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2. List of Cold War weapons and land equipment of the United ...

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   Lee–Enfield [1] – Main service rifle till the 1950s and afterwards adapted for a variety of specialist roles. EM-2 rifle [2] – Experimental rifle adopted very briefly in 1951. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle [3] – Main Cold War service rifle from 1954 to 1994. SA80 L85 rifle [4] – Adopted right at the end of the Cold War in 1987.

3. .303 British - Wikipedia

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   Source (s): Accurate Powder [1] [failed verification] The .303 British (designated as the 303 British by the C.I.P. [2] and SAAMI [3]) or 7.7×56mmR, is a .303-inch (7.7 mm) calibre rimmed tapered rifle cartridge. The .303 inch bore diameter is measured between rifling lands as is the common practice in Europe which follows the traditional ...

4. Colt's New Model revolving rifle - Wikipedia

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   The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver type pistols, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches. [1] They were mainly based upon the Colt Model 1855 ...

5. James Purdey & Sons - Wikipedia

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   The Purdey "over & under" gun is a development of the 1913 Woodward patent, which was incorporated into the company on Purdey's purchasing of J.Woodward & Sons in 1949. While James Purdey & Sons is best known as a maker of shotguns, it also produces double-barrelled and bolt-action rifles. The guns are costily custom-made, largely by hand.

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7. Holland & Holland - Wikipedia

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   A hand-built gun from H&H can cost around £60,000 for a shotgun and close to £100,000 for some rifles, with prices roughly doubling with luxury engraving, and there is a waiting period of 2–3 years between ordering and delivery. In the 1990s, Holland & Holland started a major expansion programme.

8. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Rifles. UK law does not provide a statutory definition for a "rifle". Most long firearms with rifled barrels will – by default – be classified as Section 1, and can be held on a firearm certificate. This includes single-shot; bolt-action; Martini-action; lever-action (also called under-lever action); and revolver rifles in any calibre. Self ...

9. National Rifle Association (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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   The National Rifle Association ( NRA) is the governing body for full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom. The Association was founded in 1859 with the founding aim of raising funds for an annual national rifle meeting to improve standards of marksmanship. Today the NRA continues this objective as well as organising ...