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  2. 30-pounder long gun - Wikipedia

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    Barrel length. 282.9 centimetres (111.4 in) Calibre. 164.7 mm [1] The 30-pounder long gun was a large piece of artillery mounted on French warships of the Age of Sail. They were the heaviest component of the unified system standardised on the 30-pounder calibre, replacing both the 36-pounder long guns in their usages, and even some 24-pounders .

  3. Paul Revere Capture Site - Wikipedia

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    The Paul Revere Capture Site marks the location where Sons of Liberty member Paul Revere was captured by a British Army patrol at around 1.30 AM on April 19, 1775, while on a midnight ride to alert nearby minutemen of the pending arrival of British troops. The capture site is marked with a plaque beside the Battle Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts ...

  4. Long gun - Wikipedia

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    A long gun is a category of firearms with long barrels. In small arms, a long gun or longarm is generally designed to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder, in contrast to a handgun, which can be fired being held with a single hand. In the context of cannons and mounted firearms, an artillery long gun would be contrasted with a ...

  5. M1857 12-pounder Napoleon - Wikipedia

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    1,485 ft/s (453 m/s) Effective firing range. 1,680 yd (1,536 m) The M1857 12-pounder Napoleon or Light 12-pounder gun or 12-pounder gun-howitzer was a bronze smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery piece that was adopted by the United States Army in 1857 and extensively employed in the American Civil War. The gun was the American-manufactured ...

  6. Liberty Safe - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1988, Liberty Safe began operating out of a single storage unit. Over the past 30 years, the company has grown from a small facility to a 205,000 square foot facility in Payson, Utah, and can produce more than 500 safes a day. As of 2018, they claim to have sold over 2 million safes during this first 30 years of operation. [4]

  7. Shot heard round the world - Wikipedia

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    The " shot heard round the world " is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States. It originates from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson 's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn".

  8. Category:.30 Carbine firearms - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category ".30 Carbine firearms" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Calico Light Weapons Systems - Wikipedia

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    The Calico Liberty is a roller-delayed blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle (Liberty II) or pistol (Liberty III) chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum round, designed by Calico Light Weapons Systems. These firearms use an unusual 50 or 100-round helical magazine that allow for a large number of rounds in a relatively compact and convenient package.