The Henry repeating rifle is a lever-action tubular magazine rifle famed both for its use at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and being the basis for the... 13 KB (1,418 words) - 01:47, 11 May 2024 |
The Martini–Henry is a breech-loading single-shot rifle with a lever action that was used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually... 37 KB (4,303 words) - 10:03, 9 May 2024 |
manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed from the 1860 Henry rifle, Winchester rifles were among the earliest repeaters. The Model 1873... 39 KB (4,195 words) - 04:55, 6 May 2024 |
British military rifles (redirect from Rifle, Number 1) The origins of the modern British military rifle are within its predecessor the Brown Bess musket. While a musket was largely inaccurate over 100 yards... 49 KB (6,608 words) - 05:56, 27 April 2024 |
Snider–Enfield (redirect from Snider Rifle) Enfield muzzle-loading rifles, and used it until 1880 when the Martini–Henry rifle began to supersede it. The British Indian Army used the Snider–Enfield... 12 KB (1,244 words) - 02:20, 23 April 2024 |
A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting and higher stopping power, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves (rifling)... 44 KB (5,468 words) - 23:29, 10 May 2024 |
Lever action (redirect from Lever action rifle) made. The Winchester Model 1873 rifle is one of the most famous lever-action firearms, but many manufacturers (notably Henry and Marlin) also produce lever-action... 17 KB (2,345 words) - 09:47, 9 May 2024 |
44 Henry, also known as the .44 Henry Flat, the .44 Rimfire, the .44 Long Rimfire, and the 11x23mmR (11x23mm Rimmed) in Europe, is a rimfire rifle and... 8 KB (1,011 words) - 08:45, 3 May 2024 |
Also known as 11.43x60R (61R) The .577/450 Martini–Henry is a black powder, centrefire rifle cartridge. It was the standard British service cartridge... 18 KB (2,194 words) - 02:11, 18 March 2024 |
magazine gun. Jobard Rifle: a turret rifle with 14 shots patented in Belgium in 1826 and presented to the government in 1835. Henry Rifle: a French 14 shot... 25 KB (3,004 words) - 14:27, 3 January 2024 |
Henry Repeating Arms takes its name from Benjamin Tyler Henry, the inventor who patented the first repeating rifle in 1860, known as the Henry rifle.... 9 KB (924 words) - 02:27, 9 May 2024 |
metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between... 21 KB (2,207 words) - 12:19, 3 May 2024 |
Volcanic Repeating Arms (redirect from Volcanic Rifle) foreman Benjamin Tyler Henry) and sold by C. P. Dixon. Horace Smith was also hired by Courtlandt Palmer to improve the Jennings Rifle, patenting the Smith-Jennings... 9 KB (865 words) - 23:55, 5 April 2024 |
more bought by states and individuals. Henry rifle: The Henry repeating rifle was similar to the Spencer rifle in that it used a lever action and had... 27 KB (3,184 words) - 18:37, 15 April 2024 |
a much-improved rifle based on Jennings' design, and the partners also hired away Robbins & Lawrence shop foreman Benjamin Tyler Henry. In 1855, the Smith... 26 KB (3,016 words) - 11:39, 11 March 2024 |
Rimfire ammunition (redirect from Rimfire rifle) used during the American Civil War in the Henry repeating rifle, the Spencer repeating rifle, the Ballard Rifle, and the Frank Wesson carbine. While rimfire... 16 KB (2,043 words) - 20:57, 7 May 2024 |
ArmaLite AR-7 (redirect from Henry Survival Rifle) The ArmaLite AR-7 Explorer is a semi-automatic firearm in .22 Long Rifle caliber, developed in 1959 from the AR-5 that was adopted by the U.S. Air Force... 17 KB (2,340 words) - 00:12, 29 January 2024 |
The Swinburn–Henry rifle was a breech-loading lever-actuated single-shot rifle that was used by British Commonwealth forces in the late 1870s as substitute... 8 KB (644 words) - 12:26, 8 April 2022 |
Breechblock (redirect from Split breech rifle) Krag–Petersson rifle. Section of the Martini–Henry The Martini-Henry, showing the breech open and closed The Martini-Henry Mk 1 The Peabody rifle, which has... 30 KB (3,745 words) - 14:02, 24 March 2024 |
Buntline Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver Spencer repeating rifle Henry rifle Rifles in the American Civil War Taurus Circuit Judge MTs-255... 15 KB (1,767 words) - 19:11, 13 March 2024 |
Benjamin Tyler Henry (March 22, 1821 – June 8, 1898) was an American gunsmith and manufacturer. He was the inventor of the Henry rifle, the first reliable... 6 KB (611 words) - 09:36, 5 October 2023 |
Falling-block action (redirect from Sliding block rifle) related to that of the Martini–Henry rifle, the Peabody action (similar to, but not identical with, that of the Martini–Henry), the Ballard action, and the... 5 KB (564 words) - 16:03, 7 February 2024 |
Fusil Gras mle 1874 (redirect from Gras rifle) development of the Boxer cartridge in 1866, and the British 1870 Martini–Henry rifle which used it. Those were soon emulated by the Germans with the 1871... 19 KB (1,739 words) - 19:02, 30 April 2024 |
horror movie Henry (comics), an American comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson "Henry", a song by New Riders of the Purple Sage Henry rifle, the first... 6 KB (760 words) - 12:50, 12 May 2024 |
Frank Wesson Rifles (redirect from Frank Wesson Rifle) this ammunition; these included the Henry repeating rifle (cartridge introduced in 1860), Spencer repeating rifle, Maynard carbine, Frank Wesson rifles... 18 KB (2,456 words) - 22:10, 30 April 2024 |