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The Minié rifle was an rifled musket used by the infantry of a number of countries in the mid-19th century. A version was adopted in 1849 following the invention of the Minié ball in 1847 by the French Army captain Claude-Étienne Minié of the Chasseurs d'Orléans and Henri-Gustave Delvigne.
Aggregate of articles pertaining to firearms manufacturers in France. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. F.
The approximate number of Chassepot rifles available to the French Army in July 1870 was 1,037,555 units. [3] Additionally, state manufacturies could deliver 30,000 new rifles monthly. Gun manufacturers in England and Austria also produced Chassepot rifles to support the French war effort.
Firearm manufacturers of France (3 C, 10 P) Forges et Aciéries de la Marine et d'Homécourt (7 P) H. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ACMAT;
Pages in category "Rifles of France" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Carabine à tige;
The MAC-designed Lebel rifle entered production in 1886. MAS later designed and manufactured the family of rifles chambered in 7.5×54mm French, from the MAS-36 through the MAS-49/56, then later the FAMAS bullpup assault rifle, which uses the 5.56×45mm NATO round. In 2001, weapons production ceased as MAS was absorbed into the Nexter Group.
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A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the barrel walls.The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile (for small arms usage, called a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.