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The Panzerbuchse PzB 38 was a German anti-tank rifle of the Second World War derived from the Polish M 38 anti-tank rifle. It was chambered in a calibre of 7.92 mm, supported by a bipod, and fired a pointed, hardened steel core bullet or tracer or tear gas capsule, with an armour penetration performance of 30 mm at a 60 degree angle of impact at 100 yards.
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The Panzerbuchse PzB 39 was a German anti-tank rifle of the Second World War, almost identical to the earlier Panzerbuchse PzB 38 but lighter in weight and with marginally improved performance. The Panzerbuchse PzB 39 fired a 7.92 mm round at a muzzle velocity of 1212 meters-per-second.
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The Panzerbuchse PzB 41 was a German anti-tank rifle of the Second World War, discontinued in 1942. The Panzerbuchse PzB 41 fired a 28 mm composite shot round comprising a tungsten core with soft metal skirts which swaged down as the round left the tapering barrel, reducing to a 20 mm calibre projectile. The
Panzerbuchse PzB 41 had a muzzle velocity of 1400 meters-per-second and an effective range of 500 meters, capable of penetrating 66 mm of armour at 500 metres.
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A paradox gun was a weapon capable of being used both as a shot-gun and as a rifle.
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The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1000 Standard is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and pistol grip, in various calibres: .22 250 Remington, .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .270 Winchester, 6.5 mm, 7 mm, .308 Winchester and .30 Springfield, with two barrel lengths of 22 and 24 inches for the .22 calibre model. The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1000 Standard is fitted with a five-round cartridge holder and adjustable folding sight and bead tunnel.
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The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1100 is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and pistol grip, in various calibres: .22 250 Remington, .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .270 Winchester, 6.5 mm, 7 mm, .308 Winchester and .30 Springfield, with two barrel lengths of 22 and 24 inches for the .22 calibre model. The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1100 is fitted with a five-round cartridge holder and adjustable folding sight and bead tunnel.
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The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1100M African Magnum is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and pistol grip in .375 Holland and Holland Magnum and .458 Winchester Magnum calibres. The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1100M African Magnum has a 24 inch long barrel and is fitted with a 4-round cartridge holder and adjustable folding sight and bead tunnel.
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The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1200 Super Clip is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and pistol grip, in various calibres: .22 250 Remington, .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .270 Winchester, 6.5 mm, 7 mm, .308 Winchester and .30 Springfield, with a barrel length of 24 inches. The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1200 Super Clip takes a five-round magazine and is fitted with adjustable folding sight and bead tunnel.
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The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1300S Scout is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in two calibres: .243 Winchester and .308 Winchester which it takes from a 10-round or 5-round magazine respectively. The Gibbs Parker-Hale 1300S Scout has a 20-inch long barrel fitted with a muzzle compensator and is made without sights, intending to be fitted with a telescopic sight.
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The Parker-Hale M81 was a British bolt-action rifle. The Parker-Hale M81 was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge which it took from a 4-round magazine. The Parker-Hale M81 had a 24-inch barrel and was fitted as standard with an adjustable Williams semi-buckthorn U-notch back sight.
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The Parker-Hale M81 African is an American bolt-action hunting rifle produced in blued steel with a walnut stock and pistol grip. The Parker-Hale M81 African is chambered for the .375 Holland and Holland Magnum or 9.3 mm x 62 mm cartridge which it takes from a four-round magazine. The Parker-Hale M81 African is fitted with a 24 inch long barrel and express triple folding sight and bead tunnel.
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The Parker-Hale M82 is a British bolt-action sniping rifle. It was produced between 1982 and 1984 and takes a 7.62 mm NATO cartridge from a 4-round magazine. It employs a commercial Mauser 98 bolt action allied to a heavy cold-forged barrel. It was adopted as the military sniping rifle of the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian armies.
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The Parker-Hale M83 is a rifle which evolved from the L81A1 variant by restoring the butt to full length. It is the NATO target rifle and is also used by various military units. It is a single shot, bolt-action rifle which takes the NATO 7.62 mm cartridge. Production of the M83 started in 1983 and ended in 1990.
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Parker-Hale designed the M85 in 1986 as a potential sniping rifle for the British army, but the Accuracy International L96A1 design was selected. Parker-Hale then gave up their rifle business and sold their designs to the Gibbs Rifle Company of the USA in 1990 who make this rifle under the Parker-Hale title. The M85 is a bolt-action rifle which takes the 7.62 mm NATO or .308 Winchester cartridge from a 10-round box magazine. The butt is adjustable for length and there is an easily detached bipod under the fore-end.
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The Parker-Hale M86 is an American sniping rifle developed from the Parker-Hale M85, designed for long-range work and capable of hitting targets at a range of 1200 metres. The M86 is a bolt-action rifle which takes the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge from a 5-round box magazine.
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The Paterson was an 8-shot revolving rifle made by Colt. It was adopted by the American army in 1838.
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The Pattern 1913 rifle is a British rifle introduced in 1913. It takes a .276 inch rimless Enfield cartridge from an integral 5-round box magazine and fires with a muzzle velocity of 843 meters-per-second. It is sighted to 1738 metres. An accurate weapon, the Pattern 1913 proved unpopular as it tended to overheat after firing 15-rounds and could discharge the next loaded round as soon as it entered the chamber. The Pattern 1913 was later modified to take the .303 service round and redesignated the Pattern 14 or Enfield Rifle No 2 as it was more popularly known.
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The PMK was a Polish-made copy of the Soviet AK47 assault rifle.
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The pre-land pattern was an early musket of the Brown Bess family. It had a calibre of 0.75 inch.
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The Heckler and Koch PSG 1 is a German semi-automatic delayed blowback operated sniping rifle ('high precision marksman's rifle') chambered for the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge and also the .308 Lapua cartridge, fed from a 5 or 20-round box magazine. The PSG 1 has a muzzle velocity of 830 meters-per-second and is fitted with a 650 mm barrel.
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The Degtyarev PTRD 1941 was a Soviet single-shot anti-tank rifle. It fired a 14.5 mm steel-cored round and could penetrate 25 mm armour at 500 metres.
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The Simonov PTRS-41 was a Soviet semi-automatic, gas-operated anti-tank rifle of the Second World War. It fired a steel-cored 14.5 mm round from a five-round box magazine and could penetrate 25 mm armour at 500 metres.
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