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  2. M3 submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted by the U.S. Army on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [12] The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun , but was cheaper to mass produce and lighter, at the expense of accuracy. [ 12 ]

  3. M134 Minigun - Wikipedia

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    The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.

  4. List of submachine guns - Wikipedia

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    Lusa submachine gun: INDEP: 9×19mm Parabellum Portugal: 1983 SMG M2 Hyde: Marlin Firearms.45 ACP United States: 1942 SMG M3 Grease Gun: General Motors.45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum.30 Carbine United States: 1942-1945, with additional production in early 1950s SMG M49 submachine gun: Zastava Arms: 7.62×25mm Tokarev Yugoslavia: 1949 SMG M50 Reising

  5. Grease gun - Wikipedia

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    A grease gun (pneumatic) A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually from a grease cartridge to a grease fitting or 'nipple'. The channels behind the grease nipple lead to where the lubrication is needed.

  6. List of former equipment of the Hellenic Armed Forces

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    Submachine guns. HROPI GP10 submachine gun [26] (Greek made) M3 submachine gun (American made, also known as grease gun) Sten submachine gun (British made) Thompson submachine gun (American made) Automatic rifles. HROPI automatic rifle [26] (Greek made) FN FAL (Belgian origin and Greek modification) Heckler & Koch G3 (German origin and Greek ...

  7. George Hyde (gun designer) - Wikipedia

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    An M3 Grease Gun. Hyde was the chief gun designer for the Inland Division of General Motors (GM) during World War II. He also did gun design work for Bendix Aviation Corporation. Among others, he was the designer or co-designer of these guns: The Hyde Model 33, a prototype submachine gun. [2] The Hyde Model 35, a prototype submachine gun. [2]

  8. United Defense M42 - Wikipedia

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    The United Defense M42, sometimes known as the Marlin for the company that did the actual manufacturing, was an American submachine gun used during World War II.It was produced from 1942 to 1943 by United Defense Supply Corp. for possible issue as a replacement for the Thompson submachine gun and was used by Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agents. [1]

  9. M2 Hyde - Wikipedia

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    20 or 30-round Thompson submachine gun box magazines The Hyde-Inland M2 was a United States submachine gun design submitted for trials at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February 1941. Work was undertaken by General Motors Inland Manufacturing Division to develop workable prototypes of George Hyde 's design patented in 1935 ( U.S. patent 2049776A ).