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Small arms: general design

By:

ALLSOP D F

Contributor(s):

TOOMEY M A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Land warfare. Brassey's new battlefield weapons systems and technology series into the 21st centuryPublication details: London: Brassey's (UK) Ltd., 1999Description: 296pISBN:

1857532503 (hbk.):

Subject(s):

Summary: Provides 'a solid grounding in the application, design and methods of operation of small weapons.' The scope and application of military small arms is discussed and their performance and limitations are explained. In particular, explains methods of achieving automatic operation; the design and construction of small arms ammunition; the individual components of small arms, such as breeches, locking mechanisms, barrels, triggers, and firing mechanisms, ammunition feed and sights; the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to component design; and possible future developments for improved weapon performance.

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Provides 'a solid grounding in the application, design and methods of operation of small weapons.' The scope and application of military small arms is discussed and their performance and limitations are explained. In particular, explains methods of achieving automatic operation; the design and construction of small arms ammunition; the individual components of small arms, such as breeches, locking mechanisms, barrels, triggers, and firing mechanisms, ammunition feed and sights; the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to component design; and possible future developments for improved weapon performance.

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