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Marlin gun mounted on De Havilland airplane, 1921. Marlin Firearms was founded in 1872 by John Marlin. Marlin produced a large assortment of firearms such as lever-action rifles, pump-action shotguns, and single-shot rifles. Marlin was considered the main competitor to Winchester.
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The .30 Winchester Smokeless first appeared in Winchester's catalog No. 55, dated August 1895. When chambered in the Winchester Model 1894 carbine and rifle, it was also known as .30 Winchester Center Fire or .30 WCF. When the cartridge was chambered in the Marlin Model 1893 rifle, rival gunmaker Marlin used the designation .30-30 or .30-30 ...
Most Marlin M1917 and M1918 guns saw use in aircraft as defensive armament—however, as they retained the original M1895 "potato digger" ordnance's closed bolt firing cycle, these Marlin guns, weighing only some 25 pounds (11.34 kg) apiece, [26] versus the standard Vickers gun's 33 pound (15 kg) figure for aviation use, could readily be used ...
The .25-20 Winchester / 6.6x33mmR, or WCF (Winchester center fire), intermediate cartridge was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester. In the early 20th century, it was a popular small game and varmint round, developing around 1,460 ft/s with 86-grain bullets ...
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The Marlin Model 1894 is a lever-action repeating rifle introduced in 1894 by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut. At its introduction the rifle came with a 24-inch barrel and was chambered for a variety of rounds such as .25-20 Winchester , .32-20 Winchester , .38-40 , and .44-40 .
The .40-65 Winchester (also called the .40-65 Winchester and Marlin) [1] was an American rifle cartridge. Introduced in 1887 for the Winchester Model 1886 , and available in Winchester single shots and in the Marlin Model 1895 , it was "a further effort to put more steam" in repeating rifle cartridges. [ 2 ]