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  2. Pinfire cartridge - Wikipedia

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    Although pinfire revolver, rifle, and shotgun cartridges are technically obsolete, as pinfire guns have not been made in large numbers since the early 20th century, enthusiasts of vintage weaponry often make pinfire cartridges from modern materials and shoot their old guns. Some modern novelty miniature pinfire pistols are manufactured in ...

  3. Eley Limited - Wikipedia

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    His eldest son William Thomas forged an alliance with Samuel Colt, the two patenting a skin cartridge for use in the latter's revolvers. By 1860, they were making pinfire shotshells and first listed them for sale in The Ironmonger & Metal Trades Advertiser. On 13 April 1861 William Thomas Eley took out a patent for an improvement to the pinfire ...

  4. Apache revolver - Wikipedia

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    Drawing of an Apache revolver Deleaxhe Apache pistol 7mm. The Apache operates on the principle of a pepperbox revolver using a pinfire cartridge and incorporates a fold-over knuckle duster forming the grip and a rudimentary foldout dual-edged knife. [3] Due to the lack of a barrel, the revolver's effective range is very limited.

  5. List of revolvers - Wikipedia

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    Gward revolver: KMW "Wifama".38 Special: 6 Poland: 1990 High Standard .22 revolver: High Standard Manufacturing Company.22 Short.22 Long.22 Long Rifle: 6 United States: 1955–1980s Iver Johnson Safety Automatic: Iver Johnson.32 S&W.38 S&W: 6 United States: 1894–1895 (1st model) 1896–1908 (2nd model) 1909–1941 (3rd model) IOF .22 revolver

  6. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Revolver United States: 350,000 [52] Modèle 1892 revolver: Revolver France: 350,000 MAC Mle 1950: Semi-automatic pistol 341,900 MAS 1873 revolver: Revolver 337,000 Bodeo Model 1889: Revolver Italy: 300,000 Tipo A enlisted version only. M1917 revolver: Revolver United States: 300,000 Steyr M1912: Semi-automatic pistol Austria-Hungary: 300,000

  7. List of police firearms in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Sterling Mark 6 "Police"—semi-automatic-only version of the Sterling smg; Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver used in the 1970s and 1980s by the Metropolitan Police [82] and Surrey Constabulary [23] among others. Smith & Wesson Model 36 revolver used in the 1970s by Surrey Constabulary detectives and Special Branch. [23]

  8. Westley Richards - Wikipedia

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    Westley Richards is a British manufacturer of guns and rifles and also a well established gunsmith.The company was founded in 1812 by William Westley Richards, who was responsible for the early innovation of many rifles used in wars featuring the British Army during the 1800s.

  9. Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen double-barrel revolvers - Wikipedia

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    These revolvers were based on a 1910 patent held by the Belgian firm of Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen (HDH), and were made in various calibers. The 6.35 mm and 6.5 Velodog varieties had 20 chambers, while the 7.65 mm variant had 16 chambers.