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  2. Schiffli embroidery machine - Wikipedia

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    The hand embroidery machine used double ended needles and passed the needles completely through the fabric. Each needle had a single, continuous thread. Whereas the schiffli machine used a lock stitch, the same technique used by the sewing machine. By the early twentieth century schiffli machines had standardized to ten and fifteen meters in ...

  3. SwissGear - Wikipedia

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    SWISSGEAR backpack. SWISSGEAR ® [1] is a Swiss clothing, luggage, and accessory company that is branded as part of the maker of Swiss Army knives. [2] The company is owned by Wenger and its products are licensed in North America by Group III International Ltd. [3] SWISSGEAR also sells watches, that are manufactured by Wenger and branded under the SWISSGEAR name, known as "SWISSGEAR Legacy ...

  4. Smith & Wesson Centennial - Wikipedia

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    The Smith & Wesson Model 40 originally debuted as the Centennial in 1952 and was renamed the Model 40 in 1957. The Model 40 is chambered in .38 special and has a five-round capacity. It is a snub-nose revolver with a 1 7/8-inch barrel. It is built on Smith & Wesson's J-frame and weighs 21 oz. empty. [2]

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  6. Fairchild 42 - Wikipedia

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    The Fairchild Model 41 Foursome was a light aircraft developed in the United States in the late 1920s and produced as the Model 42 Foursome.It was a conventional high-wing, strut-braced monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage.

  7. Wenger - Wikipedia

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    Wenger produced bayonets for the Swiss Stgw 90 assault rifle. The bayonet has an overall length of 310 mm and a muzzle ring diameter of 22 mm. The 177 mm long blade is single-edged and it has no fuller. The bayonets were manufactured exclusively for the Swiss Army by Wenger and Victorinox (before the two companies merged).

  8. Pin tumbler lock - Wikipedia

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    The first known example of a tumbler lock was found in the ruins of the Palace of Khorsabad built by king Sargon II (721–705 BC.) in Iraq. [1] Basic principles of the pin tumbler lock may date as far back as 2000 BC in Egypt; the lock consisted of a wooden post affixed to the door and a horizontal bolt that slid into the post.

  9. List of equipment of the Swiss Army - Wikipedia

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    (7.5×55mm Swiss) Manufactured by the Waffenfabrik Bern, it is a derivative of the MG 42. It is used as: Secondary weapon on the Panzer 87 tank; Primary weapon on the Mowag Eagle 1 / 2 (Aufklfz 93 and 97), installed on the MBK2 observation turret. M2 Browning "Maschinengewehr 63 / 93" (Mg 63/93) United States Belgium. Heavy machine gun: 12.7× ...