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  2. Browning Hi-Power - Wikipedia

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    20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia ( 9mm) [1] 10 rounds ( .40 S&W) The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years ...

  3. Browning BDM - Wikipedia

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    The Browning BDM is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by the Browning Arms Company from 1991 until production ceased in 1998. Similar in appearance to Browning's (FN Herstal's P-35 model) "Hi-Power" pistol, the BDM was actually a new design created to compete in service trials for a proposal as a standard issue pistol for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ().

  4. .32 ACP - Wikipedia

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    .32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as the .32 Auto, .32 Automatic, or 7.65×17mmSR) is a centerfire pistol cartridge.It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol.

  5. Winchester Model 1885 - Wikipedia

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    1885–1920. Specifications. Barrel length. 26 inches (66 cm) Action. Falling-block. The Winchester Model 1885 is a single-shot rifle with a falling-block action. It was principally designed by John Browning. Two models were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall .

  6. .380 ACP - Wikipedia

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    The .380 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as .380 Auto, .380 Automatic, or 9×17mm ), is a rimless, straight-walled pistol cartridge developed by firearms designer John Moses Browning. The cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case. [5] It was introduced in 1908 by Colt, for use in its new Colt Model 1908 pocket hammerless semi ...

  7. Remington Model 8 - Wikipedia

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    Design and features. The Remington Model 8 rifle was the first commercially successful semiautomatic rifle offered for civilian sale in the United States. [7] It is long recoil-operated and uses a rotating bolt head. After firing, the barrel and bolt, still locked together, move rearward inside the receiver and compress two recoil springs.

  8. FN Baby Browning - Wikipedia

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    Fixed notch and blade. The 1931 Fabrique Nationale (FN) Baby Browning is a small blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol designed by Belgium-born Dieudonné Saive chambered in .25 ACP (6.35x15 mm). The pistol features a six-round magazine capacity and is a striker-fired, single action, blow back mechanism. The manual thumb operated safety locks ...

  9. FN HP-DA - Wikipedia

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    Sights. Fixed iron sights, front – blade, rear – notch. FN HP-DA ( Hi-Power Double Action) is a 9mm semi-automatic pistol developed by Belgian Fabrique Nationale arms factory in Herstal. In North American markets, it was marketed as the Browning BDA ( Browning Double Action, also BDA9) and is also referred to as Browning DA and Browning Hi ...