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A rifle on display. Chekhov's gun (or Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed. For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time later ...
There is display information for the American Revolutionary War, Mexican War, American Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I,and World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Each one includes a timeline of the war. There is a Research Library, displaying guns and uniforms from the National Guard in World War I.
Historically attributed guns on display include: [4] [5] Guns owned by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan; Firearms of exhibition shooters such as Annie Oakley, the Topperweins, and Ed McGivern; The first machine gun used in combat by the U.S. Army (Roosevelt's Rough Riders) Guns of Olympic gold ...
This is a list of disappearing gun installations. These are artillery installed behind fortification walls with mechanisms that lift the gun for firing and then retract it to protection. These were installed, especially in coastal defenses , from the 1860s until as late as 1923, and were in service as late as the beginning of World War II .
Terence O'Connor, 25, has been sentenced to 16 years and three months in prison.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their ...
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A casemate is a fortified gun emplacement or armoured structure from which guns are fired, in a fortification, warship, or armoured fighting vehicle. [ 1 ] When referring to antiquity , the term " casemate wall " means a double city wall with the space between the walls separated into chambers, which could be filled up to better withstand ...