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  2. Hand cannon - Wikipedia

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    Bronze cannon with inscription dated the 3rd year of the Zhiyuan era (1332) of the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368); discovered in Beijing in 1935. The earliest artistic depiction of what might be a hand cannon—a rock sculpture found among the Dazu Rock Carvings—is dated to 1128, much earlier than any recorded or precisely dated archaeological samples, so it is possible that the concept of a ...

  3. Handgun - Wikipedia

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    Hand cannon from the Chinese Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Firearms started in China where gunpowder was first developed. The oldest known bronze barrel handgun is the Heilongjiang hand cannon in 1288. [9] It is 34cm (13.4 inches) long without a handle and weighs 3.55 kg (7.83 pounds).

  4. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.

  5. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    The oldest surviving firearm is the Heilongjiang hand cannon dated to 1288, which was discovered in modern-day Acheng District where the History of Yuan records that battles were fought. Li Ting, a military commander of Jurchen descent, led foot soldiers armed with hand cannons to suppress the rebellion of the Eastern Christian Mongol Prince ...

  6. Pistol - Wikipedia

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    A government-issue M1911 pistol manufactured in 1914 Soviet TT pistol manufactured in 1937. A pistol is a type of handgun, characterised by a barrel with an integral chamber.The word "pistol" derives from the Middle French pistolet (c. 1550), meaning a small gun or knife, and first appeared in the English language c. 1570 when early handguns were produced in Europe.

  7. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    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).

  8. List of .45 caliber handguns - Wikipedia

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    MEU(SOC) pistol: Rifle Team Equipment Shop USMC Precision Weapons Shop .45 ACP United States: 1986 M.R. M1911: M.R. New System Arms .45 ACP United States: 2010s Obregón pistol: National Army of Mexico.45 ACP Mexico: Mid-1930s P10, P12, P14, LDA: Para-Ordnance AKA Para USA 9×19mm Parabellum.38 ACP.40 S&W.45 ACP Canada: 1985 Pardini GT45 ...

  9. .50 caliber handguns - Wikipedia

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    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.

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