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• small arms: Early Small Arms - Early Small Arms The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent. Initially ...
• small arms: Bibliography - Bibliography See W. Y. Carman, A History of Firearms from Earliest Times to 1914 (1955); A. J. ...
• small arms: Breechloaders and Revolvers - Breechloaders and Revolvers Although gunsmiths had experimented with breech-loading cannon and ...
• small arms: Evolution of the Rifle - Evolution of the Rifle The rifle, invented in the 15th cent., is a firearm with a grooved, or ...
• small arms: Automatic Weapons - Automatic Weapons Automatic small arms were developed almost exclusively by inventors of American ...

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