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2. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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   An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

3. List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Palmetto State Armory: Patriot Ordnance Factory: Polaris Industries: Raytheon Technologies: Rock River Arms: Safariland: SAFE Boats International: Savage Arms: Science Applications International Corporation: Serbu Firearms: Sierra Bullets: Sierra Nevada Corporation: SilencerCo: Smith & Wesson: Springfield Armory: Strayer Voigt Inc (brand name ...

4. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   The M1911 design is a popular example of a handgun with a grip safety, [2] while the Uzi submachine gun and the HS2000 (marketed in the US as the Springfield Armory XD) and its descendants are other notable examples of this type of safety.

5. Naval artillery in the Age of Sail - Wikipedia

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   The cannon shot (c. 1680), painted by Willem van de Velde the Younger Essential parts of a cannon: 1. the projectile or cannonball (shot) 2. gunpowder 3. touch hole (or vent) in which the fuse or other ignition device is inserted Firing of an 18-pounder aboard a French ship. Firing a naval cannon required a great amount of labour and manpower.

6. Artillery - Wikipedia

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   The gun combined all the properties that make up an effective artillery piece. The gun was mounted on a carriage in such a way as to return the gun to firing position after the recoil. What made the gun really revolutionary lay in the technique of the construction of the gun barrel that allowed it to withstand much more powerful explosive forces.

7. List of firearm brands - Wikipedia

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   Palmetto State Armory: Palmetto State Armory United States Civilian Handguns, shotguns, rifles, ammunition, knives Pardini Arms: Pardini Arms: Italy Civilian Patriot Ordnance Factory: POF-USA Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc. United States Civilian, law enforcement, military, security