The History of Firearm Magazines and Magazine Prohibitions
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A Century of Antique Gun Values 7 by Greg Martin
A CENTURY OF ANTIQUE GUN VALUES 7 BY GREG MartiN Greg Martin and S.P. Fjestad shown honoring the late R.L. Wilson at an Antique Arms Show in Las Vegas. n April 12, 1958, James E. Serven addressed the American relatively favorable buying opportunities may well be present and Society of Arms Collectors at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, unrecognized today.” Serven followed up by presenting an interesting OTexas. His presentation was titled “Are Antique Guns a Good graph to his audience, listing 16 classifications of antique firearms by Investment?” I discovered his speech among the copious books and value and their ranking, with Colt firearms being the leaders in catalogues I had accumulated in years of collecting. It was not the title appreciation due to their popularity. Colts would continue to hold this that first caught my attention, because I felt that I already knew the exalted position for the next fifty-plus years, with Winchesters eventually answer, but the year it was presented. The 1950s were a decade that I reaching parity. could relate to. This is when my collecting adventures began amid surging While Serven’s investment calculations comparing gun values with interest in antique guns and sage warnings that prices were too high. conventional financial instruments, such as real estate, were of some 1958 was the midpoint to where we are today, and the vantage point merit, his identification of the subtle changes in gun values influenced from where Serven would answer his own question. In his presentation, by political and economic forces was more instructive. -
Thompson Brochure 9Th Edition.Indd
9th Edition Own A Piece Of American History Thompson Submachine Gun General John T. Thompson, a graduate of West Point, began his research in 1915 for an automatic weapon to supply the American military. World War I was dragging on and casualties were mounting. Having served in the U.S. Army’s ordnance supplies and logistics, General Thompson understood that greater fi repower was needed to end the war. Thompson was driven to create a lightweight, fully automatic fi rearm that would be effective against the contemporary machine gun. His idea was “a one-man, hand held machine gun. A trench broom!” The fi rst shipment of Thompson prototypes arrived on the dock in New York for shipment to Europe on November 11, 1918 the day that the War ended. In 1919, Thompson directed Auto-Ordnance to modify the gun for nonmilitary use. The gun, classifi ed a “submachine gun” to denote a small, hand-held, fully automatic fi rearm chambered for pistol ammunition, was offi cially named the “Thompson submachine gun” to honor the man most responsible for its creation. With military and police sales low, Auto-Ordnance sold its submachine guns through every legal outlet it could. A Thompson submachine gun could be purchased either by mail order, or from the local hardware or sporting goods store. Trusted Companion for Troops It was, also, in the mid ‘20s that the Thompson submachine gun was adopted for service by an Dillinger’s Choice offi cial military branch of the government. The U.S. Coast Guard issued Thompsons to patrol While Auto-Ordnance was selling the Thompson submachine gun in the open market in the ‘20s, boats along the eastern seaboard. -
The Bullard Rifle , James Herbert Bullard, Inventor
Reprinted from the American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 108:20-33 Additional articles available at http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/resources/articles/ 108/20 American Society Of Arms Collectors Reprinted from the American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 108:20-33 Additional articles available at http://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/resources/articles/ THE BULLARD RIFLE JAMES HERBERT BULLARD “INVENTOR” by Gene Weicht ames Herbert Bullard had more than 100 patents Wesson sometime around 1880 and went to work for the from 1872 to 1916, the last of which was a patent Springfield Sewing Machine Company, a Smith & Wes- that was issued after his death. More than half of the son Company. He left the company as superintendent in J 1881 and devoted his full time to setting up what became patents were for machinery or product improvements for the companies he was working for and were assigned to the Bullard Repeating Arms Company. With the Bullard them. Bullard very seldom put his name on a product, Rifle company up and running, he left his day-to-day in- machine, or improvement he patented, with the excep- volvement in 1885 to pursue his next venture involving tion of the Bullard rifle. Many patents were creations of the steam car and other interests. He always kept his stock Bullard’s mind and had nothing to do with the firearm in the company and was in and out of the factory fre- industry. The outcomes of many of those patents are un- quently until his death on March 26, 1914. known. From mid-1885 to 1887, Bullard worked independently James H. -
Protective Force Firearms Qualification Courses
PROTECTIVE FORCE FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Health, Safety and Security AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY: http://www.hss.energy.gov Office of Health, Safety and Security Protective Force Firearms Qualification Courses July 2011 i TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION A – APPROVED FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSES .......................... I-1 CHAPTER I . INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... I-1 1. Scope .................................................................................................................. I-1 2. Content ............................................................................................................... I-1 CHAPTER II . DOE FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS ................................................................................ II-1 1. Purpose ..............................................................................................................II-1 2. Scope .................................................................................................................II-1 3. Process ..............................................................................................................II-1 4. Roles .................................................................................................................II-2 CHAPTER III . GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSES.............................................................................III-1 CHAPTER IV -
Firearm Magazines
FIREARMS REGISTRY Firearm Magazines In NSW, firearms are classified according to calibre, method of firing and magazine capacity. Magazine capacity can determine what category a firearm will fall into, which in turn determines what type of licence is required to authorise possession and use. This FACT sheet provides information on fixed and detachable firearm magazines and the restrictions applicable to each. What is a firearm magazine? A firearm magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm and is defined as a firearm part under section 4 of the Firearms Act 1996. A magazine may be internal or external, with the external magazine being detachable. The magazine functions by moving the cartridges stored in the magazine into a position where they may be loaded into the chamber by the action of the firearm. Magazines come in many shapes and sizes and are an essential part of any repeating firearm, therefore they are subject to regulation and legislative control which restricts the number of cartridges they may hold. What magazines are restricted and are there any exemptions for obtaining a prohibited weapon permit? The following detachable magazines are defined as prohibited weapons by clause 4(4) to Schedule 1 of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998: (a) a rimfire rifle magazine with a capacity of more than 15 rounds, (b) a centre-fire self-loading rifle magazine with a capacity of more than 5 rounds, (c) a centre-fire rifle magazine (other than a self-loading rifle magazine) with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, (d) a shotgun magazine with a capacity of more than 5 rounds, (e) a tubular magazine extension that is capable of extending the capacity of any firearm, (f) a pistol magazine with a capacity of more than 10 rounds, (g) any magazine designed to be attached to any machine gun, sub-machine gun or other firearm that is capable of propelling projectiles in rapid succession following one pressure of the trigger. -
Instruction Manual
G2C/G2S INSTRUCTION MANUAL GENERAL SAFETY, OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND LIMITED WARRANTY READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR FIREARM Important: Keep this manual with your firearm. The information contained in this manual is useful, both for beginners and experienced shooters. In addition to important information about the function, cleaning and care of the firearm, this manual contains instructions that may be very helpful in shooting safely. The most important rule of safe firearm handling is always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction! CONTENTS Firearms Safety .................................................... 6 Get To Know Your Pistol...................................... 14 Ammunition ....................................................... 22 Operating Instructions ....................................... 26 Disassembly ....................................................... 30 Assembly ............................................................ 33 G2C/G2S Care and Maintenance ........................................ 34 Exploded View .................................................... 36 Taurus® Service .................................................. 40 TaurusUSA.com /TaurusUSA @taurususa /TaurusUSA Limited Warranty ............................................... 42 • Available in 9mm Luger and 40 S&W • Finish Matte Black or Matte Stainless slide WARNING • Single Action with restrike The safety warnings in this booklet are important. By understanding the dangers inherent in the • Adjustable rear sight use of any firearm, and -
Archaeological Perspectives on the History and Conduct of the Queensland Labour Trade
ResearchOnline@JCU This file is part of the following work: Beck, Stephen William (2008) Maritime mechanisms of contact and change: archaeological perspectives on the history and conduct of the Queensland labour trade. PhD Thesis, James Cook University. Access to this file is available from: https://doi.org/10.25903/5ed6da5799c62 Copyright © 2008 Stephen William Beck. The author has certified to JCU that they have made a reasonable effort to gain permission and acknowledge the owners of any third party copyright material included in this document. If you believe that this is not the case, please email [email protected] Maritime Mechanisms of Contact and Change: Archaeological Perspectives on the History and Conduct of the Queensland Labour Trade. Thesis submitted by Stephen William BECK BSocSc (Hons ) in September 2008 For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology in the School of Arts and Social Sciences James Cook University. STATEMENT OF ACCESS I, the undersigned author of this thesis, understand that James Cook University will make this thesis available for use within the University Library and, via the Australian Digital Thesis Network, for use elsewhere. I understand that, as an unpublished work, a thesis has significant protection under the Copyright Act and I do not wish to place any further restriction on access to this work. _______________________ _______________ Signature Date ii STATEMENT ON SOURCES DECLARATION I declare that this thesis is my own work and has not been submitted in any form for another degree or diploma at any university or other institution of tertiary education. -
I\~TICY W'eapons in SA~ 1652-1881 F~Apta
Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 10, Nr 2, 1980. http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za 1~1~"i\~TICY W'EAPONS IN SA~ 1652-1881 f~aptA. L. S. Hudson Introduction matchlock muskets.2 It was so heavy that the musketeer rested the weapon's barrel on a forked Lt Genl c. L. Viljoen, present Chief of the South stick when firing.3 The weapon was between 1,3 African Army, describes the South African and 1,5 metres long, weighed 6,5 Kg and its soldier in his forword to the book 'Our South range was up to 300 metres.4 African Army Today' as follows: 'Throughout history, soldiering has always come naturallY to Accessories to this weapon were the bandoleer, South Africans. In many wars and battles [he the fuse, a powder measure and a bag of bullets. South African soldier has proved himself .to be A bandoleer holding 12 powder charges was brave, determined and willing to sacrifice all for hung around the body. The fuse was used to the cause. '1 It is a well establ ished fact that the ignite the powder or charge. The small powder infantry was and still is the nucleus of any army container contained gunpowder with which the and was aptly described by SirWilliam Napier as pan of the musket was primed.5 the 'Queen of the Battlefield.' It was quickly established that this weapon was Due to the stormy and uncertain nature of South unsuited to SouthAfrican conditions as the fuses Africa's history from 1652 - 1881 the soldier, were difficult to keep alight in the wind and they especially the infantryman played a significant were ineffective in wet weather. -
The Early Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle As Issued 1902-1932
The Early Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield Rifle as Issued 1902-1932 By Kirk E. Brumbaugh "The essence of infantry tactics consists in breaking clown the enemy's resistance by the weight and direction of its fire, and then completing Ms overthrow by assault. Although the enemy may not await the assault, infantry must be constantly animated with the desire to close with him. Troops under cover, unless enfiladed, can seldom be forced to retire by fire alone, and a decision by fire, even if possible, takes long to obtain. To drive an enemy from the field, assault, or the immediate threat of it, is almost always necessary." General Staff, War Office, Field Service Regulations. Part I (London: HMSO 1909 as amended 1912) The history of the Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) rifle is intertwined with events which set the strategic and 1 •fi tactical environment in which it was thrust when first issued in 1903. As a "weapons system," the Lee rifle, designed by American James Paris Lee, had been in British service for over a decade, first as a long rifle (1888), later also as a car- bine (1894). Combat experience in the Sudan in 1898, and the Boer War of 1899-1902, revealed the limitations of the rifle and carbine in their then current form and led to a fun- damental overhaul of British Army Doctrine and thought on how training, and development of a new rifle, should take place. Armies are frequently accused of planning for the "last war." For Britain and Empire forces, the period of 1900 through 1914 demonstrated exactly that. -
A Sharp Little Affair: the Archeology of Big Hole Battlefield
A Sharp Little Affair: The Archeology of the Big Hole Battlefield By Douglas D. Scott With Special Sections by Melissa A. Connor Dick Harmon Lester Ross REPRINTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY VOLUME 45 1994 Published by J & L Reprint Company 410 Wedgewood Drive Lincoln, Nebraska 68510 Revised for PDF publication June 2009 Acknowledgments First and foremost we wish to acknowledge and thank Hank Williams, Jr. for his interest and financial support. The National Park Service seldom has the luxury of conducting an archeological research project that is not tied to some development project or some overriding management action. Mr. William's support allowed us to pursue this investigation for the benefit of the park without being tied to a specific management requirement. His support did allow us to accomplish several management goals that otherwise would have waited their turn in the priority system. This project has had more than its fair share of those who have given their time, resources, and knowledge without thought of compensation. Specifically Irwin and Riva Lee are to be commended for their willingness to ramrod the metal detecting crew. They volunteered for the duration for which we are truly grateful. Aubrey Haines visited us during the field investigations and generously shared his vast knowledge of the Big Hole battle history with us. His willingness to loan material and respond to our questions is truly appreciated. Former Unit Manager Jock Whitworth and his entire staff provided much support and aid during the investigations. Jock and his staff allowed us to invade the park and their good-natured acceptance of our disruption to the daily schedule is acknowledged with gratitude. -
Call of Duty: World at War Unofficial Guide
SuperCheats.com Unoffical Call of Duty: World at War Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/call-of-duty:-world-at-war Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Table of Contents Introduction 2 Controls 3 Semper Fi 4 Little Resistance 9 Hard Landing 14 Vendetta 23 Their Land Their Blood 29 Burn 'em Out 35 Relentless 39 Blood and Iron 43 Ring of Steel 45 Eviction 52 Black Cats 60 Blowtorch and Corkscrew 64 Breaking Point 69 Heart of the Reich 75 Downfall 83 Multiplayer Guide102 Game Modes 103 Weapons 105 Perks 113 Airfield Map 116 Asylum Map 118 Castle Map 119 Cliffside Map 121 Courtyard Map 123 Dome Map 124 Downfall Map 125 Hangar Map 126 page pnb / nb SuperCheats.com Unoffical Call of Duty: World at War Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/call-of-duty:-world-at-war Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. Makin Map 127 Makin Day Map 128 Outskirts Map 129 Roundhouse Map130 Seelow 131 Upheaval Map 132 Multiplayer Hints133 and Tips Xbox 360 Achievements135 PlayStation 3 Trophies138 page 2 / 142 SuperCheats.com Unoffical Call of Duty: World at War Guide http://www.supercheats.com/guides/call-of-duty:-world-at-war Check back for updates, videos and comments for this guide. SuperCheats.com's Unoffical Guide to Call of Duty: World at War by Mike Hazleton This is an unofficial game guide for Call of Duty: World at War, it is not official, or endorsed by or connected to the game developer or publisher. All characters, locations, images and video game content are copyright to their respective owners. -
Henry Golden Boy Manual
Made in America and Priced Right Henry Golden Boy .22LR / .22 MAG / .17HMR Instruction Manual For All H004 Series Rifles Warning: You cannot use .22LR cartridges in a .22 Magnum rifle, and you cannot use .22 Magnum cartridges in a .22LR rifle. Important: Study this instruction manual carefully before you handle this firearm. After you have studied this manual and understand the instructions, please return the enclosed registration card to us within 30 days of purchase or register online at www.henryrepeating.com/warranty.cfm. Thank you. Made In America and Priced Right IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF THE HENRY REPEATING ARMS COMPANY TEL. 201-858-4400 | FAX. 201-858-4435 EMAIL. [email protected] Made in America WEBSITE. www.henryrepeating.com WARNING: BEFORE USING FIREARM, READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. If there is anything you do not understand, get help from someone qualified to teach the safe handling of firearms. Made In America and Priced Right Welcome and Introduction Welcome and Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new Henry Lever Action Rifle. We are proud to have crafted this rifle for you in the great tradition of Henry Repeating Arms Company which dates back to 1860 when the first effective, lever-action repeating rifle was developed by our founder, Benjamin Tyler Henry. We go to great efforts to provide the highest quality of design, craftsmanship, manufacture and function that was established over 140 years ago. Your new Lever Action Rifle should provide you and your family with many years of safe enjoyment and pride of ownership. It is imperative that the following cautions and operating Benjamin Tyler Henry.