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  2. Rim (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Semi-rimmed .32 ACP pistol cartridges. On a semi-rimmed case the rim projects slightly beyond the base of the case, though not as much as a rimmed cartridge. The tiny rim provides minimal interference feeding from a box magazine, while still providing enough surface to headspace on. Semi-rimmed cases are less common than the other types. [4]

  3. String trimmer - Wikipedia

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    A string trimmer, also known by the portmanteau strimmer and the trademarks Weedwacker, Weed Eater and Whipper Snipper, [1] [a] is a garden power tool for cutting grass, small weeds, and groundcover. It uses a whirling monofilament line instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a gasoline ...

  4. Armsel Striker - Wikipedia

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    The Armsel Striker, also known as the Sentinel Arms Co Striker-12, Protecta, Protecta Bulldog and SWD Street Sweeper is a 12-gauge shotgun with a revolving cylinder that was designed for riot control and combat.

  5. Saiga-12 - Wikipedia

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    All Saiga-12 configurations are recognizable as Kalashnikov-pattern guns by the large lever-safety on the right side of the receiver, the optic mounting rail on the left side of the receiver and the large top-mounted dust cover held in place by the rear of the recoil spring assembly. Saiga firearms are meant for civilian domestic sale in Russia ...

  6. Hook-and-eye closure - Wikipedia

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    [1] The first reference to the modern term appears in Aubrey's Brief Lives in 1697, which describes a doublet and breeches being attached with "hook and eies". [ 2 ] Hooks and eyes were made by hand from wire, until the town of Redditch , England, already famous for sewing needle manufacture, was the first to machine-manufacture them.

  7. 1908 pattern webbing - Wikipedia

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    The 1908 pattern web equipment was the main equipment with which the British and Imperial armies fought the First World War. [8] The inability of the Mills factory to keep up with demand led to the introduction of a leather version, the 1914 Pattern Leather Equipment , which was intended for training and second line troops, but often found its ...

  8. Fostech Origin 12 - Wikipedia

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    The Origin 12 is a semi-automatic magazine-fed combat shotgun, developed by Fostech Outdoors, which has been noted for its very high rate of fire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Like the Saiga-12 and Vepr-12 , the Origin 12 is primarily based on the AK action .

  9. Winchester Model 1200 - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester Model 1200 pump action shotgun employs a rotating bolt in a bolt carrier (slide) rather than the tilting breechblock used in the Model 12. [10] The Model 1200 was the second shotgun design to utilize a rotating bolt; the Armalite AR-17 being the first. [6] The bolt locks directly into the barrel and has four locking lugs.