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• StG 44

  The StG 44 — Sturmgewehr, 'storm rifle' — was the first true assault rifle: select-fire, stamped-steel, and chambered for the intermediate… Continued…

• Bolo Knife

  The bolo is the broad-bladed working knife of the Philippines — wider toward the tip, weighted for the chop, the universal tool of field… Continued…

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  Pattern 1853 Enfield

  The Pattern 1853 Enfield was the British Army's .577 caliber percussion rifle-musket, adopted in 1853 and made at the Royal Small Arms… Continued…

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  Rifle No. 4 Mk I

  The Rifle No. 4 Mk I was the British Army's main bolt-action service rifle of the Second World War. Approved on 15 November 1939 and put… Continued…

• Remington Model 1875

  The Remington Model 1875 was Remington's answer to the Colt Peacemaker: a big single-action Army revolver in .44 and .45 calibers, built on… Continued…

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  Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III

  The Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III, or SMLE Mk III, was the rifle the British Empire carried through the First World War. Approved on 26… Continued…

• Winchester Model 1892

  The Winchester Model 1892 was John Browning's compact masterpiece of the lever-action line: the pistol-caliber Winchester rebuilt around… Continued…

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  Springfield Model 1861

  The Springfield Model 1861 was the standard infantry arm of the Union in the Civil War: a .58 caliber single-shot muzzleloading… Continued…

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