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Hugo Borchardt: Encyclopedia Ii - Hugo Borchardt - Firearms Patents
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#185,721 26th September, 1876
#206,217 23rd July, 1878
#273,448 6th March, 1883
#571,260 1896
#987,543 21st March, 1911
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Recoil Operation: Encyclopedia Ii - Recoil Operation - How They Work
When a projectile is accelerated down the barrel of a firearm, all or a portion of the firearm will begin to move in the opposite directi...
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Georg Luger: Encyclopedia Ii - Georg Luger - Early Life And Military Service
Georg Luger was born to Bartholomaeus Luger, a surgeon. He went to school in Padua, Italy, and later to the Vienna Commercial High School...
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Luger Pistol: Encyclopedia Ii - Luger Pistol - Service
The Swiss Army evaluated the Parabellum pistol and after a change to the more potent Parabellum or 7.65×23 mm cartridge (.30 Luger in US...
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Recoil Operation: Encyclopedia Ii - Recoil Operation - Short Recoil Operation
The short recoil action dominates the world of centerfire automatic pistols, being found on nearly all of 9 x 19mm or greater caliber. Sh...
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Luger Pistol: Encyclopedia Ii - Luger Pistol - Operation
The Parabellum uses a jointed arm mechanism (the joint is called a knee, or in German "Kniegelenk" (knee joint)); it is also called a tog...
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Georg Luger: Encyclopedia Ii - Georg Luger - Family
Luger married Elisabeth Josefa Dufek in 1873. He moved to Vienna with her and they had three children (in order):
Georg Franz Luger
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Recoil Operation: Encyclopedia Ii - Recoil Operation - Long Recoil Operation
Long recoil operations are found primariy in shotguns, particularly ones based on John M. Browning's Auto-5 action. In a long recoil acti...
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