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Weapons (1030 words) |
 | The M1.30 cal rifle or Garand was the primary weapon of the infantryman. |
| The WWII version was designated the 1911A1 and can be recognized by the arched mainspring housing at the rear of the grip. |
| Revolvers were not in common usage amongst infantry personnel, however, they could be found as personally furnished firearms or as the results of trades with Navy personnel. |
| gun holsters resources (4808 words) |
| A firearm is a weapon that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. |
| A distinction is sometimes made between the projectile itself as the weapon and the firearm as a weapons platform. |
| The first "rapid firing" weapons were usually similar to the 19th-century Gatling gun, which would fire cartridges from a magazine as fast as and as long as the operator turned a crank. |
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