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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

NAVY ARMS 1866 MODEL YELLOWBOY CARBINE

The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Carbine is an American reproduction lever-action antique rifle produced from blued steel and brass with a straight walnut stock. The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Carbine is chambered for the .44-40 cartridge which it takes from a 10-round integral tubular magazine loaded from the right of the casing. The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Carbine has a 19 inch long barrel and adjustable rack sights.
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NAVY ARMS 1866 MODEL YELLOWBOY RIFLE

The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Rifle is an American reproduction lever-action antique rifle produced from blued steel and brass with a straight walnut stock. The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Rifle is chambered for the .44-40 cartridge which it takes from a 13-round integral tubular magazine loaded from the right of the casing. The Navy Arms 1866 Model Yellowboy Rifle has a 24 inch long barrel and adjustable rack sights.
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NAVY ARMS 1873 MODEL WINCHESTER-STYLE RIFLE

The Navy Arms 1873 Model Winchester-Style Rifle is an American reproduction lever-action antique rifle produced from blued steel with a straight walnut stock. The Navy Arms 1873 Model Winchester-Style Rifle is produced chambered for the .44-40 or .45 LC cartridge which it takes from a 13-round integral tubular magazine loaded from the right of the casing. The
Navy Arms 1873 Model Winchester-Style Rifle has a 24 inch long barrel and adjustable rack sights. A sporting version with a 30-inch long barrel and a carbine with a 19-inch long barrel and 10-round integral magazine are also produced.
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NAVY ARMS 1874 MODEL SHARPS INFANTRY RIFLE

The Navy Arms 1874 Model Sharps Infantry Rifle is an American reproduction lever-action single-shot antique rifle produced in .45-70 Government calibre from blued steel with a straight walnut stock. The
Navy Arms 1874 Model Sharps Infantry Rifle has a 30-inch long barrel and adjustable rack sights. A cavalry carbine model with a 22-inch long barrel is also produced.
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NEEDLE FIRE RIFLE

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The Needle Fire Rifle was first issued to the Prussian army in 1848. It was a bolt-action 15.43 mm calibre rifle sighted to 400 meters.
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NEF HANDI-RIFLE TYPE A

The NEF Handi-Rifle Type A is an American single-shot sporting and hunting rifle produced in matt blued steel with a hardwood stock and pistol grip. The NEF Handi-Rifle Type A is chambered either for the .22 Hornet or .30-30 Winchester cartridges and has a 22-inch long barrel and an adjustable ladder sight and the facility for fitting a telescopic sight.
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NEF HANDI-RIFLE TYPE B

The NEF Handi-Rifle Type B is an American single-shot sporting and hunting rifle produced in matt blued steel with a hardwood stock and pistol grip. The NEF Handi-Rifle Type B is produced chambered for the .223 Remington, .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester, .280 Remington and .30-06 Springfield cartridges and has a 26-inch long barrel and no fixed sights, but the facility for fitting a telescopic sight.
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NEF HANDI-RIFLE TYPE C

The NEF Handi-Rifle Type C is an American single-shot sporting and hunting rifle produced in matt blued steel with a hardwood stock and pistol grip. The NEF Handi-Rifle Type C is chambered either for the .45-70 Government or .44 Magnum cartridges and has a 22-inch long barrel and an adjustable ladder sight and the facility for fitting a telescopic sight.
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NEF HANDI-RIFLE TYPE D VARMINT

The NEF Handi-Rifle Type D Varmint is an American single-shot sporting and hunting rifle produced in matt blued steel with a hardwood stock and pistol grip. The NEF Handi-Rifle Type D Varmint is produced chambered for the .223 Remington cartridge and has a 22-inch long barrel and no fixed sights, but the facility for fitting a telescopic sight.
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NEF SURVIVOR

The NEF Survivor is an American single-shot rifle produced in .223 Remington, .357 Magnum and .38 Special calibres. The NEF Survivor is made from matt blued steel with a plastic stock and pistol grip. It has a 22-inch long barrel and either adjustable rack sights, fitted to the Magnum model or no fixed sights fitted to the Remington model. Both variations have the facility to take a telescopic sight and have storage space for ammunition in the rear of the plastic stock.
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NEW LAND PATTERN

The new land pattern was a musket of the Brown Bess family introduced in the middle of the Napoleonic wars. It had a calibre of 0.75 inch.
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NORINCO JW15A

The Norinco JW15A is a Chinese bolt-action hunting and sporting rifle produced in .22 Long Rifle calibre which it takes from a 5-round magazine. The Norinco JW15A has a 23-inch long barrel and is fitted with height adjustable and bead tunnel sights and the facility to mount a telescopic sight.
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NORINCO JW20

The Norinco JW20 is a Chinese semi-automatic hunting and sporting rifle produced in .22 Long Rifle calibre which it takes from a 10-round integral magazine. The Norinco JW20 has a 19.25-inch long barrel and is fitted with height adjustable sights.
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NORINCO JW21

The Norinco JW21 is a Chinese lever-action hunting and sporting rifle produced in .22 Long Rifle calibre which it takes from a 19-round integral tubular magazine. The Norinco JW21 has a 24-inch long barrel and is fitted with height adjustable sights and a facility to mount a telescopic sight.
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NORINCO JW25A

The Norinco JW25A is a Chinese copy of the Mauser G33/40 small-bore training rifle. The Norinco JW25A is a bolt-action rifle produced in .22 Long Rifle calibre which it takes from a 5- or 10-round magazine. The Norinco JW25A has a 52 cm long barrel and is fitted with adjustable rack sights.
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NORINCO TYPE 81

The Norinco Type 81 is a Chinese gas-operated automatic assault rifle. The Norinco Type 81 is chambered for the 7.62 mm cartridge which it takes from a 30-round box or 75-round drum magazine and fires with a muzzle velocity of 730 meters-per-second to an effective range of about 400 meters and with a cyclic rate of 750 rpm. Two versions are produced, the Type 81 with a solid butt and a Type 81-1 with a folding frame butt.
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NUMBER 4

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The Lee Enfield number 4 rifle was a British bolt-operated rifle manufactured from the late 1930's and used by the British army throughout the Second World War. The Number 4 took a .303 inch Mk VII ball round from a 10-round box magazine. It had a muzzle velocity of 751 meters-per-second and was sighted to 1189 meters with an effective range of 500 meters. The Number 4 was fitted with a protected blade foresight and an adjustable aperture rearsight.
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NUMBER 5

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The Lee Enfield number 5 jungle carbine was a British bolt-operated rifle manufactured from 1941 for use in the jungle war against the Japanese where it was found the number 4 rifle was too long. The number 5 rifle was a shortened version of the number 4 rifle and took a .303 inch round from a 10-round box magazine. It had a muzzle velocity of 731 meters-per-second and a 475 mm barrel fitted with a flash suppressor.
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