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  • 1QF 3 inch 20 cwt — Infobox Weapon name=QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti aircraft gun caption=Egyptian gun captured by Israel in the 1956 war. origin=UK type=anti aircraft gun is ranged=yes is artillery=yes is UK=yes service=1914 1946Hogg Thurston 1972, page 78] used by=UK FIN …

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  • 2Bofors 37 mm — anti tank gun Polish wz.36 anti tank gun. Type Anti tank gun Place of origin …

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  • 376 mm divisional gun M1939 (USV) — Infobox Weapon name=76 mm divisional gun model 1939 (USV) caption=USV in Hämeenlinna Artillery Museum, Finland. origin=USSR type=field gun is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery=yes is vehicle= is UK= service= used by= wars=… …

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  • 476 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) — Infobox Weapon name=76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F 22) caption=76 mm divisional gun F 22 in Hämeenlinna artillery museum, Finland. origin=USSR type=field gun is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery=yes is vehicle= is UK= service= used by …

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  • 5Magazine (firearms) — Not to be confused with Magazine (artillery). A staggered column 9x19mm pistol box magazine; the top image shows the magazine loaded and ready for use while the lower image shows it unloaded and disassembled A magazine is an ammunition storage… …

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  • 65"/38 caliber gun — Infobox Weapon name= 5 /38 Caliber Gun caption= Two Mk 30 single enclosed base ring mounts on a Fletcher class destroyer. origin= United States type= Deck Gun is artillery=yes service= 1934 used by= US Navy, US Coast Guard, Royal Navy, Danish… …

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  • 7Martini-Henry — Mk I–IV Type Service rifle Shotgun (Greener Prison Variant) Place of or …

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  • 8Ordnance QF 25 pounder — Gun shown mounted on its firing platform, King Street West, Dundas, Hamilton, Canada. Type Field gun/Howitzer …

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  • 9Breechblock — A breechblock (or breech block ) is the part of the firearm action that closes the breech of a weapon (whether small arms or artillery) at the moment of firing. Most modern small firearms use a rotating breechblock, better known as a bolt, first… …

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  • 10Armstrong Gun — The Armstrong Gun is a type of large rifled gun first manufactured in England in 1855. It was designed by Sir William Armstrong and manufactured by the Elswick Ordnance Company and the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich.HistoryIn 1854 Armstrong approached …

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