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Technical notes on small arms design posted on september 7, 2016 by littleman this publication was created as an instructional aid for rock island arsenal when the weapons design functions of springfield armory transferred over to rock island arsenal and personnel with no prior experience in the task were suddenly tasked with the task. Stl files the liberator is a physible, 3dprintable single shot handgun, the first such printable firearm design made widely available online, designed by defense distributed. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Each category of small armshandguns, rifles, submachine guns, automatic support weapons, grenades, and launchersis explored in turn and all the most famous examples of each type of weapon are featured, such as the m16, colt. Also consider small arms currently in service by national army. This work deals with the classification, construction, design and theory of different kinds of small arms handfiring weapons, heavy machine guns and small calibre automatic cannons. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. A highly illustrated guide to small arms from the fifteenth century to the present day. There are more than 500 separate items of equipment used between 1939 and 1945, from combat handguns to massive aircraft carriers. Small arms are the primary weapons issued to military, law enforcement, and other armed security. Jul 19, 2005 this work deals with the classification, construction, design and theory of different kinds of small arms handfiring weapons, heavy machine guns and small calibre automatic cannons.
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