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  2. vz. 98/22 - Wikipedia

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    The Vz. 98/22 was quickly replaced by the lighter, and easier to handle Vz. 24, and the remaining vz. 98/22 rifles were either sold to Iran, [citation needed] Turkey, or on the public market. Most of the public sales were still to Iran [citation needed] or Turkey, but some were sold to the Republic of China to supplement other Mauser type ...

  3. Mauser - Wikipedia

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    The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895 [17] by Chilean forces, is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, known as DWM, and Ludwig Loewe Company from 1895 to 1900.

  4. Erma Werke - Wikipedia

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    The company is also noted for having produced various forms of military training rifles, including the famous EL 24 subcaliber "Barrel Insert" training devices that allowed .22 long rifle ammunition to be fired from infantry rifles such as the Karabiner 98 and Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 through use of a special action conversion kit and a thin ...

  5. Mauser M 98 - Wikipedia

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    Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH is a subsidiary of SIG Sauer. The Mauser M 98 series rifles are practically a civilian version of the Karabiner 98k, which was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser 98 military rifles of World War I and World War II. Vaguely similar to the latter rifle in appearance, the M 98 is offered in many ...

  6. List of straight-pull rifles - Wikipedia

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    Straight-pull rifles differ from conventional bolt-action mechanisms in that the manipulation required from the user in order to chamber and extract a cartridge predominantly consists of a linear motion only, as opposed to a traditional turn-bolt action where the user has to manually rotate the bolt for chambering and primary extraction.

  7. Parker-Hale - Wikipedia

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    With the outbreak of the Second World War, the available resources of the gun trade had been mobilised to recondition a reserve of Pattern 1914 Enfield rifles, and in 1940 the Parker-Hale Arms Company was founded. Additional premises were acquired "for the duration" of the war and, under the management of Arthur Hale, a large reconditioning ...

  8. Antique firearms - Wikipedia

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    capable of only firing rim-fire cartridges other than .22 Short, .22 Long and .22 Long Rifle, rifles capable of firing centre-fire cartridges with a bore of greater than 8.3 mm, except for repeating rifles fed by any type of cartridge magazine, shotguns capable of firing centre-fire cartridges, except for 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge and .410, and,

  9. Adolph Otto Niedner - Wikipedia

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    Niedner specialized in chambering and single-shot rifles. Niedner manufactured custom rifles for many noted riflemen including Townsend Whelen , Charles Newton , and Ned Roberts . [ 3 ] Niedner sold the business following the death of his wife, Josephine C. (Josie), in 1940; and lived alone in Dowagiac until death from a heart attack on 27 ...