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2979:Colt Armory
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2545:Mustang XSP
2461:Diamondback
2406:New Service
2069:G13 carbine
1981:Adcor A-556
1839:UTAS XTR-12
1791:IWI Zion-15
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1307:15 November
1160:15 November
810:Netherlands
782:Ultimax 100
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2721:M4 carbine
2642:Ring lever
2525:Model 1910
2520:Model 1909
2466:King Cobra
2401:Model 1905
2396:New Police
2335:M1861 Navy
2330:M1860 Army
2325:Model 1855
2320:M1851 Navy
2168:Centrefire
2016:Pindad AM1
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1942:MKE KNT-76
1914:MKE MPT-76
1766:Colt AR-15
1663:M4 carbine
1610:Norinco CQ
1595:LMT MARS-L
1560:Colt CM901
1200:2024-01-29
1128:2008-11-09
1103:2021-12-30
1060:2024-02-27
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703:maple leaf
587:Diemaco C7
585:See also:
539:handguards
150:Beta C-Mag
80:newspapers
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2285:Revolvers
2111:Carbon 15
1937:LWRC SABR
1932:LWRC REPR
1857:Carbon 15
1761:Carbon 15
1705:Colt MARS
1653:Carbon 15
1538:M16 rifle
1533:M4-WAC-47
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543:M14 rifle
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2908:.380 ACP
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2870:.44 Colt
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2784:Shotguns
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2684:variants
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394:M16A2/A4
348:Various
240:See text
237:Variants
229:Designed
214:Mali War
202:Iraq War
2972:Related
2918:.45 ACP
2913:.38 ACP
2903:.32 ACP
2898:.25 ACP
2791:, misc.
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2657:Burgess
2624:9mm SMG
2540:Mustang
2487:pistols
2446:Trooper
2315:Dragoon
2223:Pistols
2201:Rimfire
2089:SIG MCX
2001:LWRC M6
1971:CAR 816
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1580:KH-2002
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2495:M1900
2451:Cobra
2380:M1892
2375:M1889
2370:M1878
2365:M1877
1710:AR-57
1494:SR-25
746:Users
551:sight
533:XM106
461:M16A1
376:is a
340:600 m
101:JSTOR
87:books
2619:MARS
2606:PDWs
2602:SMGs
2592:OHWS
2051:T112
2021:PVAR
1697:PDWs
1585:KS-1
1323:ISBN
1309:2014
1269:ISBN
1248:help
1227:2022
1176:link
1162:2014
717:and
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561:The
473:M249
415:and
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250:Mass
232:1982
198:Wars
158:Type
73:news
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2691:M16
2674:601
2587:SSP
2562:Ace
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2036:T65
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