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51Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …
52Winchester Model 1887/1901 — Winchester Model 1887 shotgun Winchester Model 1887 Type Shotgun Place of origin …
53Double rifle — Holland and Holland double rifle in .375 H H Magnum. A double barreled rifle or double rifle is a type of sporting rifle with two barrels instead of one, available in either side by side or over and under barrel configurations. Double rifles are… …
54Nitroglycerin — This article is about the chemical properties of nitroglycerin and its use as an explosive. For medical and pharmacological applications, see glyceryl trinitrate (pharmacology). Nitroglycerin …
55.30-40 Krag — Infobox Firearm Cartridge name= .30 40 Krag caption= origin= Flag|United States type= Rifle service= Army used by= Flag|United States wars= designer= design date=1892 manufacturer= production date= number= variants= is SI specs= parent= case type …
56Antique guns — An Antique Firearm is, loosely speaking, a firearm designed and manufactured prior to the beginning of the 20th century the Boer War is often used as a cut off event, although the exact definition of what constitutes an Antique Firearm varies… …
57Maxim, Hudson — ▪ American inventor born Feb. 3, 1853, Orneville, Maine, U.S. died May 6, 1927, Landing Post Office, N.J. American inventor of explosives (explosive) extensively used in World War I. Maxim s study of chemistry at Wesleyan Seminary in Kent… …
58History of gunpowder — Gunpowder was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the invention of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, smokeless powder and TNT in the 19th century. However, prior to the invention of gunpowder, many incendiary and burning… …
59Poudre B — (from French: Poudre Blanche , meaning white powder ) or Vieille powder, was the first smokeless gunpowder.It was invented in 1886 by a French chemist called Paul Vieille. It was made out of two forms of nitrocellulose (collodion and guncotton)… …
60Dynamite gun — A dynamite gun is any of a class of artillery pieces distinguished by their specialized operating mechanism and purpose: they use compressed air to propel an explosive projectile. Dynamite guns were in use for a brief period from the 1880s to the …
