Can you identify these well known firearms?

By: J. Reinoehl
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Can you identify these well known firearms?
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Some guns are so famous or infamous because of where they were used or who used them. Some real-life guns have also become iconic through their movie appearances. How well can you identify these famous firearms? Find out by taking this quiz.
Which of the following uses a bolt-action?
Ruger American Rifle
Ruger is an American company that boasts all its weapons are made in the United States. The American Rifle uses a rotary-style magazine to hold four rounds.
Winchester Model 1894.
Browning Superposed.
Remington 870.

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What best-selling Israeli submachine gun had a short barrel that made it accurate to only 50 yards, but had a hardy resistance to mud and water?
The Jericho.
The Galli.
The Negev.
The Uzi.
Hollywood, gangs, and the U. S. Secret service have all used the Uzi, but the Israelis pulled it from their military frontlines in the 1980s. The Tavor is its current replacement.

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Which weapon was associated with mobsters of the 1920s?
Browning M2.
M3 (Grease Gun).
Thompson Submachine Gun.
The 1918 Thompson submachine gun was first available commercially in 1921. Many criminals made it popular, and it was given the nickname "Tommy Gun."
Reising Model 50.

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Which machine gun has been produced longer than any other machine gun?
M2.
John Browning developed Ma Deuce (or the M2) near the end of the First World War. As a .50 caliber heavy machine gun, it has been used extensively to arm vehicles for battle.
Vickers Machine Gun.
Dror Light Machine Gun.
Taden Gun.

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What was another name for Colt's Single Action Army revolver?
The Peacemaker.
The Colt 45 Peacemaker was popular during the American Western expansion period. Colt was the first to use an assembly line to make its revolvers.
The Warender.
The Troubleshooter.
The Cowboy's Best Friend.

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Which firearm was carried by German soldiers during World War I and most of World War II and is frequently considered a prized war trophy?
FP-45 Liberator.
Colt M1911.
Remington Model 51.
Luger P08.
The Luger Parabellum has a distinctive slim barrel and full-sized pistol grip. By World War II, they were being booby trapped -- along with many other items -- in an attempt to kill Allied soldiers.

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What type of firearm is the Smith & Wesson .357 Model 27?
Shotgun
Rifle.
A semiautomatic pistol.
A revolver.
Smith & Wesson developed its .357 cartridge and the revolvers that shoot it in an effort to compete with the Colt .38. The cartridge can pierce early ballistic vests and car doors and is slightly more powerful than the .38.

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Which weapon was known as the choice of pirates and had a flared muzzle?
The Henry rifle.
The flintlock musket.
Blunderbuss.
The blunderbuss worked well on ships because of its short range and poor accuracy. With the recoil similar to a shotgun, it was versatile, could fire any small objects (rocks, nails, rods, etc.) and worked well at crowd control.
The wheellock pistol.

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What type of firearm would be best for firing sabot slugs?
A bolt-action rifle.
A revolver.
A rifled shotgun.
Sabot slugs are designed with a casing that spins inside a rifled shotgun's muzzle. The spin improves accuracy but, limits the shotgun's versatility.
A gas operated rifle.

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Which firearm did Lee Harvey Oswald use to shoot Kennedy?
Smith & Wesson .357.
Remington Model 700.
Winchester Model 1200.
Mannlicher-Carcano Rifle.
The Mannlicher-Carcano was found on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository Building. It had been purchased through the mail from the Klein's Sporting Goods Co. in Chicago, Illinois by A. Hidell, P. O. Box 2915, Dallas, Texas . Oswald had rented the post office box and all the transactions were done in his handwriting.

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What is James Bond's main gun in most films since 1963, such as "Tomorrow Never Dies?"
The FP-45.
Walther PPK.
In the novels, Bond initially used a Beretta 418, until a retired Army Major complained it was a "ladies gun." At that point, Fleming switched to the Walther and that has been his main gun in most of the movies since then.
Smith and Wesson .357.
Colt Police Positive.

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Which of the following was not a firearm owned by Theodore Roosevelt?
A .405 Winchester model 1895.
A .45-caliber Colt.
A FN Model 1899.
A Mauser Special Range Rifle.
The Mauser Special Range Rifle was not produced until 1925. Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919. He was an avid gun collector and owned many more than the other three listed here, including a Holland & Holland and Smith & Wesson.

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Buffalo Bill was famous for using which rifle?
Sharps "Big Fifty" Rifle.
.44 Henry Rifle.
Colt Revolving Rifle.
Springfield Trapdoor Conversion Rifle.
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody preferred the Springfield 1866 Trapdoor rifle to other faster firing rifles available at the time. He named it after Lucrezia Borgia, the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI, femme fatale, and political pawn who lived at the cusp of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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What was the first water-cooled, recoil-operated machine gun?
The Daewoo K3.
The Maxim Gun.
The Maxim gun was used extensively in colonial warfare and could maintain its rate of fire longer than air-cooled guns. Maxim demonstrated his first prototype in 1884.
The Heckler & Koch MG4.
The Mark 48.

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What was the name given to single-shot firearms sold in pairs?
Dueling pistols.
Dueling pistols were sold in pairs in a wooden case and only fired one bullet that was usually muzzle-loaded. Rules stated they were to be smooth-bore (not rifled).
Pepperbox
Duck's-foot pistols.
Pocket pistols.

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Which of the following was the first type of hand-held gun?
The matchlock.
The revolver.
The hand cannon.
The Chinese invented hand cannons during the 14th century. They were simply hand held barrels that were muzzle-loaded and a match was passed through a hole in the back of the device to light the powder.
The flintlock.

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Which gun did the British use during the American Revolution?
Wiard Rifle.
Brown Bess.
The British Short Land Pattern musket or Brown Bess was 42 inches long and weighed about 10-1/2 pounds. It was also used in the Napoleonic Wars and India.
Somerset Cannon.
Widow Blakely.

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Which of the following is the most popular assault rifle worldwide that was used by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War?
Heckler & Koch G36.
M-16.
Beretta AR 70/90.
AK-47.
The Russians designed the AK-47 to be a cheap, easy-to-use scavenger weapon. Although difficult to repair, they are sturdier than many other assault rifles because of their long-stroke gas system.

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Which gun did Dirty Harry make famous?
The Colt King Cobra.
The Smith and Wesson Model 29.
The Smith and Wesson Model 29 is a long-barreled, .44 magnum revolver. It was first introduced in 1957.
The Ruger Security-Six.
FN Barracuda.

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Which machine gun was known as "Hitler's Buzzsaw?"
RPK.
MG-42.
The MG-42 could fire 900-1,500 rounds every minute. However, its effective (accurate) rate of fire is only about 100 rounds per minute.
M-85.
Vektor SS-77.

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Which of the following is attached to a firearm to reduce noise and muzzle flash?
A speedloader.
A bipod.
A suppressor.
Suppressors, or silencers as some call them, attach to a firearm's muzzle. In addition to reducing the sound and flash, suppressors can also reduce recoil, but their efficiency varies.
A scope.

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General Patton said which rifle was the greatest ever made?
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918.
AK-4.
M-1.
The M-1 was standard American issue from World War II to Vietnam. It was the first semiautomatic weapon issued by U. S. troops.
AR-10.

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Often considered "Rambo's favorite," what general-purpose machine gun was used in the U. S. military starting in 1957?
The MG-51.
The M-60.
Called "the Pig" in part because it was poorly balanced and its ammo belts were weighty, it could shoot 550 rounds of 7.62 mm rounds per minute . It has undergone several design changes since its initial release to fix its flaws, including making the barrel easier to change during battle.
The M-16.
The AK-47.

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Which confederate firearm was a revolver with a shotgun beneath the barrel?
The Beaumont-Adams.
The Lemat.
The Lemat was created by Jean Alexandre Lemat in New Orleans. Although deadly, it was difficult to manufacture and the parts tended to wear quickly.
The Colt M1961 Navy.
The Spiller & Burr.

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What was the name of the first real machine gun that was used in the Spanish-American War?
The MG-42.
The Gatling gun.
Invented by Dr. Richard Gatling, this weapon could fire around 700 .50 caliber rounds every minute. Made in 1862, it saw some action in the Civil War, but was more effective during the Spanish-American War.
The Browning M-2.
The Thompson submachine gun.

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Which of the following pistols was used by the Russian police force from 1951-1991?
Makarov.
The Marakov was one of many involved in a contest to create a handy pistol to replace the Tokarev TT30//33. The Marakov had fewer parts and fewer malfunctions than its competitors. It was based upon the Walther PP, but used a 9.2 x 18 cartridge.
Horhe.
MP-443 Grach.
U-94 Udar.

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What gun was Scarface's "little friend?"
The Kel-Tec KSG.
M-16.
Pacino insisted on a real M16 instead of a movie prop, but the M203 grenade launcher that was a prop that was welded on to it.
SIG SG 510.
M-14.

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This German-made sidearm was a favorite of Winston Churchill and nicknamed the "Broomhandle."
The M1879 Reichsrevolver.
Walther TPH.
Mauser C96.
The Mauser C96 was manufactured with a round, broomstick-like handle starting in 1896. Its unique design came with a detachable shoulder stock.
Taurus PT 1911.

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Which of the following is not a firearm action?
Lever-action.
Break-action.
Bolt-action.
Pulley-action.
The action loads the ammunition, locks, fires it, and then discharges the cartridges. Because of this, muzzle-loaders do not have one. There is no such thing as a "pulley-action."

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What handgun was used to shoot President Lincoln?
The Harper's Ferry Model 1805.
The Philadelphia Derringer.
John Wilkes Booth dropped the Deringer pocket pistol in the theatre box before jumping to the stage to escape. The gun is now on display at the Ford's Theatre Museum in the basement, under the box where Lincoln was shot.
The Remington Rider Single Shot.
The Mars Automatic.

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Which gas-powered, semi-automatic pistol is considered the most powerful and can compete with revolvers?
Beretta 21A Bobcat.
Glisenti Model 1910.
The Desert Eagle.
The Desert Eagle is a powerful, highly accurate, Israeli-designed handgun. It is known for jamming, especially when shooters use a Weaver stance..
The 2mm Kolibri.

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What is considered the most popular lever-action rifle of all time?
Browning BLR
Remington 572 Fieldmaster.
Colt-Burgess Rifle.
Winchester 1894
The Winchester 1894 was a popular model with gun enthusiasts until 1964 when a new management team replaced good looks with cheaper production. Efforts to improve the looks of the lever-action rifle have so far failed, but 7 million have sold throughout most of the world.

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Which of the following semi-automatic handguns were issued to the United States Armed Forces for most of the 20th century?
7.65mm Luger.
Colt M1911.
Of the six companies that submitted designs for semi-automatic handguns, only Colt and Savage resubmitted theirs with the requested corrections. The M1911 was one of the first semi-automatic pistols made by Colt. It was designed by John Browning.
The FP-45 Liberator.
The OTs-01 Kobalt.

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What did Davy Crockett name one of his .40 caliber flintlock rifles?
Old Betsy.
Although he probably owned many weapons, four rifles are attributed to Davy Crockett — many which he named "Betsy," after his sister. The .40-caliber flintlock was given to him by his constituents for his service with the Tennessee State Assembly and is currently on display at the Alamo Museum.
Pretty Sue.
Miss Lucille.
Lucky Peg.

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In the movie, "The Matrix," Trinity carries a pair of what pistols?
Beretta 92 FS Compact.
The Beretta 92 Series began production in 1972 and has undergone several design modifications to make the guns more appealing to military and law enforcement officials. The FS was specifically modified so the slide would not shoot off the frame and at the user, if it cracked under heavy use.
Intratec TEC-DC9.
Uzi Pistol.
Rohrbaugh R9.

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