Top 10 Most Famous Revolvers

A revolver is a repeating firearm containing a cylinder with many chambers. As the hammer is cocked the cylinder rotates to align the next chamber round with the hammer and the barrel. It is from this action that the revolver gets its name. Let’s look at the world’s most famous revolvers.

 

1. The Peacemaker colt

The Colt single action army or the Peacemaker is the most famous handgun in history as it is the gun that won the west. It was built by the Colt Manufacturing Company of America and was in service with the US government from 1873 to 1892. . It fires a .45 Colt cartridge and has a six shot cylinder.

 

2. Webley Mk6

The Webley revolver is of British origin and is manufactured by the Webley & Scott Company and RSAF Enfield.

It is a top break revolver firing a .455 Webley cartridge, has a rate of fire of 20-30 rounds per minute and has an effective range of 50-300 yds.

 

3. 38 Special Revolver

The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is of American parentage and was manufactured by the Smith & Wesson Company. It fires a rimmed centerfired cartridge (the .38 Special) .and weighs approximately 10 ounces , has an overall length of 8 inches and a capacity for 6 rounds.

 

4. Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Model 629

This revolver is of American origin and fires the .44 Magnum cartridges made famous by Clint Eastwood in his Dirty Harry films. . It has a double action and a six round cylinder and has a 3 dot adjustable rear sight.

 

5. Smith & Wesson model 686

This revolver is of American origin and fires the .357 Magnum cartridges. This cartridge was developed to penetrate automobile cover during the post World War 1 gangster era in the US. The revolver went into production in the 1980’s. It weighs 1.25 Kg is fed by a 6 or 7 round cylinder and has a length of 12 inches.

 

6. Smith and Wesson Model 10 Victory

This revolver of American origin was in use by the US forces during World War 2 and fires the .38 Special cartridges. It is fed by a 6 round cylinder and has a muzzle velocity of 755 ft per second. It has a blade front sight and a notched rear sight.

 

7. Smith &Wesson Model 500

The Smith & Wesson model 500 is a five shot double action revolver of American parentage. It is built on the Smith & Wesson’s largest frame the X frame and is cited by its manufacturers of being the ‘most powerful production revolver in the world ‘The model 500 fires a bullet weighing 350 gm at a muzzle velocity of 1975 ft per second.

 

8. Colt Python

The Colt Python is a double action hand gun chambered for the powerful .357 Magnum cartridge. It is of American origin and is manufactured by the Colt Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut. It is built on the Colt large’ I’ frame and is renowned for smooth trigger pull, accuracy and tight cylinder lock up.. It was in production from 1955-1996

 

9. Webley Fosbery Automatic Revolver

The Webley Fosbery Automatic revolver is of British parentage and is manufactured by Webley Scott. . In this revolver the hammer is cocked and the cylinder rotated by sliding the action, cylinder and barrel assembly back on the frame. It fires a .455 Webley Mk2 cartridge and has a muzzle velocity of 620 ft per second.

 

10. Ruger Super Redhawk

The Ruger Super Redhawk revolver is of American origin and is a double action Magnum revolver made by Sturm Rogers. It has a weight of 1190 grams and a length of 8.5 inch. It is an example of a revolver having a swing out cylinder.

Top 10 Assault Rifles

1.AK-47 series of rifles

This is without question the most widely used and popular assault rifle in the world. The AK-47 was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov for the Soviet Army for the Soviet armed forces. It has a kickback gas action for ejecting the cartridge. The standard AK 47 fire a 7.62×39 mm cartridge has a muzzle velocity of 2300 ft\sec and a range of 1300 ft.

2. FN—SCAR

The SOF Combat Assault Rifle or SCAR-L of US and Belgium parentage was made primarily for the US Special Forces and fires a 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. It has a rate of fire between 600-650 rounds per minute and an effective range of 500-600—meters.

3. Steyr AUG

The Steyr AUG is designed by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG of Austria. The rifle features a two stage trigger and is fed from double column box magazines with a 30 round capacity It fires a 5.56x 45mm NATO cartridge, has a rate of fire of 680-850 rounds per minute, an effective range of 300m and is fed by a 30 or 42 round box magazine.

4. M-16

The M-16 is the standard rifle for the US armed forces. The M-16 is a 5.56 calibers lightweight, air cooled, magazine fed, gas operated rifle with a rotating bolt driven by a direct impingement gas operation. The M-16 is effective within a range of 550m and a rate of fire of 700-950 rounds a minute.

5. M-4

The M-4 5.56mm assault is of US origin, it is produced by Colt Defense. It fires a 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, has a gas operated rotating bolt action and has a rate of fire of 700-950 rounds per minute. It has an effective range of 300m.

6. Heckler & Koch HK-416

The HK 416 is an assault rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch. It is of mixed German and American parentage. It is the standard weapon for the American Delta Force. It has a rate of fire of 850 rounds per minute and fires a 5.56 x 45 NATO cartridge.

7. Barret REC7

The REC7 is of American origin and is manufactured by the Barret Firearms Company. The REC7 uses the new 6.8mm Remington RPC cartridge. It has a gas operated rotating bolt action and has a muzzle velocity of 2650 ft per second. It has an effective range of 600m and a cyclic fire rate of 750 rounds per minute.

8. FAMAS

The FAMAS is manufactured I n France by the MAS located in Saint Etienne It was designed by Paul Tellie It has an effective range of 300m and a rate of fire of 1000 rounds per minute.

9. L85A2

This assault rifle is in the British Army frontline service… It is an Enfield rifle and. Has a magazine capacity of 30 rounds, fires 650 rounds a minute and has an effective range 0f 500ms.

10. G36

The G36 is of German origin and is manufactured by Heckler &Koch It fires a 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, has got a gas operated rotating bolt action fires 750 rounds per minute and has an effective range of 600m

Top 10 Handguns

1. Glock-17

Glock is a series of semi automatic pistols designed and produced by Glock GmbH of Deutsh-Wagram, Austria. It has been in service since 1982. It has an extensive plastic structural content. It has a short recoil locked breech; tiliting barrel action fires amongst others a 9x 19mm Parabellum cartridge is used by the Austrian military and US Law Enforcement agencies. Glock pistols have become the most profitable line of products, taking up 65% of the market share of handguns in the United States, in spite of preliminary opposition from the market due to strength and reliability concerns.

 

2. Smith & Wesson .500 S&W Magnum

This company is the largest manufacturer in the United States. Their guns are used in many Hollywood films such as Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry. The .500 S&W Magnum is considered the best commercial sporting handgun cartridge by the muzzle energy it makes. The gun is a double action revolver, which provide clients with power and velocity. No gun has been able to imitate this. However, due to high recoil, it is not for novices and should be used with caution.

 

 

3. FN Herstal FNP-9

This semi-automatic and polymer-framed pistol is part of a series made in the United States. The trigger is unique, wide and smooth, unlike many polymer guns. The reset furthermore is short and different. This makes the gun simple and accurate to use. Magazine capacity for the 9mm is 16 rounds in the magazine and one in the tube.

 

4. Beretta 92

The Beretta 92 is of Italian origin. It fires a 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. It has been in production since 1975 and is in service in the Italian, French and US military. The Beretta 92′s open slide design guarantees even feeding and discharge of bullets and allows easy clearing of obstacles.

 

5. Walther P99

The Walther P99 is a semi automatic pistol of German origin. It is manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen… It is used by the German police, Polish police and the Finnish army. .It fires a 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge. And has short recoil operated, locked breech action. It has a muzzle velocity of 1339ft per second.

 

6. QSZ -92

The QSZ -92 is recoil operated locked breech pistol and uses a rotating barrel locking system. Its country of origin is The Peoples Republic of China. It uses a 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge and is manufactured by Norinco at the Changfeng Machine Shop. It has an effective range of 50m and has a muzzle velocity of 1148 ft per second.

 

7. M1911 pistol

This is a single-action and semi-automatic handgun created by John M. Browning. It was used by the US army from 1911 and 1985, especially during WWI, WWII and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. It has now risen to become the finest type of the 20th century; making it popular among civilian shooters in competitive events.

 

8. Mark 23

The Heckler and Koch Mk23 are of German and United States origin and consist of match grade semi automatic pistol, a laser aiming module and suppressor. It is the standard pistol meant for the US Special Forces. It has a short recoil DA\SA action and has an effective range of 50 Ms. It has been in production since 1991 and comes with a 12 round detachable box magazine.

 

9. HS2000/XD

The HS 2000 is of Croatian origin and is produced by HS Produkt D.o.o. The company’s most successful product HS2000 is a polymer framed semi automatic pistol. It is the standard issue of the Croatian army and is popular amongst the US law enforcement agencies. Furthermore there is grip safety that prevents the pistol from firing without depressing a lever at the back of the grip.

 

10. SIGP250

The SIG P250 pistol is of mixed American and German origin. It is made by JP Sauer and Son and Sig Sauer Exeter. It is a semi automatic pistol. .whose action is based on recoil operation and comes with a 17 round magazine. It has iron sights with a 147 mm base.