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This bullet was the first of its kind. Now the shooter could shoot faster without load the musket ball and gun powder into the gun.
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The Gatling gun was invented by Dr. Richard J. Gatling. It was one of the first "machine gun'
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These guns were the first of their kind allow a shooter to fire multiple shots without reloading. It was the Model 1873 that had the earned the nickname "the gun that won the west"
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The first portable machine gun was made in 1884 by Hiram Maxim. These were used in trench warfare on both sides. There were different designs like Browning (American), Maschinengewehr (German), Hotchkiss (French), and Pulemyot Maxima (Russian).
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The Lebel 1886 was the first mass produced magazine rifle. It was used mostly by the French in WWI
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Originally a musket it was upgraded over the years to a bolt action repeating rifle. The model 93/38 was used to assassinate JFK
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A light machine gun used during most of the 20th century.
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The thompson submachine gun was the first handheld machine gun. It help end the first world war. It is most famous because of its use by the gangsters of the prohabition era.
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A machine gun that was used during WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam war and it is still in use today
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The first semi-automatic rifle issued to american soldiers.
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A light machine gun used by the British in WWII. It is still used today.
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Invented in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was used in the Vietnam War by North Vietnamese troops.
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The M16 is one of the most versitile weapon in the U.S. armory. Invented in 1957, it was used in the Vietnam war. It is still used by our troops and S.W.A.T. today
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The Minigun was practically the Gatling gun on steriods. Shooting about 6,000 rounds per minute. First used on helicopters in the Vietnam war. Now are attached to helicopters, car, hummers, and tripods.
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This rifle set the world record for distance kill. The distance was 1.5 miles
