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  2. Panzer VIII Maus - Wikipedia

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    18 km/h (11 mph) (average road speed) [ 1 ] Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: 'mouse') is a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in July of 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built. Five were ordered, but only two hulls and one turret were completed, the turret being attached before the testing ...

  3. .25 ACP - Wikipedia

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    850 ft/s (260 m/s) 96 ft⋅lbf (130 J) Test barrel length: 2". Source (s): Buffalo Bore [2] Ballistics 101 [3] The .25 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as the .25 Auto, .25 Automatic, or 6.35×16mmSR) is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled centerfire pistol cartridge introduced by John Browning in 1905 alongside the Fabrique Nationale M1905 ...

  4. Gun-powered mousetrap - Wikipedia

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    The gun-powered mouse trap proved inferior to spring-powered mousetraps descending from William C. Hooker's 1894 patent. However, the 1882 patent has continued to draw interest–including efforts to reconstruct a version of it–due to its unconventional design. [3] In 2015, Vox listed Williams' device as Number 5 on its list of "7 horrifying ...

  5. Mauser C96 - Wikipedia

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    The Mauser C96 (Construktion 96) [ 12 ] is a semi-automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. [ 13 ] Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century. [ 13 ][ 14 ]

  6. Mauser - Wikipedia

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    Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German armed forces. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mauser designs were also exported and licensed to many countries, which adopted ...

  7. Silencer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearm suppressor disassembled to show blast chamber, baffles, and sections of the outer tube. A silencer is typically a hollow metal tube made from steel, aluminum, or titanium and contains expansion chambers. It is usually cylindrical in shape, and attaches to the muzzle of a pistol, submachine gun, or rifle.

  8. Forensic firearm examination - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Forensic firearm examination is the forensic process of examining the characteristics of firearms or bullets left behind at a crime scene. Specialists in this field try to link bullets to weapons and weapons to individuals. They can raise and record obliterated serial numbers in an attempt to find the registered owner of a weapon and look ...

  9. Mousetrap - Wikipedia

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    Mousetrap, mouse, bait (chocolate) Wood mouse is captured with cage snap case An early patented mousetrap is a live capture device patented in 1870 by W K Bachman of South Carolina. [ 11 ] These traps have the advantage of allowing the mouse to be released into the wild, or the disadvantage of having to personally kill the captured animal if ...