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A number of small gun companies have produced these "semi-auto machine guns" for commercial sales. The fairly simple modifications necessary to convert M1919 parts to the semi-automatic version, and the relatively easy process of riveting used in the assembly of the Browning machine gun's receiver, have also made it a popular gun for hobbyists ...
Ortgies-Pistols 1919–1921 Ortgies-Pistols 1921–1924. Heinrich Ortgies designed the pistol while living in Liège, Belgium during World War I. [4] After the war, he moved to Erfurt, Germany, where in 1919 he commenced production of the pistol in his own factory. The weapons bore the mark "Ortgies & Co. – Erfurt" on their slides and a ...
The Akdal MKA 1919 is a gas operated, semi-automatic shotgun that resembles the M16 rifle and mimics the layout and placement of some of the controls. It was created by Turkish company Akdal Arms . The MKA 1919 uses a conventional gas-operated action which is located around the support tube that runs below the barrel.
The use of the Pedersen device in the 1919 spring offensive was to be in conjunction with the full combat introduction of the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR.) The US Patent Office issued U.S. patent 1,355,417, U.S. patent 1,355,418, U.S. patent 1,355,419, and U.S. patent 1,355,420 to Pedersen for his invention. The United States Army paid ...
Another cartridge conversion was the Pedersen device, which was designed to convert the bolt action Springfield 1903 Mark I into a 40 shot blowback semi-automatic firearm chambering a lengthened version of the .32 ACP cartridge. The 1903 Mark I differed from the standard rifle in that it had a slot cut in one side of the receiver, which served ...
Muncie SM420 transmission — 4-speed manual used up to 1967, very similar to sm 465 except small changes to gear ratios and location of reverse. New Process Gear NP435 - 4-speed longitudinal transmission used in a select handful of 67-72 GM pickups
When an automatic sear is in place, the weapon’s trigger bar is prevented from catching its firing pin, allowing multiple rounds to be fired without additional pulls of the trigger.
These modern versions should not be confused with the original semi-automatic M1927, which was a slightly modified M1921 produced by Colt for Auto-Ordnance. The Model 1927A1 is the semi-automatic replica of the Thompson Models of 1921 and 1927. The "Thompson Commando" is a semi-automatic replica of the M1928A1. The Auto-Ordnance replica of the ...