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  2. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    The first successful self-loader was the Gatling gun, a hand-cranked revolver. It was invented by Richard Jordan Gatling and fielded by the Union forces during the American Civil War. Self-loaders use energy to reload. The world's first machine gun was the Maxim gun, developed by British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884.

  3. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Light machine gun United Kingdom: 202,050 Colt Model 1860 Army: Revolver United States: 200,500 [52] MAB Model D pistol: Semi-automatic pistol France: 200,000+ Škorpion vz. 61: Submachine gun Czechoslovakia: 200,000 FM 24/29 light machine gun: Light machine gun France: 190,400 Rast & Gasser M1898: Revolver Austria-Hungary: 180,000 Colt Model ...

  4. Gatling gun - Wikipedia

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    The British Army first deployed the Gatling gun in 1873-74 during the Anglo-Ashanti wars, and extensively during the last actions of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu war. [40] The Royal Navy used Gatling guns during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War. [23] Gatling guns were used by Egyptian forces both on sea and land, and saw combat in Sudan and Abyssinia.

  5. List of cinematic firsts - Wikipedia

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    The first Kinetoscope film shown in public exhibition on May 9, 1893 and is the earliest known example of actors performing a role in a film. [4] The world's first film production studio, the Black Maria, or the Kinetographic Theater, was completed on the grounds of Edison's laboratories at West Orange, New Jersey, for the purpose of making ...

  6. List of firearms before the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    This is an extensive list of antique guns made before the year 1900 and including the first functioning firearms ever invented. The list is not comprehensive; create an entry for listings having none; multiple names are acceptable as cross-references, so that redirecting hyperlinks can be established for them.

  7. Maxim gun - Wikipedia

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    The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim.It was the first fully automatic machine gun in the world. [15]The Maxim gun has been called "the weapon most associated with imperial conquest" by historian Martin Gilbert, [16] and was heavily used by colonial powers during the "Scramble for Africa".

  8. Carbine Williams - Wikipedia

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    The film follows the life of David Marshall Williams, who was a member of the Winchester team that invented the semi-automatic M1 Carbine used in World War II. Williams was found distilling illegal moonshine, and was held responsible for the death of a sheriff's deputy during a raid on his still. He was sentenced to thirty years' hard labor.

  9. Gaston Glock - Wikipedia

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    Gaston Glock (German: [ˈɡastɔn ˈɡlɔk]; 19 July 1929 – 27 December 2023) was an Austrian engineer and businessman.He founded the company Glock.When he entered the 1980 competition for a new Austrian service pistol, he hired two engineers who had worked on the development HK's first two polymer-frame pistols, the VP70 and P9 models.