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  2. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    It was invented by Richard Jordan Gatling and fielded by the Union forces during the American Civil War. Self-loaders use energy to reload. The first successful self-loading rifle was the Mondragón rifle. The world's first machine gun was the Maxim gun, developed by British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884.

  3. History of weapons - Wikipedia

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    Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...

  4. Gun - Wikipedia

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    In 1861, Richard Jordan Gatling invented the Gatling gun, the first successful machine gun, capable of firing 200 gunpowder cartridges in a minute. It was fielded by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s. [88] In 1884, Hiram Maxim invented the Maxim gun, the first single-barreled machine gun. [88]

  5. Colt's Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    The Colt–Browning was one of the first gas-operated machine guns, originally invented by John Browning. It became the first automatic machine gun adopted by the United States and saw limited use by the U.S. Marine Corps at the invasion of Guantánamo Bay and by the 1st Volunteer Infantry in the Santiago campaign during the Spanish–American War.

  6. The Inside History of How Guns Are Marketed and Sold in America

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  7. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    The guns were, therefore, easier to handle, and also required less than half as much gunpowder, allowing fewer men to crew them. [118] Carronades were manufactured in the usual naval gun calibers, [119] but were not counted in a ship of the line's rated number of guns. As a result, the classification of Royal Navy vessels in this period can be ...

  8. 8 Guns That Are 100% Made in America - AOL

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    I recently asked a friend how many firearms in his extensive collection were 100% American-made. "Three," he replied. That seems like very few considering that, as of 2023, around 393 million ...

  9. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...