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The first experimental rifle using a direct impingement system was the French ENT 1901 Rossignol B1 rifle followed by Rossignol's B2, B4 and B5. The firs ... Indochina. The magazine release was modified in the MAS 44 A version. The French Army required the rifle to have a rail milled into the receiver for a scope

.../le/products/firearms/model.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007&mid=FNM0038 FN F2000 Rifles - F2000 Tactical], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> <li>3.65 kg (8.04 lb) (''FS2000' ....fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF013&gid=FNG007 FN F2000 Rifles], [[FNH USA]], 2010</ref> The F2000 made its debut in March 2001 at the [[I

...Russian [[SKS]] [[carbine]] and French [[MAS-49]] series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, FAL rifles have also been manufactured in both light and heavy-barrel configurations,

}}The '''Minimi''' (short for French: ''Mini Mitrailleuse''; “mini machine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[ ... pistol grip was initially copied directly from the [[FN FAL|FAL]] and FNC rifles, currently a modified grip with lateral grooves is used, installed at a sma

...y of Herstal, near Liège. The ''Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre'' ([[French]] for ''National Factory of Weapons of War'') was established in 1889 to ma ...') pistol, the ''GP'' standing for ''Grande Puissance'' or "high power" in French. However, the weapon was finalized by [[Dieudonné Saive]] and did not appe

The [[Ross Rifle Company|Ross Rifle Co.]] made sporting rifles from early in its production, most notably chambered in [[.280 Ross]], intr ...nd eventually landed his first contract in 1903 for 12,000 ''Mark I Ross'' rifles.

...cities and, typically, higher [[trajectories]]. Hand-held firearms, like [[rifles]], [[carbines]], [[pistols]] and other small firearms are rarely called "gu ...secondary method of attack used in close combat. For example, arms such as rifles, muskets, and occasionally [[submachine gun]]s can have [[bayonet]]s affixe

...olt carrier. Rifles that use this system include the [[M16 rifle|M16]] and French [[MAS-49]]. ... and the gas port is in nearly the same location along the barrel for both rifles.

...ckson's 1828 election until the slavery issue became dominant after 1850. French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville traveled in America early during this era, ...era of Jacksonian democracy, was a pervasive spirit of individualism. The French commentator confessed that individualism was a novel term coined to captur

[[Image:AME1.jpg|thumb|left|[[AME 49]], French [[StG45]] in [[.30 Carbine]].]] ...y (Bundeswehr) now displayed interest and soon purchased a number of CETME rifles (7.62x51mm NATO chambering) for further testing. The CETME, known as the ''

...iented [[Heckler & Koch HK33|HK33]] and [[Heckler & Koch G41|G41]] assault rifles. However, the G11 program came to an abrupt end when the Bundeswehr rejecte ...ion ''Gewehr G36''. The order also involved an option for a further 17,000 rifles. Deliveries were first made to the Bundeswehr's NATO Quick Reaction Force d

...f>[http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/07/army_rifle_070715/ M4 to face new rifles in dust-chamber test] armytimes.com</ref> The XM8 scored the best, with onl ...ston is easily obstructed if not cleaned properly over time, disabling the rifles ability as a semi-automatic weapon. The [[selective fire]] trigger-mechanis

...ned several experimental [[Breech-loading weapon|breech-loading]] military rifles. Returning to Sömmerda, in [[1824]] he founded a company to manufacture [[ ...reality this rifle bears little, if any, resemblance to modern bolt-action rifles, except for the bolt principle itself, which was applied to close the breec

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]

sniper rifles! The typical conversion consists of rebarrelling, adaptor. These rifles occasionally appear in Shotgun News (in the

*[[France|French]]: [[FAMAS (rifle)|FAMAS]] * Polish [[Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl]] and [[Beryl wz.96]] assault rifles

*[[MP 704 (f)]] (captured French PM Vollmer Erma) *[[MAS-38|MP 722 (f)]] (captured French MAS-38)

...cludes some of the more notable Assault Rifles but also covers some Battle Rifles. ...0s, Izhmash designers developed the unified complex of Kalashnikov assault rifles chambered for domestic 7.62 x 39mm, 5.45 x 39mm cartridges as well as the 5

*[[Belgian M1871 Trooper's Revolver]] (Belgium - Revolver - 11 x 17.5 mm French Ordnance) *[[Beretta|Beretta Rifles]]

|type= [[Bolt-action]] [[service rifle]] |action= [[Bolt-action]]