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  • Thumbnail for Dodge Caliber
    model years, replacing the Dodge Neon and Chrysler PT Cruiser. Following the Caliber concept, which debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show, the pre-production...
    26 KB (2,485 words) - 20:18, 5 April 2024
  • .38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. The .38 is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than ...
    3 KB (110 words) - 18:26, 1 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for 20×138mmB
    anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons during World War II. The designation means the caliber is 20 mm, the length of the cartridge case is 138 mm and B indicates...
    3 KB (202 words) - 15:48, 1 November 2023
  • 1863), and Daniel Moore and David Williamson's Pocket Revolver using the Caliber .32 Teat-fire cartridge (which it made under both the Moore and National...
    3 KB (314 words) - 12:46, 21 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Squeeze bore
    where the projectile is fitted with soft-metal flanges which fills out the caliber. As the projectile travels through the squeeze bore the flanges fold...
    7 KB (709 words) - 16:45, 8 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Remington Model 700
    rifles often come with a 3-, 4- or 5-round internal magazine depending on the caliber chambered, some of which have a hinged floor-plate for quick unloading...
    25 KB (2,539 words) - 01:05, 22 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Flak jacket
    the angle at which the shot was fired (an oblique angle for example), the caliber of the bullet, the speed of the projectile and the range from which the...
    12 KB (1,521 words) - 17:31, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Breda 20/65 mod.35
    the same gun but in new mounts. The "20/65" part of the name refers to the caliber and barrel length of the gun (20 mm L/65). Designed for use against aircraft...
    16 KB (1,507 words) - 20:43, 15 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1
    the surnames of the designers Gryazev (Грязев) and Shipunov (Шипунов), the caliber of 30 mm and the single-barrel design of the gun itself. The GSh-30-1...
    7 KB (782 words) - 12:04, 26 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Caliber (artillery)
    groove-to-groove diameter to be effectively rotated by the rifling, but the caliber has sometimes been specified as the land-to-land diameter before rifling...
    11 KB (1,607 words) - 21:41, 3 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for 3.7 cm Infanteriegeschütz M.15
    for use in the trenches during the First World War. The name indicates the caliber in centimeters, the gun's role Infanteriegeschütz which in German means...
    9 KB (938 words) - 19:11, 30 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for ISSF 50 meter rifle three positions
    being abolished in favour of a 3x40 match identical to the men's event. The caliber is .22 Long Rifle (5.6 mm). In both the men's and women's event, athletes...
    26 KB (447 words) - 14:17, 18 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lattice mast
    USS Michigan's mast was bent right down to the deck by such a storm in 1918. As the caliber and range of ships' guns increased, heavier rangefinders were required...
    10 KB (1,240 words) - 19:07, 1 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sabot (firearms)
    outer shell of the projectile is only slightly smaller in diameter than the caliber of the barrel. Driving bands and obturators are used to seal these full-bore...
    15 KB (1,911 words) - 23:13, 9 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for .38 Special
    powder loadings within a year of its introduction. Despite its name, the caliber of the .38 Special cartridge is actually .357 inches (36 caliber/9.07 mm)...
    24 KB (2,690 words) - 16:28, 16 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for .338 Winchester Magnum
    on the blown-out, shortened .375 H&H Magnum. The .338 in (8.6 mm) is the caliber at which medium-bore cartridges are considered to begin. The .338 Winchester...
    15 KB (1,783 words) - 18:54, 26 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for .38 Super
    bullet at 1,280 ft/s (390.1 m/s). The .38 Super has gained distinction as the caliber of choice for many top practical shooting competitors; it remains one...
    15 KB (1,856 words) - 19:09, 8 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for SU-122
    during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of...
    15 KB (1,680 words) - 11:28, 24 September 2024
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    of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De...
    8 KB (656 words) - 08:42, 22 December 2023
  • been regarded throughout its run for the quality of its scholarship and the caliber of the authors publishing in it. The journal is published quarterly by...
    14 KB (1,225 words) - 03:42, 9 August 2024
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