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  2. .41 Short - Wikipedia

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    The .41 Short Rimfire, also known as the .41 Short, was first introduced by the National Arms Company in 1863. [citation needed]The .41 Short Rimfire was created with the intention that it be used in a small, single-shot derringer, which likely is the reason for the very low ballistics (most derringers were and are chambered for cartridges that were not originally intended to be used in such a ...

  3. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    Bullets had the manufacturer code over the Quarter number and two-digit year of production engraved on the base (e.g. Pk/2-26 is Zaklady Amunicyjne, Pocisk, 2nd Quarter of 1926). 8mm Lebel "Balle D" bullets were differenced from 7.9mm Mauser bullets by a capital letter "D" inset between the contractor code and the date (e.g. Pk/D/2-26).

  4. National Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    National Arms produced about 30,000 of the Caliber .32 Teat-fire revolvers from 1864 to 1870, when it was acquired by Colt's Manufacturing Company. Colt continued to produce the .41 rimfire derringer after the acquisition as an effort to break into the metallic cartridge gun market.

  5. Teat-fire cartridge - Wikipedia

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    Bullet diameter .32 in (8.1 mm) The teat-fire (or teatfire ) is an obsolete type of metallic cartridge used in firearms , where the bottom of the casing had a nipple (or teat) located in the center which is filled with the priming compound.

  6. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant - Wikipedia

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    A worker at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant packs two cans of newly manufactured 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition into a wirebound crate. (c. 1998) Headstamp of a .50 caliber cartridge casing made at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in 1943 and recovered from the Sahuarita Bombing and Gunnery Range in 2012.

  7. Federal Premium Ammunition - Wikipedia

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    In 1977, William B. Horn introduced Federal's Premium line of centerfire rifle and shotshell ammunition. Federal also owned Hoffman Engineering, a company that made electronic enclosures. In 1985, Federal was sold to a group of private investors including Kelso & Company, BancBoston Capital, and members of the management team. The two companies ...

  8. Headstamp - Wikipedia

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    They were replaced by American vendors in 2014. Black Hills Ammunition makes rifle ammunition using Sierra Bullet Company bullets. GBW Cartridge of Venice, Florida makes brass-cased pistol ammunition. Hanson's Cartridge Company (a division of Hansen & Hansen Arms and Antiques) (1970s–1995?) – Southport, Connecticut.

  9. List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Company (JSSC) LungTeh Shipbuilding (LTS) National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) Thailand: Bangkok Dock: Chaiseri Metal and Rubber Co., Ltd. (Chaiseri) Thai Aviation Industry: Turkey: Ares Shipyard Ltd. ASFAT Inc. ASELSAN: Baykar: BMC: GÄ°RSAN: HAVELSAN: Koç Holding: Mechanical and Chemical ...