Firearm - Wikipedia
WEBA firearm is a barreled ranged weapon that inflicts damage on targets by launching one or more projectiles driven by rapidly expanding high-pressure gas produced by exothermic combustion ( deflagration) of a chemical propellant, historically black powder, now smokeless powder. [1] [2] [3]
History of the firearm - Wikipedia
WEBThe history of firearms begins in 10th-century China, when tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make portable fire lances, operable by one person. This was later used effectively as a shock weapon in the Siege of De'an in 1132.
List of firearms - Wikipedia
WEBList of firearms. This is an extensive list of small arms —including pistols, revolvers, submachine guns, shotguns, battle rifles, assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, personal defense weapons, carbines, designated marksman rifles, multiple-barrel firearms, grenade launchers, underwater firearms, anti-tank rifles, anti-materiel rifles ...
Gun - Wikipedia
WEBA gun is a device designed to propel a projectile using pressure or explosive force. [1] [2] The projectiles are typically solid, but can also be pressurized liquid (e.g. in water guns / cannons ), or gas (e.g. light-gas gun ).
Handgun - Wikipedia
WEBA handgun is a firearm designed to be usable with only one hand. It is distinguished from a long gun (i.e. carbine, rifle, shotgun, submachine gun, or machine gun) which needs to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder. Handguns have shorter effective ranges compared to long
Overview of gun laws by nation - Wikipedia
WEBGun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. [1] Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms, and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions.
Category:Firearms - Wikipedia
WEBThis category has the following 37 subcategories, out of 37 total. Firearms by caliber (64 C, 4 P) Firearms by country (44 C) Firearms by designer (6 C) Firearms by type (23 C, 1 P) Firearms by action (5 C)
Firearm - Wikiwand
WEBA firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions ). The M16 rifle and the AK-47, two common firearms with significant influences on firearm design.
Gun - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBSIG P220 Zoll-p1030137. A gun (also called a firearm) is a weapon used to shoot one or more metal projectiles called bullets. Guns made of wood or bamboo are thought to have been made in China around 1000 AD. In the next few centuries they spread to other parts of Asia and to Europe where they were made of metal.
A Brief History of Firearms - NRA Museums:
WEBEARLY IGNITION SYSTEMS. For the next four centuries, the greatest advances in the evolution of firearms would focus primarily on the search for more reliable methods of igniting the gunpowder, in addition to design advances for more rapid repeat shots and better accuracy. The term " lock, stock and barrel " comes from firearms design ...
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