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Under the United States Gun Control Act of 1968, any cartridge firearm made in or before 1898 ("pre-1899") is classified as an "antique", and is generally outside of Federal jurisdiction, [citation needed] as administered and enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .
Massachusetts Arms Maynard Carbine (USA – rifle – 1851) Mauser. Gewehr 71 (German Empire – rifle – 1871) Gewehr 98 (German Empire – rifle – 1898) Mauser C78 "zig-zag" (German Empire – revolver – 1878) Mauser C96 (German Empire – pistol – 1896) Maxim Gun (United Kingdom – machine gun – 1883) Merrill carbine (USA – rifle ...
After changes to the Model 1899 receiver and internals in 1908, Savage would no longer work on 1895's or pre-1909 1899's and would instead offer to sell a new rifle at discounted price. During World War I, the Montreal Home Guard was issued Model 1899 rifles in "musket" form, which incorporated a bayonet lug and military-style stock. [2]
This category is for rifles pre-dating the Mauser Gewehr 1898, considered to be the a watershed point in rifle development. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The German Gewehr-Prüfungskommission (G.P.K.) (rifle testing commission) adopted the Gewehr 98 on 5 April 1898. [4] The action was derived from the experimental Gewehr 96 rifle. In 1901, the first troop issues of the Gewehr 98 rifles were made to the East Asian Expeditionary Force, the Imperial German Navy , and three premier Prussian army corps.
Calibers for the rifle vary and some are custom-chambered. The original rounds were the .32-20, .38-40, and .44-40 Winchester centerfire rounds, followed in 1895 by the new .25-20. [3] A few Model '92s chambered for .218 Bee were produced in 1936–38. [3] Rifles in .44-40 proved to be most popular, far outstripping sales of the other chamberings.
The Winchester Model 1876, or Centennial Model, was a heavier-framed rifle than the Models 1866 and 1873, chambered for full-powered centerfire rifle cartridges suitable for big-game hunting, rather than the handgun-sized rimfire and centerfire rounds of its predecessors. [32]
So as a stop-gap measure rifles and carbines with rolling-block action were converted to a for that time period very modern centerfire cartridge, the 8×58mmR Danish Krag (bullet diameter .322 in/8.17mm, bullet weight 237 grains/15.29 grams, muzzle velocity 1,965 ft per second/600 m/s), with the designation "gevär m/1867-89" used for converted ...