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The 6-inch (152 mm)/40 caliber Mark 4 guns were developed before the Spanish–American War and still used black powder or brown powder, in later years they were not considered strong enough to withstand the higher chamber pressures generated by the newer smokeless powder adopted around 1898.
6-inch/40-caliber Mark 4 gun; 6-inch/30-caliber Mark 1–3 guns; 5-inch/62-caliber & 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 45 guns; 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 42 gun; 5-inch/54-caliber Mark 16 gun; 5-inch/51-caliber Mark 7–9, 14, & 15 guns; 5-inch/50-caliber Mark 5 & 6 guns; 5-inch/40-caliber Mark 2 & 3 guns; 5-inch/38-caliber Mark 21, 22, 24, 28–30, 32, 37 ...
In World War I 45-caliber naval gun barrels were typical, in World War II 50- to 55-caliber barrels were common, with Germany already manufacturing tank guns of 70 calibers by 1943. Today, 60- to 70-caliber barrels are not uncommon, but the latest technology has allowed shorter barrels of 55 calibers to attain muzzle velocities of 1,750 m/s ...
The FN Forty-Nine was designed to be a modern semi-automatic pistol with modern pistol chambering, [a] intended for law-enforcement and military markets. Introduced in 2000, [4] [5] the 49 pistol was apparently discontinued in early 2005, having last appeared on the company's website in late 2004. [7]
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The Tornado is based on a .257 Roberts case that is improved and necked to .30 caliber, essentially the same as the .277 ICL Flying Saucer, but necked-up. Performance with a 150-grain (9.7 g) bullet is up to 3,360 ft/s (1,020 m/s), with a 180-grain (12 g) bullet is up to 3,030 ft/s (920 m/s) and with a 220-grain (14 g) bullet is up to 2,800 ft ...
6-inch/30-caliber gun; 6-inch/40-caliber gun; 6-inch/47-caliber gun; 6-inch/50-caliber gun; 6-inch/53-caliber gun; 6-inch siege gun M1877; 6-inch gun M1897; 6-inch howitzer; 6-inch siege gun M1904; 15 cm/50 41st Year Type; 15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16; 15 cm/45 41st Year Type; 24-pounder long gun; 152 H 88; 6 inch 35 caliber naval gun 1877; 152 mm ...
The Beretta 92G-SD and 96G-SD Special Duty handguns are semi-automatic, locked-breech delayed recoil-operated, double/single-action pistols, fitted with the heavy, wide Brigadier slide, chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge (92G-SD) and the .40 S&W cartridge (96G-SD), framed with the addition of the tactical equipment rail, designed and manufactured by Beretta.