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Martin Pegler, former senior curator of firearms at the Royal Armouries, looks at the development of small-arms in the United States during the first part of the 19th century.
11 October
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What do the Jennings rifle, the Winchester 73 rifle, the Maxim machine gun and the Luger pistol have in common? – they all use the same basic toggle mechanism to lock the breech and operate in the same way as the knee or elbow joint.
