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This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.
This is a list of notable types of weapons which saw use in warfare, and more broadly in combat, prior to the advent of the early modern period, i.e., approximately prior to the start of the 16th century.
[2] [3] The attachment was developed to allow an infantryman to convert "their rifle to a form of submachine gun or automatic rifle" in approximately 15 seconds. [2] [3] Production of the Pedersen device and modified M1903 rifles started in 1918. [3] However, World War I ended before they could be fielded.
Gun control laws vary widely from country to country. Several nations such as Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States make special exceptions in their gun laws for antique firearms. [citation needed] The "threshold" or "cut-off" years defining "antique" vary considerably. The threshold is pre-1898 ...
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BL 5-inch gun Mk I – V; BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer; BL 6-inch gun Mk V; BL 6-inch 80-pounder gun; BL 6-inch Mk II–VI naval gun; BL 8-inch Mk I – VII naval gun; BL 9.2-inch Mk I – VII naval gun; BL 9.2-inch Mk VIII naval gun; BL 10-inch Mk I – IV naval gun; BL 12-inch Mk I – II naval gun; BL 12-inch Mk III – VII naval gun; BL 12 ...
A Sturmgewehr 44 with 90 degree Krummlauf The Krummlauf on display at the Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology in Koblenz, Germany.. The Krummlauf (English: "curved barrel") is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) rifle developed by Germany in World War II.
Light tank Mk VII Tetrarch Mk I with Littlejohn adaptor.. The Littlejohn adaptor was a device that could be added to the British QF 2 pounder (40 mm) anti-tank gun. It was used to extend the service life of the 2-pounder during the Second World War by converting it to squeeze bore operation.