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41Merwin Hulbert — Merwin, Hulbert, and Co. or Merwin Hulbert was an American firearms manufacturer and marketer based in New York City which made revolvers and rifles from 1876 until 1916. The guns, themselves, were manufactured by a subsidiary company: Hopkins… …
42“brass” — A slang term sometimes used for fired cartridge cases …
43ejection pattern — The charting of where a particular firearm ejects fired cartridge cases …
44free-bored — /free bawrd , bohrd /, adj. (of a rifle) having a bore that is not rifled within a short distance of the breech, so that a fired cartridge travels about 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) before being engaged by the lands, thus reducing initial high pressures …
45small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
46Musket — Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. A musket is a muzzle loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.… …
47Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… …
48Comparison microscope — A B Two identical microscopes C C Specimens to compare D Comparison eyepiece (optical bridge) A comparison microscope is a device used to analyze side by side specimens. It consists of two microscopes connected by an optical bridge, which results …
49Assault rifle — An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine (not to be confused with a semi automatic only replica) firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and high powered rifle ammunition. Assault rifles… …
50FN P90 — PS90 redirects here. For the Russian aircraft engine PS 90, see Aviadvigatel PS 90. P90 …
