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  2. Grappling hook - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Japanese iron kaginawa climbing hook A chain grapnel – used to recover a cable from the seabed. A grappling hook or grapnel is a device that typically has multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes) attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold on to objects.

  3. Batman's utility belt - Wikipedia

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    A rifle-like grappling gun first appeared in Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1. However, the now standard hand-held version of Batman's grappling gun first appeared in the 1989 Batman film. It gradually replaced the batarang and a rope in the comics after artist Norm Breyfogle introduced a grapple gun in Batman #458 in

  4. List of James Bond gadgets - Wikipedia

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    Fires a grappling piton, complete with line; range about 10–15 metres. Also used as an improvised weapon against one of Blofeld's doppelgangers. [35] [36] Pocket snap trap A small gadget hidden in a pocket to give a person performing an unwanted search on the wielder a painful surprise. [33] [37] Electromagnetic RPM Controller Ring

  5. Nunchaku - Wikipedia

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    Nunchaku is often the first weapon wielded by a student, to teach self-restraint and posture, as the weapon is liable to hit the wielder more than the opponent if not used properly. [citation needed] The Nunchaku is usually wielded in one hand, but it can also be dual wielded. It can be whirled around, using its hardened handles for blunt force ...

  6. Batarang - Wikipedia

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    The standard is a serrated crescent shaped. One version attached to a line allowed him to snare criminals as well as ascend and swing from rooftops as a grappling hook, but he relied on his grappling gun for transportation. Another version is a shuriken-based once used to puncture a water tower to nullify an invisible opponent's cloaking advantage.

  7. Kaginawa - Wikipedia

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    Kaginawa (鈎縄 or 鉤縄, lit. "hook-rope" [1]) is a type of grappling hook used as a tool in feudal Japan by the samurai class, their retainers, foot soldiers and reportedly by ninja. Kaginawa have several configurations, from one to four hooks.

  8. Mapping the Dead: Gun Deaths Since Sandy Hook

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    In the days since, guns have killed at least 2244 more people. Chicago has seen more recent gun deaths than any other city in the U.S. In a speech there, President Obama said "too many of our children are being taken away from us" as a result of gun violence.

  9. Arquebus - Wikipedia

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    These "hook guns" were in their earliest forms defensive weapons mounted on German city walls in the early 15th century. [2] The addition of a shoulder stock, priming pan, [ 3 ] and matchlock mechanism in the late 15th century turned the arquebus into a handheld firearm and also the first firearm equipped with a trigger.