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  2. Colt Canada C19 - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Canada C19 is a licence-built, Finnish-designed Tikka T3 CTR bolt-action rifle modified for the Canadian Rangers.The C19 replaced the longer and heavier Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk.1.303" rifles which entered service with the Canadian Army in WWII and later, with the Canadian Rangers, when they were formed in 1947.

  3. History of weapons - Wikipedia

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    Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...

  4. List of equipment of the British Army - Wikipedia

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    Chosen to serve as the Alternative Individual Weapon of the Ranger Regiment and other Army Special Operations Brigade components, the L403A1 is the Knight's Stoner 1 variant of the Knight's Armament Company SR-16 fitted with a muzzle signature reduction system to mask the weapon from detection and a magnified optic. An initial order of 1,620 ...

  5. First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    The Ranger captain John Coffee Hays began to mobilize the newly reorganized Texas frontier militia companies, recruiting them up to strength to fill the requirements for a mounted regiment. His men were mustered into federal service in June and July 1846 [ 2 ] as the First Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifle Volunteers, a part of Zachary Taylor's ...

  6. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Zeo Sword: The personal weapon of Zeo Ranger V, Tommy Oliver, in Power Rangers: Zeo. Turbo Sword: A sword wielded by the Turbo Rangers; Turbo Lightning Sword: The Red Turbo Ranger's personal weapon. Spiral Saber: The Red Ranger's personal weapon in Power Rangers in Space. It has a drill-like blade and can be combined with an Astro Blaster and ...

  7. Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav], named after Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, which initially produced it) is a Swedish-developed 84 mm (3.3 in) caliber shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration during the second half of the 1940s as a crew-served man-portable infantry ...

  8. Semi-automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] In the early 1880s, Mannlicher began producing versions of his rifles designed for smokeless powder, continuing his work until he died in 1904. [ 13 ] The Fusil Automatique Modele 1917 was an early French semi-automatic rifle issued in limited numbers to the French Armed Forces during World War I .

  9. SOPMOD - Wikipedia

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    The kit allows US Special Operations Forces (US SOF) personnel to configure their weapons to individual preferences and customize for different mission requirements. The program dates back to September 1989, when the Special Operations Special Technology (SOST) Modular Close Combat Carbine Project was founded. This was the first program to ...