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  2. OTs-38 Stechkin silent revolver - Wikipedia

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    Action. Double-action Revolver. Effective firing range. 50m. Feed system. 5 round cylinder, loaded by full moon clips. Sights. Fixed front and rear, optional integral laser sight. The OTs-38 Stechkin is a 5-shot, double-action revolver, in production and service since 2002, [1] chambered in the silent 7.62×41mm SP-4 cartridge.

  3. Pinfire cartridge - Wikipedia

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    The pin-fire (or pinfire) is a type of metallic cartridge used in firearms, where the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin that protrudes radially from above the base of the cartridge. Invented by Frenchman Casimir Lefaucheux in 1832, [1] but not patented until 1835, [2] it was one of the earliest practical designs of a metallic ...

  4. 12 mm Lefaucheux - Wikipedia

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    Case length. 19.9 mm (0.78 in) Overall length. 30.8 mm (1.21 in) The 12mm Lefaucheux is a metallic center-fire cartridge. It was originally created as a rimless pinfire cartridge using black powder employed by the French navy on the Lefaucheux M1858 revolver. Later it was adapted to a center-fire cartridge by the French Army in 1873 for use on ...

  5. RSh-12 - Wikipedia

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    RSh-12. The RSh-12 ( Russian: Револьвер Штурмовой калибра 12,7, romanized : Revolver Shturmovoy kalibra 12.7, lit. 'Assault revolver calibre 12.7') is a Russian-made revolver chambered in 12.7×55mm STs-130 . It fires from the bottom chamber of the cylinder (like the Chiappa Rhino and Mateba Autorevolver) rather than ...

  6. Indian Ordnance Factories .32 Revolver - Wikipedia

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    The revolver is a 'Break Action' self-extracting revolver and uses the .32 Smith & Wesson Long (7.65mm x 23mm) cartridge. It is based on the Webley Mk IV.38 S&W revolver, specifically the Singapore Police Force version with a safety catch. The smaller caliber was chosen so that it would be legal for civilian ownership under Indian law.

  7. Mateba Autorevolver - Wikipedia

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    Feed system. 6-Round Cylinder. Sights. Iron sights Fixed Two-Dot Night Sight. The Mateba Model 6 Unica (often known simply as the Mateba or the Mateba Autorevolver) is a recoil operated semi-automatic revolver, one of only a few of this type ever produced. It was developed by Mateba, based in Pavia, Italy.

  8. .500 S&W Magnum - Wikipedia

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    Cartridge design and specifications. The .500 S&W Magnum is a semi-rimmed, cylindrical cartridge optimized for use in revolvers. The cartridge is designed to headspace on its rim. However, unlike the .44 Magnum and other rimmed cartridges designed for use in revolvers, the .500 S&W cartridge is semi-rimmed, and can accordingly be cycled more ...

  9. 11mm French Ordnance - Wikipedia

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    1.10 g powder charge. 0 m/s (0 ft/s) 0 J (0 ft⋅lbf) Test barrel length: 114 mm. The 11mm French Ordnance is a rimmed black powder cartridge intended for the 11 mm MAS 1873-1874 revolver in service with the French Army. [1] The velocity and power of the first variant, equivalent to the .25 ACP at just 74 ft/lbs of energy, was weak even for its ...