Home›Small Arms And Sidearms›Caliber›.50 caliberBrowse By.50 caliberThis 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.Facts.50 caliberSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested950 1.50 caliberFilter Results7 entriesWeapon FamilyAllBolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)Other Pistols and Handguns (1)Other Small Arms and Personal Weapons (1)Pistols and Revolvers (2)Revolvers (1)Rifles and Carbines (4)Semi-Automatic and Battle Rifles (1)Sniper, Designated Marksman and Anti-Materiel Rifles (2)Weapon Type or ClassAllAnti-materiel rifle (2)Breech-loading rifle (1)Recoilless rifle (1)small arm (3)Introduced EraAll1866 (2)1953 (1)1955 (1)2000 (1)2005 (1)2006 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (2)Retired (2)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (1)United States Armed Forces (4)Wars Used InAllAmerican Civil War (1)Cambodian Civil War (1)Franco-Prussian War (2)Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (1)Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (1)Iran-Iraq War (1)Laotian Civil War (1)Paraguayan War (1)Six-Day War (1)Soviet-Afghan War (1)Syrian Civil War (1)Vietnam War (1)War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) (1)ManufacturerAllAnzio Ironworks (1)Massachusetts Arms Company (1)McMillan Firearms Manufacturing (1)Remington Arms (1)Smith & Wesson (1)Springfield Armory (1)Watervliet Arsenal (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 7Anzio 20mm rifle.50 caliberM40 recoilless rifle.50 caliberMcMillan TAC-50.50 caliberRemington Naval Model 1865 Pistol.50 caliberSmith & Wesson Model 460.50 caliberSmith carbine.50 caliberSpringfield Model 1866.50 caliberSources1. 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.