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Thompson/Center Arms is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company was best known for its line of interchangeable-barrel, single-shot pistols and rifles. Thompson/Center also manufactures muzzle-loading rifles and was credited with creating the resurgence of their use in the 1970s.
Pages in category "Thompson/Center pistols" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. T. Thompson/Center Contender
Thompson/Center Contender: Thompson/Center Arms: Various, interchangeable barrels United States: 1967–2000 (Original/Contender G1) c.1998-present (Contender G2) TP-82 Cosmonaut survival pistol: 40 gauge / 5.45×39mm Soviet Union: c.1986-? TT pistol: Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Soviet Union: 1930–1955 (in Soviet Union) [10] Trejo pistol
Thompson submachine gun: Submachine gun 1,700,000 TT pistol: Semi-automatic pistol Soviet Union: 1,700,000 SVT-38 and SVT-40: Semi-automatic rifle 1,000,000+ [111] 1,600,000 Winchester Model 1890 and 1906: Pump-action rifle United States: 1,600,000 [92] Colt Police Positive Special. and Detective Special. Revolver 1,500,000 [52] Beretta M1934 ...
Single shot, flintlock, rifled, .58 caliber, blued steel, Versailles, 1794–1797. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. A duelling pistol is a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel, when duels were customary. Duelling pistols are often single-shot flintlock or percussion black-powder pistols which fire a lead ...
A custom made .50 Alaskan five-shot single-action revolver built on a BFR frame. The cylinder can also accommodate the 0.3 inch longer .50-110 Winchester cartridge. (Left: .50 Alaskan, Right: .50-110 Winchester) The largest commercially produced revolver: Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 500 built on the company's X-Frame. This one has a ...
As K.W. Thompson Tool began marketing Center's Contender pistol, the company name was changed to Thompson/Center Arms Company. [ 2 ] Originally the chamberings were on the low end of the recoil spectrum such as .22 LR , .22 WMR , .22 Hornet , .38 Special , and .22 Remington Jet , but as Magnum calibers took off in the 1970s, the Contender ...
The Thompson/Center Ugalde, or TCU family of wildcat cartridges, was developed by Wes Ugalde of Fallon, Nevada, by necking up .223 Remington brass to accept larger bullets. The cartridges were developed for the Thompson Center Arms Contender single shot pistol, and are widely used in handgun metallic silhouette competition and handgun hunting.