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  2. List of the largest cannon by caliber - Wikipedia

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    Naval gun: 1864 United States: John A. Dahlgren: 508 M. 1864 20-inch Rodman gun: Naval gun: 1864 United States: Thomas Jackson Rodman 480 45 caliber 5 Year Type 36 cm gun Naval gun: 1918–1922 Empire of Japan: Kure Naval Arsenal: 460 46 cm/45 Type 94: Naval gun: 1940 Empire of Japan: Kure Naval Arsenal: 457.2 BL 18 inch railway howitzer ...

  3. .950 JDJ - Wikipedia

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    .950 JDJ cases are approximately 70 mm in length, and are based on a 20×110mm case shortened and necked up to accept the .950 in (24.1 mm) bullet. Projectiles are custom-made and most commonly weigh 3,600 grains (230 g) which is 8.2 ounces or over half a pound.

  4. List of most-produced firearms - Wikipedia

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    Semi-automatic rifle 295,840 Chauchat: Light machine gun 262,000 Heckler & Koch G36: Assault rifle Germany: 260,000+ 500,000+ [168] TEC-9: Semi-automatic pistol United States: 257,434 Colt Model 1851 Navy: Revolver United States: 257,000 [52] Howa Type 64: Battle rifle Japan: 230,000 [169] Lewis gun: Light machine gun United Kingdom: 202,050 ...

  5. 240 mm howitzer M1 - Wikipedia

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    The 240 mm howitzer M1, popularly nicknamed the "Black Dragon", [1] was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The 240 mm M1 was designed to replace the World War I era 240 mm howitzer M1918, which was based on a 1911 French design and was outdated by World War II. The project to replace the M1918 began in 1941. [2]

  6. Colt Walker - Wikipedia

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    Colt, New York City. The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six charges of black powder behind six bullets (typically .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker.

  7. .700 Nitro Express - Wikipedia

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    The .700 Nitro Express (17.8×89mmR) is a big-game rifle cartridge. The cartridge is typically charged with around 250 grains of powder, in addition to a two-grain igniter charge (to reduce the tendency of the cartridge to hang fire from such large powder charges). [3] The cartridge was introduced in 1988 by the boutique gunmakers Holland ...

  8. Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express revolver - Wikipedia

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    Action. Single-action. Feed system. 5 round cylinder. The .600 Nitro Express Zeliska revolver is an Austrian single-action revolver produced by Pfeifer Waffen. Except for the Giant 1859 28mm Remington revolver, the Zeliska may be the largest handgun in the world, weighing in at 6.001 kilograms (13.230 lb) and having a length of 55 centimetres ...

  9. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    World War I also marked the use of the Paris Gun, the longest-ranged gun ever fired. This 200 mm (8 in) caliber gun was used by the Germans to bombard Paris, and was capable of hitting targets more than 122 km (76 mi) away. [151] Royal Artillery howitzers at the Battle of the Somme. The Second World War sparked new developments in cannon ...