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  2. List of U.S. state firearms - Wikipedia

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    In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning.The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history."

  3. Rural King - Wikipedia

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    Rural King Supply is a farm supply store based in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1960, as of 2024 the chain has 135 stores in the U.S. states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Alabama. [1] The company also operates an online ...

  4. 21 cm RK L/19 - Wikipedia

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    3,750 m at 9.5° [3] The 21 cm RK L/19 was the later name of a rifled breech loader gun of the Prussian Navy. This gun started with a massive gun barrel, cast from steel in one piece. In 1868 a built-up gun barrel version was tested in Prussia and found to be much more powerful. Many of the massive guns were then changed to built-up guns.

  5. RK 95 TP - Wikipedia

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    Sights. Flip-up dual rear aperture and front post with tritium inserts. 465 mm (18.3 in) sight radius. The RK 95 TP (from Finnish Rynnäkkökivääri 95 taittoperä, 'Assault Rifle 95 folding stock'), officially 7.62 RK 95 TP and commercially known as the M95, is a 7.62×39mm Finnish assault rifle adopted in relatively small numbers by the ...

  6. Red Queen (anti-aircraft gun) - Wikipedia

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    Red King and Red Queen were experimental revolver cannon anti-aircraft guns developed for the British Army during the 1950s. Red King was a two-barrel design from Oerlikon, Red Queen was a single-barrel water-cooled design. The project was cancelled with the introduction of the Bofors 40 mm/L70, which became the standard anti-aircraft gun for ...

  7. RK 71 - Wikipedia

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    Open rear sight, adjustable between 200 and 500 metres, forward post with flip-up tritium illuminated post, 375 mm sight radius. The RK 71 (from Finnish rynnäkkökivääri 71, 'assault rifle 71'), commercially M71, is a Finnish assault rifle designed and manufactured by Valmet. It is based on the RK 62, which in turn is based on the Soviet AK-47.

  8. Springfield Armory - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHLD. December 19, 1960. The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968. It was the first federal armory and one of ...

  9. Gun laws in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. state of Alaska has very permissive gun laws, and very few regulations regarding the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition compared to those in most of the contiguous United States. Alaska was the first state to adopt carry laws modeled after those of Vermont, where no license is required to carry a handgun either openly ...