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...f adopting a state of the art semi-automatic service pistol to replace the revolvers in use at the time which were perceived to be outdated. American gun design ...er shortcoming in the M1900 design was brought out by trials held by the [[British]] military, who discovered that the pistol had a tendency to fire when drop

...t chambered by the user to prevent accidental discharge if dropped (modern revolvers generally have pins encased in the frames and "transfer bars" that prevent ...ame="EPR">Hartink, A.E. (2002). ''The Complete Encyclopedia of Pistols and Revolvers.'' Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc. pp. 447. ISBN 9780785815198.</

...at Revolver]] has a 9 shot cylinder. Several models of .22 rimfire caliber revolvers have cylinders holding 9 or 10 rounds. ...|moon clip]], although these only work on break-top and swing-out cylinder revolvers, for obvious reasons.

...1889 describes a "stirrup" type [[barrel]] [[action]] for "[[break open]]" revolvers. These were sold from his Cheltenham premises. * ''Boothroyd's Revised Directory of British Gunmakers,'' 1997, The Sportsman's Press, ISBN 0948253746

==Magnum revolvers== ...7 Magnum revolvers could shoot .38 Special or .357 Magnum, but .38 Special revolvers (most of which are not safe for the pressures generated by the Magnum round

...faster reloading procedure than any of contemporary military or civilian [[revolvers]]. ...03]]In the world of fiction, the '''FN Ml 1903''' was used as a sidearm by British spy James Bond, in John Gardner's 1981 novel ''Licence Renewed''. The pisto

...ates the cylinder so that the next cartridge may be fired immediately. The British firearms firm Webley also made an "automatic revolver" around the turn of t ...y reload by simply removing the empty magazine and inserting a loaded one. Revolvers are very common among handgun hunters because revolver cartridges are usual

...o deduce. American burglars are [[Castle law|worried about getting shot]]. British ones are not. ...[[automatic]] or [[semi-automatic handguns]], [[sawn-off shotguns]], and [[revolvers]], demonstrate a real need for comprehensive gun control policy. With the c

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...tated reasons. Category H barrels must be at least 100mm (3.94") long for revolvers, and 120mm (4.72") for semi-automatic pistols, and magazines are restricted ...red antique firearms. Four states require licences for antique percussion revolvers and cartridge repeating firearms but in Queensland and Victoria a person ma

...ulars are coming", but was captured before completing his mission when the British marched towards the arsenal in Lexington and Concord to collect the patriot ...guns, describe weapons which can be held with one hand such as pistols and revolvers; and the third general category has been most commonly associated in public

Specializes in work on pistols and revolvers. Pistolsmiths should be proficient in a range of skills such as woodworking ...eader: Projects, hints, tips and anecdotes of the trade''. West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Guy Lautard. ISBN 0-9690980-2-2.

..., or roll crimps, which are best for rimmed cartridges such as are used in revolvers.<ref name=nonte_7 /> ...es with intentionally large chambers such as the [[Lee-Enfield]] in [[.303 British]]. The use of partial length or neck sizing for cartridges used in such la

...nal in [[Dum Dum]], near Calcutta around 1890. Designs included the [[.303 British|.303" Mk III, IV & V]] and the [[.455 Webley|.455" Mk III "Manstopper"]] ca ...let, are sometimes also referred to as the [[dum-dum]], so named after the British arsenal at Dum Dum, in present north Kolkata (Calcutta), [[India]], where i

[[Image:Khyberpassrifles.jpg|thumb|240px|Copies of British Martini and Snider firearms built in the Khyber region]][[Image:Webleypocke The most commonly encountered Khyber Pass Copies are of British military firearms, notably [[Martini-Henry]], [[Martini-Enfield]], and [[Le

**[[L115A1]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - .338 Lapua: British Service Weapon) **[[L96A1]] (UK - Bolt Action Rifle - 7.62 mm NATO: British Service Weapon)

...MV of 920 ft/s (280 m/s); the British [[Bren]] light machine gun in [[.303 British]] reached 2,440 ft/s (740 m/s); the M1 Garand firing .30-'06 had an MV of 2 ...uch as 30 Assault Unit sponsored by the Naval Intelligence Division of the British Admiralty, which operated across the entire Allied area of operations, also

...Megapixie.jpg|thumb|right|A modern image of an 1895 tripod-mounted, [[.303 British|.303]] caliber Maxim machine gun. The original Maxim of the 1880s was the f ...re bullets at Turks. While ahead of its time, foreshadowing the designs of revolvers, it was not adopted or produced.

....32]] calibre. The handgun categories include approximately half of the [[revolvers]] and [[pistols]] owned in [[Canada]]. There are specific provisions liste ...Bren gun]]s ([[Charlton Automatic Rifle]]).<ref>See Ian D. Skennerton, The British Service Lee, (London: Arms and Armour Press, 1982).</ref> Another well-know

...with strict dietary restrictions. The Sepoy soldiers in the employ of the British in [[India]], for example, were largely Hindu, who were forbidden to eat be ...iple parts. The following describes the construction of a cartridge for a British Enfield musket, from the inside out: