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The flintlock Kalthoff repeaters by Mathias Kalthoff, circa. 1656–1694, at Livrustkammaren. A repeating firearm or repeater is any firearm (either a handgun or long gun) that is designed for multiple, repeated firings before the gun has to be reloaded with new ammunition.
A repeating rifle is a single-barreled rifle capable of repeated discharges between each ammunition reload. This is typically achieved by having multiple cartridges stored in a magazine (within or attached to the rifle) and then fed individually into the chamber by a reciprocating bolt, via either a manual or automatic action mechanism, while the act of chambering the round typically also ...
The Klett system was another system used for repeating firearms, and was an improvement on the Kalthoff system. [10] The oldest date found on guns using the system is 1652. Klett repeaters also use a horizontally rotating trigger guard to operate the weapon. [ 29 ]
The Advanced Target Pointer Illuminator Aiming Laser, ATPIAL AN/PEQ-15 known colloquially as the "PEQ-15" [/ p ɛ k / / f ɪ f t iː n /] produced by L3Harris (originally designed and manufactured by Insight Technology, until their acquisition by L3Harris in 2010); is a multifunction IR Target Pointer & Illuminator, a.k.a. a Laser Aiming Module (LAM) for use as a rifle attachment, using a ...
AN/AAA - Airborne Infrared Auxiliary Systems Designation Purpose/Description Location/Used By Manufacturer AN/AAA-3: Receiver Group, paired with AN/AAS-15: F-8 Crusader: AN/AAA-4: Infrared search and track (IRST) system: F-4 Phantom II [1] [2] American Car and Foundry Company, [3] Texas Instruments (now Raytheon)
TrackingPoint is an applied technology company based in Austin, Texas.In 2011, it created a long-range rifle system that was the first precision guided firearm. [1] [2]Formed by John McHale in February 2011, the company created its first PGF prototype in March 2011.
The Cookson flintlock rifle, a lever-action breech-loading repeater, also known as the Cookson gun, is one of many similar designs to appear beginning in the 17th century. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has a Cookson Gun, dating to 1690. [1] According to the museum, John Cookson made several repeating guns based on this system.
The GR-1 uses a clamped quasi-resonant (CQR) step-up inverter described in U.S. Patent 10,811,995, [1] which allows a six-cell 25.2 volt lithium-ion polymer battery to supply up to 1000 watts of power to eight high-voltage electrolytic capacitors in approximately three seconds. [2]