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Internationally, it became known as the "Greek Powder and Cartridge Company" (GPCC) in English, and "Poudrerie et Cartoucherie Hellénique" (PCH) in French. Starting with the production of 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer ammunition for the Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle, the company expanded beyond ammunition and explosives to engage in a ...
The Hellenic Arms Industry (Greek: Ελληνική Βιομηχανία Όπλων, Elliniki Viomichania Oplon, abbreviated EBO) is the main arms manufacturer of Greece. [1] Its creation is linked to a desire of Greek governments for "complete self-sufficiency" of Greece in the areas of personal and other weapons.
The gun's creation is connected to EPK's ambitions to become a major producer of infantry weapons. Following a proposal to the Greek government in 1937 the development of a modern machine gun of EPK's own design began, as well as construction of a small number of prototypes in 1939. The whole project, including the building of infrastructure ...
Kefefs is a Greek-made bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Hellenic Arms Industry in 1986. Used by special forces. [28] Sako TRG Finland.308 Winchester [12] Steyr SSG 08 Austria.338 Lapua Magnum: Used by Special forces. [29] Barrett MRAD United States: 7.62×51mm NATO [30] [31] [32] Barrett M82A1M United States.50 BMG
The 12mm Lefaucheux is a metallic center-fire cartridge.It was originally created as a rimless pinfire cartridge using black powder employed by the French navy on the Lefaucheux M1858 revolver.
Military rifle propellant was manufactured in batches in a procedure taking about two weeks [7] from treating cotton linters with nitric acid, through curing the extruded grains to evaporate excess ether and alcohol, and finally coating the dried grains with DNT and graphite. Each batch had somewhat different reaction rates, so testing was ...
The black powder blanks produce not only a loud report and flash, but also a cloud of white smoke. See also. List of rimmed cartridges; Notes Sources ...
The 6.5mm Grendel is an intermediate cartridge jointly designed by British-American armorer Bill Alexander, competitive shooter Arne Brennan (of Houston, Texas) and Lapua ballistician Janne Pohjoispää, as a low-recoil, high-precision rifle cartridge specifically for the AR-15 platform at medium/long range (200–800 yard).