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  2. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to eventually strike ...

  3. Glock switch - Wikipedia

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    A Glock switch functions by applying force to a semi-automatic pistol's trigger bar to prevent it from limiting fire to one round of ammunition per trigger pull. [5] [6] Normally, in a semiautomatic pistol, after firing, the trigger bar catches the firing pin until the trigger is released, but when depressed by the switch it does not catch.

  4. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Second, the gun's striker-firing mechanism is locked in place by an extension bar linked to the trigger; the striker cannot move unless the trigger is depressed. Third, as with most pistols, a firing pin block actuated by the same extension bar prevents the pin coming into contact with the primer unless the trigger is pulled to clear the block.

  5. Millers Falls Company - Wikipedia

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    Millers Falls Co. is a tool manufacturing company originally based in Millers Falls, Massachusetts. It was established in Greenfield, Massachusetts in 1868 as Gunn & Amidon [1] by Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon. [2] Gunn and Amidon, along with a third partner, Henry L. Pratt built a factory in the north of Greenfield. [1]

  6. Robert Langdon (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    The Robert Langdon franchise consists of American action-adventure mystery-thriller installments, including three theatrical films directed by Ron Howard, and a television series. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The films, based on the novel series written by Dan Brown , center on the fictional character of Robert Langdon .

  7. Robert Langdon (book series) - Wikipedia

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    The Robert Langdon book series is named after Robert Langdon, the protagonist of the novels by American author Dan Brown. Langdon is portrayed as a Harvard University professor of religious iconology and symbology, a fictional field related to the study of historic symbols, which is not methodologically connected to the actual discipline of ...

  8. Darren Langdon - Wikipedia

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    Darren Michael Langdon (born January 8, 1971) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Undrafted, he signed his first professional contract in 1993 with the New York Rangers . After retiring from the National Hockey League (NHL), Langdon coached a former team, the Corner Brook Royals of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey ...

  9. Activator technique - Wikipedia

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    Activator V Chiropractic Adjusting Instrument. The Activator Method Chiropractic Technique is a chiropractic treatment method that uses a device created by Arlan Fuhr as an alternative to manual manipulation of the spine or extremity joints.