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The earliest experiments in mobile artillery, such as the leather cannon, were generally flawed due to the limitations of the materials science of the period, but eventually gave rise to the regimental gun. Perhaps the most famous example of crossfire tactics in early modern warfare occurred in the final stages of the First Battle of Breitenfeld.
A pump-action rifle is a rifle where the forend can be moved forward and backward in order to eject a spent round of ammunition and to chamber a new one. Pump-action mechanisms are often regarded as faster than a bolt action and somewhat faster than a lever action, as it does not require the trigger hand to be removed from the trigger while reloading.
This is a list of small arms whose manufacturer or name (in the case of no known or multiple manufacturers) starts with the letter C—including pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles, submachine guns, personal defense weapons, assault rifles, battle rifles, designated marksman rifles, carbines, machine guns, flamethrowers, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, anti-tank rifles, and any other ...
The ball-bearing roller locking system used in straight-pull rifles like the Anschütz 1827 Fortner, Crossfire MK1, Heym SR 30 and Savage Impulse. The collet locking system used in the Blaser R8/R93/Blaser Tactical and Thompson .30-06 prototype which uses an expanding collet in a similar fashion.
Baby machine gun, fully-automatic firearm designed by Hyman S. Lebman and referred to within the article. Kartano 13:38, 27 November 2019 (UTC) Massachusetts Rifle Association. This article had previously been created but it was deleted (the article content was really just a lift of the organisation's website).
This development, known as the MGL Mk-1 was introduced to the market in 1996. All weapons previously supplied can be upgraded to the Mk 1 configuration. Parts, such as the steel barrel, are interchangeable with a minimum of workshop modifications involving a few special tools and cutting dies. Two "product improved" variants were introduced in ...
L44A1 7.62mm Machine Gun (Royal Navy L7 variant fitted with L1A1 Safety Unit and No. 1 Mk 1 Electrical Firing Unit, normally pintle-mounted or set in remote gun pods) [24] L45 L45A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7) L46 L46A1 7.62mm Drill Machine Gun (Drill purpose version of L7) L47 L47A1 7.65mm Automatic Pistol [109] [173]
The Mk 1 is a double action only pepper-box weapon, and its removable cylinder magazine fits into the side of a gun, being inserted and removed through a door on the left side of the gun. The frame, cylinder, door assembly, and action are made of aluminum, the trigger is made of self-lubricating nylon, and all other parts are made of stainless ...