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  2. Mauser C78 "zig-zag" - Wikipedia

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    This system of drum rotation was developed in 1855 by E. K. Root, an employee of Samuel Colt (US Patent No. 13,999, Dec. 25, 1855, E.K. Root, Revolver) and applied to prototypes of the "Colt Root Revolver". From 1901 to 1924 the system was used in the Webley-Fosbery semi-automatic revolver manufactured by the Webley & Scott Company in Birmingham.

  3. 9×57mm Mauser - Wikipedia

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    The 9×57mm Mauser is a cartridge based on the 7.92×57mm Mauser. It uses the identical 57 mm-long cartridge case, with the same shoulder angle, but necked up to accept a 9 mm-diameter bullet. Ballistically - but not dimensionally - it is indistinguishable from the 9×56mm Mannlicher–Schoenauer. It is currently regarded as a semi-obsolete ...

  4. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Revolver United States: 356,000 M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle: Automatic rifle: 351,679 Lee–Metford: Bolt-action rifle United Kingdom: 350,000 Colt Model 1849 Pocket: 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 ...

  5. Sporterising - Wikipedia

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    A sporterized Romanian Kalashnikov; besides the stock, the muzzle was modified to prevent bayonet mounting. The term "sporterising" is also used by some to describe the practice by gun manufacturers of producing civilian models of military-style weapons by removing legally restricted features.

  6. Mauser - Wikipedia

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    The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895 [17] by Chilean forces, is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, known as DWM, and Ludwig Loewe Company from 1895 to 1900.

  7. Husqvarna Vapenfabrik - Wikipedia

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    Husqvarna made numerous types and models of break action shotguns. The first medium caliber bolt-action rifles used the same action as the Swedish Army's Mauser m/96.This type was manufactured from 1927 to 1942 circa, known as the Model 46 and mostly chambered in 6.5×55mm, 9.3×57mm and 9.3×62mm from early 1939 Husqvarna started purchasing Mauser M98 actions from the Belgian company FN ...

  8. Gewehr 98 - Wikipedia

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    The controlled-feed Mauser M98 bolt-action system is based on previous 19th-century Mauser bolt-action rifle designs and is a simple, strong, safe, and well-thought-out design intended to negate as many failure modes as possible and which inspired other military and hunting/sporting rifle designs that became available during the 20th century. A ...

  9. 9×25mm Mauser - Wikipedia

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    The 9×25mm Mauser (or 9mm Mauser Export) is a cartridge developed for the Mauser C96 service pistol around 1904 by DWM. Mauser pistols in this relatively powerful caliber were primarily intended for export to Africa, Asia, and South America. The 9mm Mauser Export cartridge was produced specifically for Mauser pistols and carbines made from ...