Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Caliber›16-gaugeBrowse By16-gaugeThis dimension groups weapon systems by their caliber. Wikipedia notes that weapons range "from simple implements such as clubs and swords to complicated modern firearms, tanks, missiles and biological weapons," firearms whose bore size is measured precisely as caliber. Browsing by caliber keeps weapon systems built to the same specification grouped together.Facts16-gaugeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 116-gaugeFilter Results10 entriesWeapon ClassAllSmall Arm (10)Weapon FamilyAllShotguns (10)Introduced EraAll1897 (1)1902 (1)1905 (1)1911 (1)1931 (2)1936 (1)1950 (1)1956 (1)1963 (1)1986 (1)ManufacturerAllBrowning Arms Company (2)Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (1)Remington Arms (3)Winchester Repeating Arms Company (3)OperatorAllAustralian Defence Force (1)Canadian Armed Forces (1)Finnish Defence Forces (1)French Armed Forces (1)People's Liberation Army (1)United States Armed Forces (3)United States Army (1)United States Marine Corps (1)United States Navy (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (4)Out of Production (3)Retired (3)Country of OriginAllBelgium (2)Soviet Union (1)United States (9)Wars Used InAllIraq War (1)Korean War (1)Philippine-American War (1)Spanish-American War (1)Vietnam War (4)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (1)World War I (2)World War II (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Browning Auto-516-gaugeBrowning Superposed16-gaugeIZh-4316-gaugeRemington 87016-gaugeRemington Model 3116-gaugeRemington Model 5816-gaugeStevens Model 77E16-gaugeWinchester Model 189716-gaugeWinchester Model 191116-gaugeWinchester Model 3716-gaugeSources1. Wikipedia: Firearmtier 2WikipediaFirearm, History, Early firearm models sectionQuote, Firearm, History, Early firearm models sectionThe first firearms originated in 10th-century Song dynasty China (see gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty), when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lanceView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.