This allowed a unique switch up to a larger caliber.
A 9 mm or larger caliber with a barrel no less than four inches.
The ball from your Colt was of much larger caliber.
The French had developed a prototype machine gun for an even larger caliber.
In a second phase, which beginning after seven days, the rebels would begin turning over heavy weapons, 12.7-millimeter or larger caliber.
"I don't think there was any plot because the shooter would have used a gun of a larger caliber," he said.
The 24-pdr was the largest caliber available to French artillery in this system.
After seven days, the rebels have to begin to turn over their heavy weapons, including those of 12.7-millimeter or larger caliber.
Very large and powerful calibers are normal for these firearms.
One problem of using such a large caliber was the significant increase in weight.