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...combat were the '''trench guns''' or '''trench shotguns''' issued in World War I. While limited in range, the multiple projectiles typically used in a [[s
...ion, and buck and ball loads were used by both sides of the American Civil War, often by cavalry units.<ref>See main article, [[shotgun]].</ref><ref name=
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...]] ''vier'' for ''four'') has four barrels and a '''fünfling''' (from the German ''fünf'' for ''five'') has five barrels.
... have a long history in Europe, dating back to the early days of cartridge firearms, and they are most popular in [[Germany]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]].
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These very large and heavy firearms were the first to be known as the elephant guns of the black powder era (18
...fter, they largely switched roles to tools for game wardens and as back-up firearms for professional hunters guiding international hunters.
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...e Gun]] which was used in [[World War II]], the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
...ellor326/> Australia had no experience in the development of mass-produced firearms and relied entirely on designs sourced from the United Kingdom for the manu
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|caption= Both early (top) and late-war (bottom) variants of the FG 42.
|wars= [[World War II]]
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...er War, Northern Ireland Troubles, Rhodesian Bush War, Falklands War, Gulf War, Both Chechen Wars, Balkan Wars
...countries during the Cold War, it was nicknamed "the right arm of the Free World".
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...th African Border War, Falklands War, Gulf War, Iraq war 2003, Afghanistan war
...railleuse d`Appui Général''<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg06-e.htm World Gun's FN MAG page.] Retrieved on November 21, 2008.</ref> – "general purp
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...ture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of [[firearms]]. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal req
This licensing system is administered by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives]]. An application for an FFL is filed on ATF Form 7. There
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...s use [[smokeless powder]], [[cordite]], or other propellants. Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of [[smoothbore]] [[shotgun]]s) have [[rifling|
...ny regulatory agencies, such as the American [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|US BATFE]], consider any firearm which dispenses more than o
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...rship, use, and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitz
...ten find themselves faced with a range of penalties or sanctions regarding firearms by neighboring states.
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...ty from World War 2 are thought to constitute the largest share of illegal firearms.
...s/publications/yearb2007.html] incorrectly claims there are some 3 million firearms in Finland[http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=17243&g
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...volumes of hot solids and gases which can be used as a [[propellant]] in [[firearms]] and fireworks.
...s that approximated black powder in terms of chamber pressure when used in firearms, but had significantly reduced amounts of smoke and combustion products; th
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|feed= 20-round detachable box [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]]
...pian Civil War, Operation Enduring Freedom/ISAF - Afghanistan, Second Gulf War
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}}The '''Huot''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[World War I]] [[light machine gun]] project.
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...ery first breech loaders adopted for use by an armed force anywhere in the world. A single shot [[black powder]] rifle, the ''kammerlader'' was operated wit
...hroughout its army and navy. Though [[United States]] was the first in the world with [[M1819 Hall rifle]]. The ''kammerladers'' were manufactured in severa
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..., Yom Kippur War, Iran–Iraq War, Yugoslav wars, Romanian Civil War, Iraq War, current regional conflicts.
...tion]] [[rifle]] adopted as the standard [[infantry rifle]] in 1935 by the German ''Wehrmacht'',<ref name="mausershooters" /> and was one of the final develo
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A distinctive feature of the Krag-Jørgensen action was its [[magazine (firearms)]]. While many other rifles of its era used an integral box magazine, the m
The 1880s were an interesting period in the development of modern firearms. During this decade [[smokeless powder]] came into general use, and the cal
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... 44|Sturmgewehr 44]] [[assault rifle]] developed by Germany in [[World War II]]. The curved barrel included a periscope sighting device for shooting aro
* http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseitenneu/Krummlauf.htm (German)
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... World War Two, and the rifles will be stamped (or over-stamped) with post-war dates. All such work was done at Fazakerly Arsenal, and included the follow
...of the vast majority of bolt action military rifles in the arsenals of the world's armies. Adequate for "volley fire", where massed ranks of infantry fired
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*[[MP18|MP 28 II]] (improved MP 18 I)
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