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  2. Auto-Ordnance Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Auto-Ordnance was a U.S. arms development firm founded by retired Colonel John T. Thompson of the United States Army Ordnance Department in 1916. [1] Auto-Ordnance is best known for the Thompson submachine gun, used as a military weapon by the Allied forces in World War II, and also notorious as a gangster weapon used during the Roaring Twenties.

  3. Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    Auto-Ordnance 1927A5 DOJ BATFE Firearm Classification Letter. The Model 1927A5 is a semi-automatic, .45 ACP pistol version of the Thompson originally produced by Auto-Ordnance in West Hurley from the 1970s until the late 1980s or early 1990s. It featured an aluminum receiver to reduce weight.

  4. M1918 Browning automatic rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Browning automatic rifle (BAR) is a family of American automatic rifles and machine guns used by the United States and numerous other countries during the 20th century. . The primary variant of the BAR series was the M1918, chambered for the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and designed by John Browning in 1917 for the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe as a replacement for the ...

  5. List of machine guns - Wikipedia

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    Ordnance Factories Board: 5.56×45mm NATO: Detachable box magazine India: 1998 Daewoo K3: Daewoo Precision Industries: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt/Detachable box magazine South Korea: 1991 S&T K15: SNT Motiv: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt South Korea: 2022 [4] S&T K16: SNT Motiv: 7.62×51mm NATO: Ammunition belt South Korea: 2021 XR-17 ...

  6. United States Army Ordnance Corps - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Ordnance Corps, formerly the United States Army Ordnance Department, is a sustainment branch of the United States Army, headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. The broad mission of the Ordnance Corps is to supply Army combat units with weapons and ammunition, including at times, their procurements and maintenance.

  7. Thompson Light Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The Thompson Light Rifle was an attempt by the Auto-Ordnance Company to manufacture a light rifle for the United States Armed Forces. The overall weapon was based on their well proven .45 ACP submachine gun, although the original .30 Carbine caliber rifle was based on the M1921/27 variants. It worked well but due to the war effort was found ...

  8. Sticker shock: Ohio drivers seeing historic rate jumps on ...

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    The big 10 carriers in Ohio raised homeowner rates 3.8% last year, more modest than auto rates, but still the biggest increase since 2018. American Family posted the biggest increase, 14.3%, and ...

  9. Scioto Ordnance Plant - Wikipedia

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    Map of former Scioto Ordnance Plant Scioto Ordnance Plant property line on 1973 air photo. The Scioto Ordnance Plant (SOP) was a munitions and incendiary bomb-making facility built in Marion County, Ohio, by the United States Army in 1942, and operated under lease by United States Rubber Company – most recently known as Uniroyal. The plant ...