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... The earliest shotguns specifically designed for combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, ...e Germans, the blunderbuss was used through the 18th century in warfare by British, Austrian, and Prussian regiments, as well as in the American colonies.

...auge- such as 10, 8 and 6 or even 4-[[gauge (bore diameter)|gauge]] or the guns were named by projectile weight in ounces. The projectiles were lead round ...unting in the 1800s was as much a test of the gunbearer's ability to relay guns to the hunter, and his skill on horseback in the earlier days to evade char

...ould influence post-war small arms development (particularily in the [[M60 machine gun]]) and ultimately help shape the modern [[assault rifle]] concept.<ref ...during jumps. At Crete, long-range rifle fire from dug-in [[United Kingdom|British]] defenders (largely [[New Zealand]]ers from 5 Brigade's 22nd Battalion) in

...including one in [[bullpup]] configuration, chambered for their new [[.280 British]] calibre intermediate cartridge. After evaluating the single bullpup proto ...presented the redesigned FN rifle and the British [[EM-2]], both in [[.280 British]] calibre, to the [[United States]] for comparison testing against the favo

|type= [[General purpose machine gun]] ...eavy infantry '''Model 60-20''' machine gun, the '''Model 60-40''' coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the '''Model 60-30''' aircraft varia

|type= [[Light machine gun]] ...achine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[light machine gun]] developed by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] (FN

The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[.303 British|.303]] Browning aircraft machine gun introduced in the late 1930s and used in World War II was actually a li ...|M240]] medium machine guns, [[FN FNP series|FNP series pistols]] and [[M2 machine gun]]s.

|cartridge= [[.303 British]] ([[7.70×56 mm R]])<br>[[.280 Ross]] ...' was a [[Bolt action#Other designs|straight-pull]] [[bolt action]] [[.303 British|.303 inch]]-[[calibre]] [[rifle]] produced in [[Canada]] from 1903 until 19

...round with a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, hav For handguns and long guns, the [[projectile]] is a [[bullet]], or in historical [[cannons]], a [[cann

...ome [[XM177]] models. An example of a cone-shaped hider is on the [[Bren]] machine gun. ...ent on the [[Bren]] LMG and on the turret-mounted aircraft machine guns of British WWII heavy bombers, which were used mostly at night.

|type= Early [[machine gun]] ...m the report of Captain Lloyd, R. A., commanding a battery of four Gardner guns in the Third Burmese War.</ref>

...gned for that role. In modern practice, they are air-cooled medium machine guns firing rifle cartridges such as the [[7.62x51mm NATO]]. They are generally ... used as a GPMG traces back to World War I, where aircooled medium machine guns were used in many different roles, typically with larger magazines on aircr

...y members of the [[Israel]]i intelligence agency, the Mossad, the CIA, the British, Chilean, Iraqi or South African government were behind the assassination.< ... harness the intellectual resources of Canada, as well as place developing British technology outside of German reach during [[World War II]]. Formed up on a

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...led budgetary discussions. The new law, which would allow civilians to own guns, sparked heated scenes in the East Timorese parliament between the parliame ...oting for work purposes, D - long guns for hunting, E - sporting guns, F - guns collecting )

...uns]] (not [[pump-action]] or semi-automatic), [[air rifles]], [[paintball guns]], and [[airsoft|airsoft/soft air rifles]] (depending on State). ...un]]s, rocket launchers, [[assault rifle]]s, [[flame-thrower]]s, anti-tank guns, Howitzers, [[artillery]], [[.50 BMG|.50-calibre BMG]] weapons, etc. (Colle

...455. (May 1981)</ref><ref name="CNNpoll">[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/16/guns.poll/ Majority in U.S. poll support gun ownership rights] - CNN.com</ref> w ... has never ruled against the constitutionality of reasonable regulation of guns and the prohibition of private possession of certain types of weapons.

...s [[firearm]]s to factory or customer specifications, using hand tools and machine shop tools (such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders). Builds guns to customer's specification, from raw materials and shelf parts. Called upo

...nge of [[small arms]], from [[pistol]]s to [[Hand grenade|grenade]]s and [[machine gun]]s. In its extensive product range, HK has used most of the operating s ...to weaponry since then was the modification of the [[SA-80]] rifle for the British Army, clearing up a number of issues, and the development of the lightweigh

...lly adapted from the roller-locked recoil operating system of the [[MG42]] machine gun but with a fixed barrel and gas system. It was realized that with caref ... The '''AME 49''' under the name ''Carabine Mitrailleuse 1950'' (English: "machine carbine", German: ''Maschinenkarabiner'') was retained for production amon