ALL ABOUT GUNS DICTIONARY-V
Velocity -- The speed at which a bullet or projectile travels. Velocity is usually expressed in terms of feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s). -- February 20, 2015
Vielle, Paul (b. 1854 d. 1934) -- French chemist/physicist credited with the invention in 1884 of poudre B (i.e. poudre blanche), the first smokeless powder successfully used in rifled arms. -- June 5, 2013
Vierling/Vierlingswaffe -- German language terms applied to four-barrelled firearms. -- February 2, 2015
von Mannlicher, Herr Ferdinand Ritter (b. 1848 - d. 1904) -- German-born former Chief Engineer of the Austrian Imperial Northern Railroad and designer of guns for Oesterreichische Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft, Steyr. Herr Mannlicher was one of the world’s greatest gun designers and received patents on approximately 150 types of rifles, machineguns, pistols and several types of magazines. The Dutch, Romanian and Portuguese armies used bolt action Mannlicher rifles in the 1890s while the Austrian and Hungarian armies used straight-pull Mannlicher rifles from 1886 to the end of World War 2. -- November 25, 2015*
Copyright November 2015 John Swikart
