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With the increased use of semi-automatic and automatic firearms, the detachable magazine became increasingly common.Soon after the adoption of the M1911 pistol, the term "magazine" was settled on by the military and firearms experts, though the term "clip" is often used in its place (though only for detachable magazines, never fixed).
The R9 and all of its variants had a 'European-style' magazine release at the base of the grip. The R9 weighed 13.5 ounces empty, the six-round magazine weighed 1.6 ounces empty. The R9 weighed approximately 18 ounces fully loaded with 7 rounds (magazine loaded with six rounds inserted in the pistol and one round loaded in the chamber).
Employees at Smith & Wesson simply took a new pistol off the line, restamped the serial number, and shipped the pistol to the customer in place of the old one because repair time would have been too costly. [2] Model 61 engineering changes: 61 (B1,001–B7,800; March 1970) Die-cast aluminum frame [2] 61-1 (B7,801–B9,850): Magazine safety (May ...
Taping magazines together in order to speed up reloading became so common among troops using the M1 Carbine that the U.S. military experimented with the "Holder, Magazine T3-A1", which came to be referred to by some infantrymen as the "Jungle Clip". This metal clamp holds two M1 Carbine 30-round magazines together without the need for tape. [7]
Dardick's patent 2,865,126, issued in late 1958, is for a new and improved cartridge for the open-chamber gun. Unlike the previous open-chamber cartridge, this version shows the symmetrical tround shape, which would facilitate feeding from a magazine, since the trounds can enter the split in any orientation and end up seating correctly.
The HK4 is a pocket pistol, first introduced by Heckler & Koch in either 1964 [2] or 1967. [3] It was distinctive for allowing shooters to swap barrels chambered for different cartridges without tools and for having a durable but light hard-anodized aluminum-alloy frame. [4] [additional citation(s) needed]
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Seecamp LWS 32; a .32 ACP semi-automatic pistol. L. W. Seecamp Co. was an American manufacturer of pocket pistols located in Milford, Connecticut from 1981 to 2014. In 2014, Whalley Precision purchased the company and took over production of the pistols from their facility in Southwick, Massachusetts. [1] [2]