Repeating Rifles

By J_Gross_World_1
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  • Bullet cartridge

    Bullet cartridge
    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.

  • Gatiling gun

    Gatiling gun
    The Gatling gun was invented by Dr. Richard J. Gatling. It was one of the first "machine gun'

  • Winchester Model 1866-1895

    Winchester Model 1866-1895
    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"

  • Machine Gun

    Machine Gun
    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).

  • French Lebel 1886

    French Lebel 1886
    The Lebel 1886 was the first mass produced magazine rifle. It was used mostly by the French in WWI

  • Carcano rifle

    Carcano rifle
    Originally a musket it was upgraded over the years to a bolt action repeating rifle. The model 93/38 was used to assassinate JFK

  • BAR

    BAR
    A light machine gun used during most of the 20th century.

  • Thompson Submachine Gun

    Thompson Submachine Gun
    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.

  • Browning M1919

    Browning M1919
    A machine gun that was used during WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam war and it is still in use today

  • M1 Garand

    M1 Garand
    The first semi-automatic rifle issued to american soldiers.

  • Bren light machine gun

    Bren light machine gun
    A light machine gun used by the British in WWII. It is still used today.

  • AK-47

    AK-47
    Invented in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was used in the Vietnam War by North Vietnamese troops.

  • M16

    M16
    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

  • Minigun

    Minigun
    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.

  • .50 caliber TAC-50

    .50 caliber TAC-50
    This rifle set the world record for distance kill. The distance was 1.5 miles