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Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. Although it was first produced in the Soviet Union, it was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. The rifle has a permanently attached folding bayonet and a hinged, fixed magazine. As the SKS lacked select-fire capability and its magazine was limited to ten rounds, it became obsolete in the Soviet Armed Forces with the introduction of the AK-47 i …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe 3-line rifle M1891, colloquially (but mistakenly; see Nagant's legal dispute) known in the West as Mosin–Nagant and in Russia and former Soviet Union as Mosin's rifle, is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. It is primarily found chambered for its original 7.62×54mmR cartridge. Developed from 1882 to 1891, it was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other states. It is one of the most mass-produced mili …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Colt Revolving Belt Pistol or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber" (Naval is a heavy gun and Navy Size Caliber was termed later for another Colt model) is a cap and ball revolver that Samuel Colt designed between 1847 and 1850. Colt first referred to this Revolver as the Ranger Size model, and then Revolving Belt, but the designation "Navy" quickly took over. Total production numbers of the …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Beretta M1951 is a significant milestone in the evolution of semi-automatic pistols, developed by Pietro Beretta S.p.A. in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Chambered in 9mm Parabellum, the M1951 represents Beretta's first foray into locked-breech pistol designs, a departure from its earlier blowback-operated models. This design innovation was crucial for handling the more powerful 9mm Parabellum cartridge, and it marked a key advancement in Beretta's pistol development. …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Winchester Model 1200 was an American pump-action shotgun designed in 1964 and produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1964 to 1981. It was introduced around the time Winchester went into new ownership and served as a replacement for the renowned Model 12. The Model 1200 was initially introduced as a low-cost alternative to the Model 12. In 1968 and 1969, the United States Army acquired a small number of these shotguns. The military version of the Model …