automatic pistol. In the case ...il operation. See [[Gas-Operated]] article for details on gas operation of firearms. A semi-automatic pistol will fire only one shot per trigger pull, in contr

STEN is an acronym, cited as derived from the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald '''S'''hepherd and Harold '''T'''urpin, and '''EN''' for [[ ...ld from the [[United States]], but this did not begin to meet demand. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the f

...n't have a picture of this person.]]'''Thomas Crosley Johnson''', American firearms designer. Son of a President of the Yale Safe and Iron Company, Johnson was [[Category:American firearms designers]]

The '''Thompson submachine gun''' is an [[United States|American]] [[submachine gun]] that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It wa ...poration]] in 1916 for the purpose of developing his weapon. The principal designers were Theodore H. Eickhoff, Oscar V. Payne, and George E. Goll. By late 1917

... a second lieutenant with the United States Army, and served with the 79th American Division at Verdun. In 1920, he became the manager of the manufacturing of ... patents during his career, compared to his father [[John Browning]]'s 128 American gun patents. In 1955, Val Browning was awarded Knighthood in the Order of

With the onset of the American Civil War, the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] States began b ... produced over 20 different pistols of his own design, together with other designers' guns under contract. He had government contracts for the official British

...5.45×39mm cartridge was developed in the early 1970s by a group of Soviet designers and engineers under the direction of M. Sabelnikov. Further group members w The [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]] classified the 7N6 cartridge as "armor piercing handgun am

...anslation “assault rifle” gradually became the common term for similar firearms sharing the same technical definition as the name giver StG 44. In a strict ...easingly bloody affair as witnessed by the high level of casualties in the American Civil War. Skirmisher tactics were given greater emphasis as gunpowder weap

...rce competition between private industry technicians or free lance weapons designers and technicians of state owned arsenals like [[MAC_Manufacture_d%27Armes_de During the same period of time, significant advance in firearms technology produced dozens of inventions, most of them ill fated but others

...Henry]]'''Benjamin Tyler Henry''' (1821&ndash;1898) was an [[United States|American]] [[gunsmith]] and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the [[Henry rifle]] [[Category:American gunsmiths]]

...Spencer''' (1833 &ndash; 1922), born June 20, 1833, was an [[United States|American]] inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the [[Spencer repeat ...ully automatic turret lathe,<ref>Roe, Joseph Wickham (1916), ''English and American Tool Builders'', New Haven, Connecticut, USA: Yale University Press, LCCN 1

...Garand]], as one of the United States’ most successful military firearms designers of the 20th century. * [[1963]] &mdash; American President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The Warren Com

... lost one of the greatest and most influential craftsmen in the history of firearms. ...p to be one of the most famous [[gunsmiths]] and [[firearms]] designers in American history. His works for [[Browning Arms Company|his own company]], as well

|nationality = [[American]] ...wildcat cartridges are designed to be easily made by rechambering existing firearms, and fireforming the ammunition to decrease body taper and increase shoulde