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  2. Westley Richards - Wikipedia

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    Westley Richards is a British manufacturer of guns and rifles and also a well established gunsmith. The company was founded in 1812 by William Westley Richards, who was responsible for the early innovation of many rifles used in wars featuring the British Army during the 1800s. It remained in the hands of the Richards family until it was ...

  3. KS-1 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The KS (Knight's Stoner) Carbine, is a series of rifles produced by Knight's Armament Company (KAC). It is designed as an improved version of their Armalite AR-15 clone called SR-16. The 13.7" KS-1 variant was adopted as the L403A1-AIW by the British Armed Forces in 2023 to replace the L85A2-A3 and L119A1-A2 rifles used by British Army and ...

  4. W.J. Jeffery & Co - Wikipedia

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    W.J. Jeffery & Co was founded by William Jackman Jeffery (1857–1909), who started his career in the gun trade in 1885 working in the front shop of Cogswell & Harrison. In 1887 Philip Webley appointed Jeffery manager of P. Webley & Son 's London showroom at 60 Queen Victoria Street. Webley later abandoned their London operation and in 1890 ...

  5. Holland & Holland - Wikipedia

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    A hand-built gun from H&H can cost around £60,000 for a shotgun and close to £100,000 for some rifles, with prices roughly doubling with luxury engraving, and there is a waiting period of 2–3 years between ordering and delivery. [4] In the 1990s, Holland & Holland started a major expansion programme.

  6. British military rifles - Wikipedia

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    Baker rifle. Baker rifle. The Baker rifle was a muzzle-loading flintlock weapon used by the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars, notably by the 95th Rifles and the 5th Battalion, 60th Regiment of Foot. This rifle was an accurate weapon for its day, with reported kills being made at 100 to 300 yards (90 to 270 m) away.

  7. List of sniper rifles - Wikipedia

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    FN Special Police Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Short Magnum: Bolt-action Belgium: 2004 FN Tactical Sport Rifle: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal: 7.62×51mm NATO.308 Winchester.300 Winchester Short Magnum.223 Remington (TSP-XP USA) Bolt-action Belgium United States: 2009 FR F1: Manufacture d'armes de Saint ...

  8. Sovereign's Prize - Wikipedia

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    Sovereign's Prize. The Sovereign's Prize is a British fullbore target rifle shooting competition. It is the climax of the National Rifle Association 's annual Imperial Meeting and is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious prizes in the sport globally. [ 1] The prize is typically referred to as the Queen's Prize or the King's Prize ...

  9. List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Known as "Rifle No. 3. [2] M1917 Enfield – Used 30-06 ammunition. Issued to British Home Guard. Lee Enfield No.1 Mk.III* – Lee Enfield rifle in service at the beginning of the war, supplemented and replaced by the No.4 Mk.I by mid-war. [3] Rifle, No.4 Mk.1 and No.4 Mk.I (T) – Lee Enfield rifle that replaced the No.I Mk.III* in larger ...