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The needle-activated centerfire breech-loading gun would become a major feature of firearms thereafter. [34] Pauly made an improved version, protected by a patent, on 29 September 1812. [31] Probably no invention connected with firearms has wrought such changes in the principle of gun construction as those effected by the "expansive cartridge ...
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).
This is an extensive list of small arms—including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifle and any other variants.
The M16 rifle and the AK-47, two common firearms with significant influences on firearm design. A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. [1] [2] [3] The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions).
Cross-section diagram, with labeled parts, of original Model 1911 pistol, from official Army description as published in 1917. Springfield Mil Spec field stripped. Browning's basic M1911 design has seen very little change throughout its production life. [10] [page needed] The basic principle of the pistol is recoil operation.
A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. They are made of a variety of materials, such as copper , lead , steel , polymer , rubber and even wax ; and are made in various shapes and constructions (depending on the intended applications), including specialized functions such as hunting ...
The gun is made up of 34 3D-printed components. [17] Notable as the first fully metal 3D-printed firearm. Zig Zag revolver [5] [18] 2014, May [18] Primarily printed firearm: Revolver [5] FDM [5] Yoshitomo Imura [18] Metal pins, screws, rubber bands .38 Caliber Named after the German Mauser Zig-Zag revolver.
A break action is a type of firearm where the barrel(s) are hinged and can be "broken open" to expose the breech. Multi-barrel break action firearms are usually subdivided into over-and-under or side-by-side configurations for two barrel configurations or "combination gun" when mixed rifle and shotgun barrels are used.