Chapter Overview
Krag–Jørgensenfirst adopted in 1892 it would serve in the Spanish-american war, the Philippine insurrection, and the boxer rebellion |
1903 Sprinfield The 1903 began development in 1900 and would see many changes during its development period |
M1 Garandthe first self loading rifle adopted by the u.s. would see service through the Vietnam conflict. |
After many years of development the M14 would go on to see a short lived career in the us military and is still used in limited service.
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First adopted in 1967 the M16 has been the mainstay rifle of the U.S. army ever since.
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