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  2. FP-45 Liberator - Wikipedia

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    The FP-45 was a crude, single-shot pistol designed to be cheaply and quickly mass-produced. It had just 23 largely stamped and turned steel parts that were cheap and easy to manufacture. It fired the .45 ACP pistol cartridge from an unrifled barrel. Due to this limitation, it was intended for short-range use, 1–4 yards (0.91–3.66 m).

  3. Bond Arms - Wikipedia

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    In January 2023, Bond Arms unveiled the Cyclops at SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Cyclops is initially going to be released chambered in the 45-70 Gov't with future releases in other big-bore calibers like .454 Casull, .44 Magnum, and .50 Action Express. Unlike the other derringers by Bond Arms, the Cyclops barrel is a single-shot.

  4. .50 caliber handguns - Wikipedia

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    A custom made .50 Alaskan five-shot single-action revolver built on a BFR frame. The cylinder can also accommodate the 0.3 inch longer .50-110 Winchester cartridge. (Left: .50 Alaskan, Right: .50-110 Winchester) The largest commercially produced revolver: Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 500 built on the company's X-Frame.

  5. Category:Single-shot pistols - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Single-shot pistols" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bajō-zutsu; D.

  6. Single-shot - Wikipedia

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    Remington introduced the single-shot bolt-action XP-100 pistol in 1963, which heralded the era of high-performance, high-velocity pistols. The .221 Fireball cartridge lived up to its name by reaching velocities of 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s) from a 10.5 in (27 cm) barrel.

  7. U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. (U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co., USFA) was a privately held firearms-manufacturing firm based in Hartford, Connecticut.Until 2011, United States Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company, Inc. was known for producing single action revolvers, which were clones of the Colt Single Action Army revolver. [5]

  8. Duelling pistol - Wikipedia

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    Single shot, flintlock, rifled, .58 caliber, blued steel, Versailles, 1794–1797. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. A duelling pistol is a type of pistol that was manufactured in matching pairs to be used in a duel, when duels were customary. Duelling pistols are often single-shot flintlock or percussion black-powder pistols which fire a lead ...

  9. Improvised firearm - Wikipedia

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    The FP-45 Liberator and the Deer gun were crude zip gun-like single-shot pistols or derringers manufactured by the United States government for use by resistance forces in occupied territories, during World War II and the Vietnam War, respectively. FP-45 Liberator (Zip Gun) The FP-45 was designed to be cheaply and quickly mass-produced.