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10.5 km (6.5 mi) [3] The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr) [note 1] was a 76.2 mm (3 inch) gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest armour ...
Incendiary ammunition. A World War I era Buckingham Incendiary Bullet. Incendiary ammunition is a type of ammunition that contains a chemical that, upon hitting a hard obstacle, has the characteristic of causing fire/setting flammable materials in the vicinity of the impact on fire.
The John F. Kennedy assassination rifle is the long-barrelled firearm that was used to assassinate John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 38 infantry carbine (described by the Warren Commission as a "Mannlicher ...
Air gun. A collection of spring-piston air rifles. Under Lever Spring Piston Air Rifles. An air gun or airgun is a gun that uses energy from compressed air or other gases that are mechanically pressurized and then released to propel and accelerate projectiles, similar to the principle of the primitive blowgun.
First introduced in 1986, the Colt King Cobra is a medium frame double-action revolver featuring a six round cylinder which was designed and produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company and marketed to law enforcement agencies and civilian firearms enthusiasts. Available in blued and stainless steel finishes in a variety of barrel lengths and ...
The Lightweight Small Arms Technologies ( LSAT) program is funded by the U.S. Joint Service Small Arms Program, with the goal of significantly reducing the weight of small arms and their ammunition. [1] Following a series of military programs to investigate advances in small arms ( SPIW, Future Rifle, ACR, OICW ), the LSAT program is the US ...
General Thomas Gage (10 March 1718/19 – 2 April 1787) was a British Army general officer and colonial official best known for his many years of service in North America, including his role as British commander-in-chief in the early days of the American Revolution . Being born into an aristocratic family in England, he entered military service ...
7.62×38mmR (also known as 7.62 mm Nagant and Cartridge, Type R) is an ammunition cartridge designed for use in the Russian Nagant M1895 revolver . A small number of experimental submachine guns (e.g., Tokarev 1927 ), designed by Fedor Tokarev, were also produced in a 7.62 mm Nagant chambering. [4] None, however, were accepted into Soviet service.