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In 1995, the men's story was turned into a Tyne Tees Television documentary called The Richmond Sixteen, and in 2007 they were one of the subjects of a book by Will Ellsworth-Jones. [3] At Richmond Castle, early in the 21st century English Heritage laid out an area called the Cockpit Garden as a memorial to the men known as the Richmond Sixteen.
Rifles. Berthier M1892, M1892/16, M1907/15 and M1916; Carcano M1891 (Standard issue rifle) Lebel M1886/93; ... Machine gun. Gatling gun (Pre World War 1) Field guns.
The Richmond rifle was a rifled musket produced by the Richmond Armory in Richmond, Virginia, for use by the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
M1895 Lee Navy (USA – rifle, bolt-action – 1895) Mannlicher. Mannlicher M1886 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1886) Mannlicher M1888 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1888) Mannlicher M1894 (German Empire – pistol – 1894) Mannlicher M1895 (Austria-Hungary – rifle – 1895) Marlin Model 1894 (USA – rifle – 1894)
The unit was disbanded in 1945, but reformed in The Rifle Brigade in January 1947 and transferred to The Army Air Corps in July as the 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists Rifles). [15] The number 21 SAS was chosen to perpetuate two disbanded wartime regiments, 2 SAS and 1 SAS.
Led a small group in capturing a series of machine gun nests and then treated the wounded Thomas C. Neibaur: Army: Private: near Landres-et-Saint-Georges, France: Oct 16, 1918: Although wounded and cut off from his unit, helped hold off a German counterattack Richard W. O'Neill: Army: Sergeant: on the Ourcq River, France: Jul 30, 1918
Its primary purpose was to fulfill a contract to produce 1.8 million Mosin–Nagant rifles for Czar Nicholas II of Russia during World War I. [2] In order to produce the rifles, they purchased the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts on 1 July 1916 and acquired all its holdings which included firearms and tool ...
A gun fitted with a gun shield, Flash suppressor and wheels, displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, 2007 / transferred to U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection], Fort Moore The modèle 1916 gun's 37mm caliber was the smallest allowed for explosive shells under the 1899 Hague Convention and hence was used by many nations for small guns.