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  2. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    The cartridges are made using ammunition equipment sold by Fritz Werner Manufacturing, which is why the headstamp's font and markings look German-made. .303 British was phased out for 7.62mm NATO since the mid-1960s and is now sold as a hunting and sporting cartridge. 12 gauge shotgun shells are sold to civilians for hunting. 7.62×39mm Soviet ...

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

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    The .30 M1 and M1A1 ammo boxes were packed four to a crate that weighed around 90 pounds and had a volume of 1 cubic foot. 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.

  4. List of the United States Army weapons by supply catalog ...

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    Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.

  5. M1 Garand - Wikipedia

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    The M1 Garand or M1 rifle [nb 1] is a semi-automatic rifle that was the service rifle of the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.. The rifle is chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge and is named after its Canadian-American designer, John Garand.

  6. M7 grenade launcher - Wikipedia

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    M15 auxiliary sight on the left side an M1 Garand. The M7 series grenade launcher came with accessories. The M15 auxiliary sight was mounted on the left-hand side of the stock accompanied by a template to allow it to be properly positioned on the stock. A spirit level allowed the user to figure out the arc of the weapon to aid in aiming the ...

  7. German designations of foreign firearms in World War II

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    M1 Garand.30-06 Selbstladecarabiner 455(a) M1 Carbine.30 Pistole 660(a) M1911 pistol.45 Revolver 661(a) Colt M1917 revolver.45 Revolver 662(a) Smith & Wesson M1917 revolver.45 Maschinenpistole 760(a) Thompson M1928 with vertical grip forend.45 Maschinenpistole 760/2(a) Thompson M1928 with horizontal forend.45 Maschinenpistole 761(a)

  8. Clip (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    An M1 Garand en bloc clip (left) compared to an SKS stripper clip (right) A clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit for insertion into the magazine or cylinder of a firearm. This speeds up the process by loading the firearm with multiple rounds simultaneously, rather than individually, as with ...

  9. Springfield Armory M1A - Wikipedia

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    The M14 was developed to take the place of 4 different weapons systems: the M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M3 submachine gun, and M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). [1] It was thought that in this manner the M14 could simplify the logistical requirements of the troops by limiting the types of ammunition and parts needed to be supplied. [2]