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The concept of "buy one, get one free" was devised in the 18th century by retail entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. [2] [3] This technique is commonly known in the marketing industry by the acronym BOGOF, or simply BOGO. [4] [5]
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platforms game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]
A Gemtech Outback suppressor mounted on a Walther P22. Outback: The Outback was a "thread-on" suppressor for handguns and rifles chambered in .22 lr. [9] Quantum-200: The Quantum-200 was a .22 lr suppressor designed and sold in the 1990s. [10] Vortex-2: The Vortex-2 was a .22 lr muzzle suppressor designed for handguns or rifles. [10] [11]
A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the ...
Type 64 silent pistol handed by Harold Johnson of the Foreign Science and Technology Center, during a demonstration. The pistol is a simple blowback pistol; however, using a toggle switch on the breech block, the user can make the pistol operate in single-action mode, requiring manual operation of the slide.
The PBS-1 silencer, designed for use with the AKM to reduce the noise when firing, was introduced in the 1960s, and was used mostly by Spetsnaz forces and the KGB. [3] [4] [5] They were used by the Spetsnaz in the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, requiring the use of the AKM (modernized variant of the AK-47), because the newer AK-74 did not have a silencer available. [6]
Silencer (silver) and exhaust pipe on a Ducati motorcycle A silencer cut open to show the insulation, chambers and piping inside the shell. A muffler (North American and Australian English) [1] or silencer (British English) is a device for reducing the noise emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine—especially a noise-deadening device forming part of the exhaust system of an ...
The Welrod is a British bolt-action, magazine-fed pistol with an integrated silencer that was devised for covert operations during the Second World War by Major Hugh Reeves at the Inter-Services Research Bureau (later Station IX). Station IX is based in Welwyn, and gave the Welrod its unusual name. It is derived from "Wel" from "Welwyn" (a ...