The Type 56 carbine, also colloquially known as the Chinese SKS carbine or a Chicom SKS (used mostly in USA) was a license-built version of the Soviet ...
The Simonov SKS carbine was officially adopted by the Soviet Army in 1949, as a part of the new small arms system, built around the new 7.62mm Model 1943 ...
The Cei-Rigotti rifle, while almost forgotten today, is nevertheless a historically important weapon, as one of the worlds’ first automatic rifles ever ...
S&W Light Rifle Model 1940 Mk.1 S&W Light Rifle Model 1940 Mk.1, with Enfield-made detachable metallic stock S&W Light Rifle ...
The Model 1935 or “PG” (Peso a Gaz, gas-operated) rifle was developed during early 1930s by famous Italian company Societa Meccanica Ernesto ...
Pedersen T1 rifle, as made and tested in USA Vickers-Pedersen rifle, made in UK prototype Pedersen-type rifle, made in Japan prototype Pedersen-type ...
Meunier A6 M1916 rifle Meunier A6 M1916 rifle – diagram Caliber 7x57mm Meunier Action Long recoil, semi-automatic Length, overall 1295 ...
Farquhar-Hill rifle with 19-round drum magazine Farquhar-Hill rifle Farquhar-Hill rifle, close-up view to the gas piston and intermediate ...
Madsen-Rasmussen (Bjarnov) M1888 semi-automatic rifle Madsen-Rasmussen M1896semi-automatic rifle Caliber 8x58R Krag Action Short recoil ...
Caliber: 7.92×57 mm Mauser, also 7×57 Mauser, .30-06 US, and others Action: Gas operated, side-swinging bolt Overall length: 1150 mm ...
7.5mm Vz.52 rifle. 7.62mm Vz.52/57 rifle; note different magazine shape. Caliber: 7.5×45 mm Vz.52 or 7.62x39mm M43 ...
AG-42B rifle. Drawing from patent, issued in the USA in 1943 to Erik Eklund; AG-42 rifle gas system is based on this patent. Caliber: ...
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