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According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the international framework on firearms is composed of three main instruments: the Firearms Protocol, the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (Programme of Action, or PoA) and the International Instrument to Enable States to Identify ...
In 2018, Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are in civilian hands. [2] [3] U.S. civilians alone account for 393 million (about 46 percent) of the worldwide total of civilian held firearms. [3] This amounts to "120.5 firearms for every 100 residents."
B14 Tools for reloading small arms ammunition, parts and equipment. B15 Items common to 2 or more Group B products. B16 List of all Parts of Arms Locker, Arm Rack, Arm Repair Chest, and Pistol Cleaning Kit; B17 Rifle, U.S., cal. .22 M1922, M1, and M2 [9] B18 Pistol, Pyrotechnic, M2; B19 Pyrotechnic projector, ground M1A1 [10]
It made both small arms and ammunition, with the factory in Cugir and the metal-smelting plant in Copșa Mică. The Czech firm CZ-Brno replaced Vickers Armstrong in 1934 and CMC began producing ZB-30 machineguns and 7.92mm Mauser ammunition in 1935.
War Department Ordnance Field Service Bulletin (OFSB) No. 3-14 (3rd edition) Ammunition Identification Code (A.I.C.), July 1, 1943. War Department Supply Manual ORD-11 SNL Group S (Bombs, Grenades and Pyrotechnics) War Department Supply Manual ORD-11 SNL Group T (Small Arms Ammunition)
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same load as the highest muzzle velocity, since the bullet weights can differ between loads).
PSM pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 5.45×18mm Soviet Union: 1971 PSS Silent Pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×41mm Soviet Union: 1983 PB (pistol) Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (1967–2013) Kalashnikov Concern (2013–present) 9×18mm Makarov Soviet Union: 1961 PSA 5.7 Rock: Palmetto State Armory: FN 5.7×28mm United States: P-96: KBP Instrument Design ...
Lithgow Arms is an Australian small arms manufacturer located in the town of Lithgow, New South Wales. Established by the Australian Government in 1912 as the Lithgow Small Arms Factory to ease reliance on the British for the supply of defence materials, it is currently owned by Thales Australia .