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A custom made .50 Alaskan five-shot single-action revolver built on a BFR frame. The cylinder can also accommodate the 0.3 inch longer .50-110 Winchester cartridge. (Left: .50 Alaskan, Right: .50-110 Winchester) The largest commercially produced revolver: Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 500 built on the company's X-Frame.
The company used to own a gun factory in Brooklyn, the only one in the city, which made Colt M1911 pistols and reproductions of American Civil War-era Henry rifles. [4] The company, known as Henry Repeating Arms , moved its headquarters from New York City to Bayonne, New Jersey , in 2013.
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
Pages in category "1940s in Brooklyn" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
[37] [38] In the second, in December, two NYPD officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, were shot to death in an ambush in Brooklyn. [39] In both cases, the perpetrators later died – in the hatchet attack, the suspect was killed by police, while in the gunfire attack, the suspect killed himself in the subway while being pursued by police.
An armed 50-year-old man who pointed his weapon at an NYPD sergeant was shot by police in Brooklyn Friday night after cops patrolling the neighborhood heard a gunshot Friday night.
6.35mm five-shot "hammerless" revolver [24] Purchased for 210 francs and a box of 25 bullets for 35 francs. [25] 1940 London, United Kingdom: Michael O'Dwyer: Udham Singh: Smith & Wesson Triple Lock revolver [26] Singh had purchased the revolver from a soldier in a pub. [27] 1942 Paris, France: Admiral François Darlan: Fernand Bonnier de La ...
Antique firearms can be divided into two basic types: muzzle-loading and cartridge firing. Muzzleloading antique firearms are not generally owned with the intent of firing them (although original muzzleloaders can be safely fired, after having them thoroughly inspected), but instead are usually owned as display pieces or for their historic value.