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Born in 1911 in Louisiana, he served for over 28 years with the United States Border Patrol. He also served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Marine Reserve as a colonel. Jordan is credited with developing the 'Jordan' or 'Border Patrol' style of holster. The Jordan rig is ...
Two major developments at the turn of the 20th century set the course for the development of .416 Rigby as a successful big game hunting cartridge. The first was the development of cordite in the UK in 1889 and second the development of the Magnum Mauser 98 action based on the Gewehr 98 bolt-action magazine rifle which was designed in Germany. [4]
Small bore, higher velocity rifles, the long range express rifle; Miniature, short range rifles, or Rook rifle; Since then, express has gradually changed to denote a large bore diameter combined with high velocity. The 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica, for example, lists express
The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911, Colt .45, or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. [10]
Elmer Merrifield Keith (March 8, 1899 – February 14, 1984) [2] was an American rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum (1935), as well as the later .44 Magnum (1956) and .41 Magnum (1964) cartridges, credited by Roy G. Jinks as "the father of big bore handgunning."
Cross-sectional diagram of U.S. Army .45 ACP ball cartridge for the Model 1911 pistol, with dimensions in inches. During the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, the United States Cavalry began trials to replace their sidearm arsenal of issued Single Action Army (SAA) in favor of the more modern and versatile double-action revolver in ...
Les Baer offers both his Baer 1911 Premier II 5" and Premier II Super-Tac pistols either in .400 Corbon or as a .400 Corbon and .45 ACP dual caliber combination. [ 26 ] Nearly any .45 ACP pistol can be converted to utilize the .400 Cor-Bon cartridge with only a drop-in replacement barrel , and sometimes a heavier recoil spring (for 1911s this ...
102mm 60 caliber Pattern 1911 Russian Empire: 1911 - 1980 102 mm (4.0 in) Bofors 10,2 cm submarine anti air gun L/35 Sweden: Interwar - World War II 102 mm (4.0 in) Bofors 10,2 cm naval anti air gun L/50 Sweden: Interwar - World War II 102 mm (4.0 in) BL 4 inch naval gun Mk I - VI United Kingdom: 1880s - 1900 102 mm (4.0 in)