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  2. Kalthoff repeater - Wikipedia

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    The ball magazine was situated in a cylindrical cavity in the stock under the barrel. [6] Many Kalthoff guns used a magazine located in the ramrod cavity, and featured a cap designed to look like the end of the ramrod. [1] This style of magazine was around a 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length and could hold over 60 14 mm (0.55 in) balls. [3]

  3. Action (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Belton flintlock; The Jennings Magazine Rifle; Meigs Sliding Guard Action Repeater; Roper repeater; The Orvill Robinson Model 2 rifle: Orvill Robinson, a New York-based firearms designer, developed two rifles. His first, patented in 1870 and commonly referred to by collectors as the "Model 1" though it has no official designation, was a ...

  4. Repeating firearm - Wikipedia

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    The flintlock Kalthoff repeaters by Mathias Kalthoff, circa. 1656–1694, at Livrustkammaren. A repeating firearm or repeater is any firearm (either a handgun or long gun) that is designed for multiple, repeated firings before the gun has to be reloaded with new ammunition.

  5. Chelembron system - Wikipedia

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    The Chelembron system was a magazine system used for flintlock repeating rifles that originated around 1668. While the invention of the system is attributed to Michele Lorenzoni, the system is named after French gun-makers who made many guns in India using the system.

  6. Firearm - Wikipedia

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    Flintlock mechanism. The flintlock action represented a major innovation ... A magazine is a part of the firearm which exists to store ammunition and to assist in its ...

  7. Repeating rifle - Wikipedia

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    A repeating rifle is a single-barreled rifle capable of repeated discharges between each ammunition reload. This is typically achieved by having multiple cartridges stored in a magazine (within or attached to the rifle) and then fed individually into the chamber by a reciprocating bolt, via either a manual or automatic action mechanism, while the act of chambering the round typically also ...

  8. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Magazine: A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm. Magazines may be integral to the firearm (fixed) or removable (detachable). The magazine functions by moving the cartridges stored in the magazine into a position where they may be loaded into the chamber by the action of the firearm.

  9. Flintlock - Wikipedia

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    The new flintlock system quickly became popular and was known and used in various forms throughout Europe by 1630, although older flintlock systems continued to be used for some time. Examples of early flintlock muskets can be seen in the painting "Marie de' Medici as Bellona" by Rubens (painted around 1622–1625). These flintlocks were in use ...