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A complete compendium of rifles and shotguns through the ages.
A "rifled" firearm is one in which the projectile is made to spin as it travels up the bore. The term "rifle," however, was originally applied to muskets to differentiate them from the earlier smoothbore weapons and is used today to designate the infantryman's personal weapon, fired from the shoulder or the hip, or, in some modern weapons, from a bipod. The rifle has also been used by...
5) Rifles
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Inside Rifles travel back in time to explore the earliest firearms and their ignition systems, percussion systems, and self-contained cartridges. Discover the role of the "buffalo rifle" in the Old West. Learn more about the birth of the modern rifle and then meet one of the greatest firearms inventors John Moses Browning, whose designs are still being used today.
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This works explores the American production of foreign military rifles for the Allies during the First World War. The demands of the war caused a number of Allied governments to enter into contracts with the American industry. These contracts resulted in the production of a number of different rifles. The historical circumstances of these contracts are presented for the first time. The book also offers a detailed description of each rifle intended...
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