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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the bolt-action rifles category.
01 / Overview
FN Trombone
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1922–1974
Quantity
150,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES · INTERWAR PERIOD
32
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the bolt-action rifles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
- First Production Year1922
- DesignerJohn Browning
- Weight (Empty)2 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre4MOD.4
- Cartridge.22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle
- Calibre5.6 mm
- Calibre Classrimfire .22
- RimfireYes
▣Operation5MOD.5
- Action TypePump Action
- Fire Modessingle-shot (pump-action)
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemTubular Magazine
- Magazine Capacity11
◇Barrel & Sights4MOD.4
- Barrel Length508 mm
- Sight Typedovetail front and elevation-adjustable rear
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
◆Construction4MOD.4
- Furniture Materialwood
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Modularitytakedown design
▤Features1MOD.1
⬢Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Production150,000
- Production Start1922
- Production End1974
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1922Production started
- 1974Production ended
104
years in service
52
years in production
150,000
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
05 / MASS Score
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES RANKING Bolt-Action Rifles · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
266BOLT-ACTION RIFLES32INTERWAR PERIOD · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES1985UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS20PERFORMANCE/PRICE · BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theBolt-Action Riflescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Firearm mechanism where a sliding fore-end (foregrip) is moved back and forth to eject spent casings and chamber a new round.
Rimfire: a type of ammunition in which the primer is located in the rim of the cartridge case and is ignited by the firing pin striking the rim.
A straight, cylindrical ammunition container that feeds cartridges into a firearm's action via gravity or a spring.
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