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  2. Ithaca 37 - Wikipedia

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    The Ithaca 37, also known as the Ithaca Model 37, is a pump-action shotgun made in large numbers for the civilian, law enforcement and military markets. Based on a 1915 patent by firearms designer John Browning for a shotgun initially marketed as the Remington Model 17, it utilizes a novel combination ejection/loading port on the bottom of the gun which leaves the sides closed to the elements.

  3. Pistol grip - Wikipedia

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    Straight or English stock (non-pistol grip) on a Soviet M38 Mosin–Nagant carbine. On a firearm or other tools, a pistol grip is a distinctly protruded handle underneath the main mechanism, to be held by the user's hand at a more vertical (and thus more ergonomic) angle, similar to how one would hold a conventional pistol. [1]

  4. M1 carbine - Wikipedia

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    The M2 sniper scope extended the effective nighttime range of the M3 carbine to 100 yd (91 m). In the later stages of the Korean War, an improved version of the M3 carbine, with a revised mount, a forward pistol grip, and a new M3 sniperscope design was used in the latter stages of Korea and briefly in Vietnam.

  5. Ithaca Gun Company - Wikipedia

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    With the Flues-designed Ithaca double, which became the best-selling American double of all time with more than 223,000 produced between 1908 and 1926, Ithaca effectively drove Remington out of the double gun market. [1] Ithaca also produced the M1911 pistol during World War II and the M3 Grease Gun during the Korean War, both for the United ...

  6. M37 - Wikipedia

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    Ithaca M37, an American shotgun; Messier 37, a star cluster; 82-BM-37, an infantry mortar; Infiniti M37, a Japanese luxury car; M37 machine gun. Cal. .30 Browning adapted for tank use. M1919 Browning machine gun; M37 105 mm howitzer motor carriage, WWII-era armored artillery; Ruleville-Drew Airport; Smith & Wesson Model 37, a gun sold and used ...

  7. Stock (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...

  8. SOPMOD - Wikipedia

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    The Special Operations Peculiar MODification (SOPMOD) kit is an accessory system for the M4A1 carbine, CQBR, FN SCAR Mk 16/17, HK416 and other weapons used by United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) special forces units, though it is not specific to SOCOM.

  9. Weapons of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Soviet ...