List of caseless firearms
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List of caseless firearms
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Caseless ammunition
Caseless ammunition is a type of small arms ammunition that eliminates the cartridge case that typically holds the primer, propellant, and projectile together as a unit...
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Year of intro |
Country of origin |
Type | Primary cartridge |
Major users |
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Armtech C30R Armtech C30R The Armtech C30R was an assault rifle concept using 5.56mm similar to the H&K G11..-See also:*Heckler & Koch G11*Gyrojet*Steyr ACR... |
1986 | Australia | Assault Rifle | 5.56mm Caseless | |
The Armtech C30R was an assault rifle concept using 5.56mm (Quadrant with 3.56g standard M193 bullet, dimensions of the rectangular ammunition 35.7 x 15.8 x 9.5 mm) similar to the H&K G11. | |||||
Benelli CB M2 Benelli CB M2 The Benelli CB-M2 was a unique submachine gun of Italian conception resulting from a joint venture between Benelli and Fiocchi Munizioni, the biggest ammunition manufacturer of Italy. The weapon itself was unremarkable, and operated by a simple blowback system, which is very common for submachine... |
Italy | Submachine Gun | 9x25mm AUPO | ||
Gerasimenko VAG-73 Gerasimenko VAG-73 The Gerasimenko VAG-73 is a Russian pistol capable of firing caseless bullets from a 48 round grip-inserted magazine.... |
1973 | Soviet Union | Pistol | ||
The Gerasimenko VAG-73 (ВАГ-73 in Cyrillic) is a Russian pistol capable of firing caseless bullets from a 48 round grip-inserted magazine. | |||||
Heckler & Koch G11 Heckler & Koch G11 The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production prototype assault rifle developed during the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Gesellschaft für Hülsenlose Gewehrsysteme , a conglomeration of companies headed by firearm manufacturer Heckler & Koch , Dynamit Nobel The Heckler & Koch G11 is a non-production... |
Germany | Assault Rifle | |||
O'Dwyer VLe O'Dwyer VLe The O'Dwyer VLe is an experimental handgun created by Australian inventor J. Mike O'Dwyer. It is revolutionary in that it uses bullets stacked in the barrel, instead of a box magazine, and fires them with electricity, rather than a firing pin. This enables it to use caseless ammunition to cut down... |
Australia | Pistol | |||
Voere VEC-91 Voere VEC-91 The Voere VEC-91, made by Voere, is the first commercial sporting rifle to combine caseless ammunition and electronic firing. Depending upon its chambering, it fires a 5.7 mm or 6 mm projectile at speeds of up to 930 meters per second . When chambered for 5.7 mm it has a 5 round magazine, and it... |
Austria | Rifle | |||