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|manufacturer=[[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut
...[John Browning]] and built by [[Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The '''Colt Model 1908 Poc
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...to a gentleman’s vest [[pocket]] for unobtrusive carry. Created by famed firearms designer [[John Moses Browning]], the Model 1908 followed Browning’s earl
...ufactured, pausing only during 1943-1945 due to the demands of [[World War II]] production.<ref name="colt"/>
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|wars= Indian wars, Spanish-American war, Philippine-American War
...d for the U.S. government service revolver trials of 1873 by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, today [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]], and adopted
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...g of Office of Strategic Services and British Commando troops in World War II. These techniques live on in modern [[point shooting]] techniques. [[Jeff
...t time, US military personnel were prohibited by Italian law from carrying firearms within their areas of accommodation, which were within the local community
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...combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, the multiple projectiles typically used in a [[s
...ion, and buck and ball loads were used by both sides of the American Civil War, often by cavalry units.<ref>See main article, [[shotgun]].</ref><ref name=
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... have a long history in Europe, dating back to the early days of cartridge firearms, and they are most popular in [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]].
...p://hoferwaffen.com/hofer_52.php?lang=en Peter Hofer Jagdwaffen], maker of firearms from single barrel to fünfling.</ref>
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...9's introduction is unclear, but it came on the market just as [[World War II]] was breaking. Designed and built by Toronto-born Hubert Joseph Cooey at t
* [[Table of Cooey firearms]]
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...ot [[Muzzleloader|muzzleloading]] pistol; with the advent of [[cartridge]] firearms, pistols began to be produced in the modern form still known as a "derringe
...ealable in a purse, or as a [[stocking gun]]. Derringers are not repeating firearms—repeating mechanism such as used on [[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-auto
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These very large and heavy firearms were the first to be known as the elephant guns of the black powder era (18
...fter, they largely switched roles to tools for game wardens and as back-up firearms for professional hunters guiding international hunters.
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|occupation = Design engineer, [[firearms designer]]
...d [[John Garand]], as one of the United States’ most successful military firearms designers of the 20th century.
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...e Gun]] which was used in [[World War II]], the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
...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
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|caption= Both early (top) and late-war (bottom) variants of the FG 42.
|wars= [[World War II]]
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...er War, Northern Ireland Troubles, Rhodesian Bush War, Falklands War, Gulf War, Both Chechen Wars, Balkan Wars
...countries during the Cold War, it was nicknamed "the right arm of the Free World".
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...th African Border War, Falklands War, Gulf War, Iraq war 2003, Afghanistan war
...railleuse d`Appui Général''<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg06-e.htm World Gun's FN MAG page.] Retrieved on November 21, 2008.</ref> – "general purp
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...|MAG]] [[general purpose machine gun]], which borrows from the [[World War II]]-era [[MG42]]. The belt is moved in two stages during both the forward and
...of its combat arms (e.g. infantry, artillery, reconnaissance) units. These firearms were acquired as part of the Marine Corps' modernization program of the mid
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...onale d'Armes de Guerre'' ([[French]] for ''National Factory of Weapons of War'') was established in 1889 to manufacture 150,000 [[Mauser#Models 89/90/91
... company entered into a long lasting relationship with the famous American firearms designer, [[John Browning|John Moses Browning]].
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|variants= Mark I (1903)<br>Mark II (1905)<br>Mark II .280 (1907)<br>Mark III (1910)<br>Mark IIIB (1914)<br>[[Huot Automatic Rifl
While the Ross Mk.II (or "model 1905") was highly successful in target shooting before WWI, the
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...ture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of [[firearms]]. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal req
This licensing system is administered by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives]]. An application for an FFL is filed on ATF Form 7. There
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...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling|
...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o
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...rship, use, and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitz
...ten find themselves faced with a range of penalties or sanctions regarding firearms by neighboring states.
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...ents have, with Federal Government co-ordination, enacted more restrictive firearms legislation.
...l or floor or if it is used only for the storage of category A, B and/or C firearms, it must weigh more than 150kg.
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...ty from World War 2 are thought to constitute the largest share of illegal firearms.
...s/publications/yearb2007.html] incorrectly claims there are some 3 million firearms in Finland[http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=17243&g
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...ome of the strictest gun legislation in the world.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/30/britain.aus.gunban/index.html?eref=sitesearch CNN - Strict new gun
However, since power to legislate on firearms was reserved under the Scotland Act 1998 that re-established a Scottish Par
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...acterized by stalemate between those who believe in an individual right to firearms and those who believe in the duty of government to legislate gun laws to pr
...) The Influence of Fear of Crime, Gender, and Southern Culture on Carrying Firearms for Protection. The Sociological Quarterly 31 (2) , 287–305</ref>
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...volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a [[propellant]] in [[firearms]] and fireworks.
...s that approximated black powder in terms of chamber pressure when used in firearms, but had significantly reduced amounts of smoke and combustion products; th
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|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]
...pian Civil War, Operation Enduring Freedom/ISAF - Afghanistan, Second Gulf War
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Hogan's Alley is used to teach agents investigative techniques, [[firearms]] skills, and defensive tactics. Scenarios involve investigations of terro
...g facilities dating back to the period between World War I and [[World War II]]. The first reference to a facility called "Hogan's Alley" was at the Spe
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|wars= [[World War 1]]
}}The '''Huot''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[World War I]] [[light machine gun]] project.
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...mote effects of penetrating projectiles, but Frank Chamberlin, a World War II trauma surgeon and ballistics researcher, noted remote pressure wave effect
...amberlin FT, Gun Shot Wounds, in Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders, Vol. II, Ackley PO, ed., Plaza Publishing, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1966. </ref>
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...hough a popular Olympic event, was not added until 1933. After [[World War II]], a number of new events were introduced. After the inclusion of the airgu
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...hine gun|M3 Grease Gun]] for the United States military during [[World War II]]. Its 12-gauge shotguns were the standard used by the Los Angeles Police D
...dustry of Tompkins County, especially during [[World War I]] and World War II,<ref name="cdshazardoushistory">O'Toole, Molly (November 28, 2007). "[http:
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...in Worcester, MA, but it also included providing designs and work to other firearms companies (notable Allen & Wheelock for whom he made so-called "[[pepperbox
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|products= Numerous defense products and [[firearms]]
... the war effort. After the end of [[World War II]] it continued producing firearms, both military and hunting, and later on expanded to high-tech weapons and
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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
...ilians and did on-site training for individuals and groups around the Free World. He sold the firm in 1992 but continued living on the Paulden ranch. He was
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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
...rearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the [[pistol slide|slide]
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... and Their Use''s. He was also a pioneer in the forensic identification of firearms and their ammunition. Hatcher retired from the United States Army as a Maj
...mmandant of the Ordnance School before and at the beginning of [[World War II]], he worked closely with [[Springfield Armory]] as an engineering trouble-
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...ery first breech loaders adopted for use by an armed force anywhere in the world. A single shot [[black powder]] rifle, the ''kammerlader'' was operated wit
...hroughout its army and navy. Though [[United States]] was the first in the world with [[M1819 Hall rifle]]. The ''kammerladers'' were manufactured in severa
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..., Yom Kippur War, Iran–Iraq War, Yugoslav wars, Romanian Civil War, Iraq War, current regional conflicts.
...sights.<ref>Bishop, Chris (1998), The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, New York: Orbis Publiishing Ltd, ISBN 0-7607-1022-8.</ref>
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[[Image:Khyberpassrifles.jpg|thumb|240px|Copies of British Martini and Snider firearms built in the Khyber region]][[Image:Webleypocket.jpg|thumb|240px|Copy of We
...ea has long had a reputation for producing unlicenced, home-made copies of firearms using whatever materials are available - more often than not, railway rails
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|products= [[Firearms]], Knives, Accessories
...WAT - This elite group of lawmen adopts its own version of Kimber's Custom II .45 ACP pistol.]" shootingtimes.com. Accessed June 27, 2010. Retrieved on 2
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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
The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal
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... 44|Sturmgewehr 44]] [[assault rifle]] developed by Germany in [[World War II]]. The curved barrel included a periscope sighting device for shooting aro
[[Category:Trial and research firearms]]
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...ern Ireland, Mau Mau Uprising, Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistan Wars, Soviet war in Afghanistan and numerous other conflicts.
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... World War Two, and the rifles will be stamped (or over-stamped) with post-war dates. All such work was done at Fazakerly Arsenal, and included the follow
...of the vast majority of bolt action military rifles in the arsenals of the world's armies. Adequate for "volley fire", where massed ranks of infantry fired
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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
...and it was adopted by the United States and used during the American Civil War, marking the first adoption of a removable-magazine-fed infantry-and-cavalr
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*[[MP18|MP 18 I]] (World War I Bergmann)
*[[MP18|MP 28 II]] (improved MP 18 I)
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...ifle, the trend of adopting assault rifles didn't catch on until after the war
...fine compact pistol adopted as the Italian service pistol before World War II, has become one of the most popular collectors' pistols.
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... [[7.62x39mm]] cartridge. It is the most widely known assault rifle in the world.]]
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*[[AMT AutoMag II]] (US - Pistol - .22 Magnum)
*[[ADP Mk II|Aserma ADP Mk II]] (South Africa - Pistol - 9 x 19 mm Parabellum)
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