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  2. Why the US Military Refuses to Retire This Classic Rifle - AOL

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    Designer/original manufacturer: Springfield Armory. ... 10. M60 ©zim286 / iStock via Getty Images ... the M2 and M1919 machine guns and the M1911 .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol. This powerful ...

  3. Robert Hillberg - Wikipedia

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    Robert Hillberg (August 27, 1917 – August 12, 2012) was a firearm designer and the head of Research & Development at the High Standard Manufacturing Company.His designs included the folding shotgun stock, the Whitney Wolverine lightweight pistol, Wildey.45 gas-operated pistol, COP .357 Derringer pistol, and M60 machine gun. [4]

  4. Category : Semi-automatic pistols of the United States

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    C. Calico M950; Carbon 15; Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz Pistol; Colt 2000; Colt Ace; Colt Commander; Colt Delta Elite; Colt Double Eagle; Colt M1900; Colt M1902; Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammer

  5. Pedersen device - Wikipedia

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    After firing several rounds from what appeared to be an unmodified Springfield, he removed the standard bolt, inserted the device, and fired several magazines at a very high rate of fire. The evaluation team was favorably impressed. To deceive the enemy, the Ordnance Department decided to call it the US Automatic Pistol, Caliber .30, Model of 1918.

  6. List of semi-automatic pistols - Wikipedia

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    Pistol Auto 9mm 1A: Ordnance Factories Organisation: 9×19mm Parabellum India: 1977 Pistol CarpaČ›i Md. 1974: Cugir Arms Factory.32 ACP Romania: 1974 Pistol F. Ascaso: 9×23mm Largo Catalonia: 1937 Pistol Isard: Comisión de Industrias de Guerra: 9×23mm Largo Spain: 1937 Pistol model 2000: Cugir Arms Factory: 9×19mm Parabellum Romania: 2000 ...

  7. John Pedersen (arms designer) - Wikipedia

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    Pedersen is best known for the 1918 Pedersen device that converted a standard military Springfield 1903 rifle to a semi-automatic, pistol-caliber firearm. [2]He designed several successful sporting guns for Remington, including the novel Model 51 pistol, the Model 10 pump-action shotgun and the Models 12, 14, and 25 pump-action rifles.

  8. List of semi-automatic rifles - Wikipedia

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    M1947 Johnson auto carbine.30-06 Springfield United States 1947 M1 carbine.30 carbine United States 1942 M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S.Navy) United States 1934 Springfield Armory M1A: Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), 6.5mm Creedmoor United States 1954

  9. Springfield rifle - Wikipedia

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    The term Springfield rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces. In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly refers to the Springfield Model 1903 for its use in both world wars .