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20 in (510 mm) Caliber. 12 gauge, 16 gauge. Action. Pump-action. Feed system. 5 or 6 round tubular magazine. The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Model 97, M97, Riot Gun, or Trench Gun, is a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.
The Pistola Mitragliatrice Fiat Mod. 1915, [ 1 ] commonly nicknamed the Villar Perosa,[ 1 ] was an Italian portable automatic weapon developed during World War I by the Officine di Villar Perosa. As it was designed to use 9×19mm ammunition, it is said to be the first submachine gun, although not a true submachine gun by modern standards. [ 2 ]
The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) [ 12 ] is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. [ 13 ] Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century. [ 13 ][ 14 ]
The Winchester Model 1907 is a blowback-operated, semi-automatic rifle produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company beginning in 1907 with production ending in 1957. It fired a cartridge of intermediate power, cycled through a semi-automatic operating mechanism, fed from a 5, 10, or 15 round detachable box magazine located immediately forward of the trigger guard.
In 1915, the German Rifle Testing Commission at Spandau decided to develop a new weapon for trench warfare. An attempt to modify existing semi-automatic pistols (specifically the Luger and C96 Mauser) failed, as accurate aimed fire in full automatic mode was impossible due to their light weight and high rates of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute ...
References. Jane's [1] The Steyr M1912, also known as the Steyr-Hahn, is a semi-automatic pistol that was developed in 1911 by the Austrian firm Steyr Mannlicher, based on the mechanism of the Roth–Steyr M1907. It was developed for the Austro-Hungarian Army and adopted in 1912. It was the standard Austro-Hungarian military handgun of World ...
The Stevens Model 520 was a pump-action shotgun developed by John Browning and originally manufactured by the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company between 1909 and 1916. [1] Stevens was sold to New England Westinghouse on 28 May 1915 and production of civilian firearms was greatly reduced. [1] The company was renamed the "J Stevens Arms Company" on 1 ...
Winchester Model 1887/1901. The Winchester Model 1887 and Winchester Model 1901 are lever-action shotguns designed by American gun designer John Browning and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The shotgun became well-known due to its use in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.