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Long story small arms originates in the Middle Ages, when there was a separation firearms into two large independent "camps". The first included large, heavy samples of impressive calibers, for the movement of which draft animals were required or special arrangements, - artillery. The second group included relatively light firearms that could be carried by one person, and he could independently manage them. Since then, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge, and modern small arms are significantly different from the first, rather primitive, samples. On the other hand, the fundamental principles of its design and application have remained the same. A kind of revolution in the history of small arms occurred on turn of XIX and the twentieth century, when ammunition using smokeless powder appeared, which marked the advent of the era of automation. More and more new types and types of small arms began to enter the armament of the armies.

Armament and weapons

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Which is correct: "Ukrainian weapons" or "Ukrainian weapons"?

Word armament has the following meanings:

verb action arm / arm: the supply of technical means, materials for any activity, mainly the supply of weapons, military equipment for defensive or offensive purposes. Equipping the most important branches of industry with modern technical equipment. The armament of combat squads was carried out at night on the outskirts of the city. Arming the army and navy with the latest military equipment is the main concern of the military-industrial complex. // Peren. Providing ideas, propaganda materials. Ideological weapons(someone);

2) a set of means for waging war (weapons, equipment, means of their delivery). New types of weapons. Stable combinations: Arms reduction. Combat weapons. They are in service. Put into service;

3) equipment, equipment ( specialist.). Technical equipment of conveyors. Sailing armament ship.

Weapon - any means technically suitable for attack and defense, as well as the totality of such means. Firearms. nuclear, chemical weapon. Perfectly own weapons. Bye weapons! Phraseological expression: Throw weapon. Lay down your weapons. Splatter weapons. Call to arms. With weapons in hand. Sports weapon (specialist.). // Peren. Fighting tool. Prudence is the weapon of the strong. Phraseological expressions: Weapon of laughter, irony, criticism.

As you can see, the noun armament has more generalized semantics. Weapon as the designation " technical means suitable for defense and attack and the totality of such means "is a subordinate, specific concept for weapons, which is understood as the total set of weapons, equipment that is used in military affairs, and their means of delivery. So and small arms, and artillery, and nuclear, and chemical, and bacteriological weapon- all these types of weapons are part of weapons, weapons a certain country.

1) phrases armament of the Russian (Ukrainian, French ...) army; weapons of Russia (Ukraine, France, China ...), Russian (Ukrainian, American ...) weapons means the totality of "means of warfare", their material support and maintenance, means of their delivery (in particular, to the targets of guidance) belonging to the army, the armed forces of a certain country, this country;

phrase Russian (Ukrainian, Japanese…) weapons a) in business contexts, in newspaper, news, descriptive contexts, means that these “weapons of war” are of Russian (Russian), Ukrainian, Italian, American ... origin, produced in a certain country; b) as part of a toast in Russian " Glory to Russian weapons!» phrase Russian weapons, in which the word weapon used in a high, solemn tone, denotes the Russian army, the Russian armed forces.

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armament and weapon

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It is generally accepted that the security and protection of citizens in the state is carried out by the police. But this does not mean that there is an armed law enforcement officer at every dark entrance, back alley, private house. It's just not possible.

And crime in our country can threaten the average citizen everywhere. In addition, criminal communities do not experience a shortage of firearms of criminal origin.

Against this background, the desire of law-abiding citizens to ensure their safety and the safety of their loved ones by any means (only legal means are implied) is quite understandable.

And there are not so many ways. One of them is the confrontation with a legal firearm against a criminal armed with a firearm (usually a combat one). The law prohibits ordinary citizens from owning a rifled "short-barrel" (pistol).

We will not discuss now how right or wrong it is, what projects are emerging to mitigate weapons legislation. it separate story. Law is law.

While it is in effect, anyone (subject to certain conditions) can acquire several legal firearms and their equivalents, produced specifically for the civilian population.

Of course, for example, it cannot be compared in efficiency with some “Tula Tokarev”, but still, an average person with a trauma in his bosom in an emergency will meet an armed attacker not with his bare hands.

Kinds

All firearms are subdivided by our legislation into:

• civilian samples;
• service samples;
• combat hand weapon.

Combat pistols and machine guns are available only to such categories of citizens as the military, employees law enforcement, representatives of other paramilitary state organizations (weapons are in service with special services). For this reason, we will not dwell on it in detail in this article, but will consider those types of firearms that are available to other wider categories of citizens.

Official

The Makarov pistol" - bright representative service weapon

The service "firearm" is legally available to those officials, which, by the nature of their activities, are obliged to protect the life and health of people, important objects, to engage in environmental protection, and to engage in cash collection.

Basic list of requirements:

• should not fire a burst;
• visually determined differences from models of military small arms;
• magazine can hold a maximum of 10 rounds;
• lead-filled bullets, hard metal cores are prohibited;
• compliance with state standards of the Russian Federation.

Produced in smoothbore and rifled versions, with long and short trunks. Muzzle energy - a maximum of 300J. Private security companies can arm themselves.

civil

Used by hunters, athletes, as a means of self-defense. The types of weapons that are allowed for civilian circulation on the territory of the state can be seen in the special resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation.

These are the samples of Russian and foreign gunsmiths who received a certificate from the Russian State Standard.

The range of "citizen" today is simply huge, respectively, and the price for it can be different. There are also rare samples on sale, released back in the 80-90s of the 19th century (for example, in the photo of Webley Mars - “Desert Eagle” late XIX century).

Useful information: You can get comprehensive information about any type of modern and rare weapons on the Soldierweapons website. It can be called an encyclopedia, which presents the entire list of weapons.

The main types of civilian weapons:

1. For self defense:
2. Sports in smooth-bore and rifled versions (small-caliber rifle, pistol or shotgun for clay shooting);

   

3. hunting it is produced in smooth-bore, rifled or combined versions, Russian “civilized” is in great demand from rifled (a new invention of Russian gunsmiths, when a pin is driven into the barrel of a combat machine, a tide for a bayonet is sawn off, etc.), military weapon during the Second World War, inexpensive samples of foreign manufacturers, certified by state bodies of the Russian Federation;

   

4. (rocket launchers), his device is simple, the purpose is to give a signal.

   

On the shelves of shops are modern samples of Russian and Russian hunting weapons. foreign production with hard-to-pronounce names coexist today with "civilian" military weapons.

For example, the first thing that comes to mind is the Kalashnikov assault rifle - a real symbol of a bygone era! Any citizen with a permit to purchase rifled weapons, can become its owner (though without a bayonet and with a smaller capacity store).

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