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  2. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    The M1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or linked rounds packed in 4 M1 ammo boxes and the later M1A1 ammo crate held a total of 1,000 belted or 1,100 linked rounds packed in M1A1 ammo boxes. There were two .50 M2 ammo boxes to a crate (for a total of 220 belted or 210 linked rounds) with a volume of 0.93 cubic feet.

  3. Gunstock war club - Wikipedia

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    The gunstock club or gun stock war club is an indigenous weapon used by many Native American groupings, named for its similar appearance to the wooden stocks of muskets and rifles of the time. [1] Gunstock clubs were most predominantly used by Eastern Woodland , Central and Northern Plains tribes in the 18th and 19th centuries.

  4. Richmond rifle - Wikipedia

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    Gunstock production at Macon peaked at two thousand per month in April 1863. Attempts were made to harvest stock blanks in North Carolina when the supply of captured gun stocks was exhausted, but Union sympathizers burned the North Carolina sawmill. Gunstock machinery was evacuated from Macon to avoid Sherman's March to the Sea. Production at ...

  5. Blank (cartridge) - Wikipedia

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    Blank cartridges were commonly used for launching a messenger line, tear-gas or rifle grenades, though some types of grenades are capable of trapping the bullet of a live round. Larger blanks are also used for line launching guns, such as the line launching kit for the Mossberg 500 shotgun. Rimfire blank cartridges as used in nail guns

  6. 5-in-1 blank cartridge - Wikipedia

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    They were called a 5-in-1 blanks, because, when they were originally introduced, they could be fired in the five different firearms commonly used in Hollywood Westerns, namely .38-40 and .44-40 Winchester lever-action rifles and .38-40 Winchester, .44-40 Winchester, and .45 Colt single-action revolvers. 5-in-1 blanks are also called a 3-in-1 ...

  7. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  8. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    In November, 1943 it was the first plant to package ammo in vacuum-packed metal cans. In the Spring and Summer of 1944 it was employed in inspecting and repacking .45 ACP and .30 Carbine ammunition. EW Eau Claire Ordnance Plant (August 1942 to December 1943) – Eau Claire, Wisconsin a division of US Rubber Co.

  9. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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    A 12-gauge shotgun cartridge in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: brass, propellant, over-powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, over-shot wad, and crimp. A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns.