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2. Weaver rail mount - Wikipedia

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   A Weaver rail mount is a system to connect telescopic sights (often via a scope mount) and other accessories to firearms and certain crossbows. [1] It uses a pair of parallel rails and several slots perpendicular to these rails. The later Picatinny rail, developed by the US military, is a development of the key concepts of the Weaver system ...

3. Cowcatcher - Wikipedia

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   Lifeguard (circled) on a UK HST powercar. A cowcatcher, also known as a pilot, is the device mounted at the front of a locomotive to deflect obstacles on the track that might otherwise damage or derail it or the train. In the UK, small metal bars called life-guards, rail guards or guard irons are provided immediately in front of the wheels.

4. Chateaubriand (dish) - Wikipedia

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   Chateaubriand (sometimes called chateaubriand steak) is a dish that traditionally consists of a large front cut fillet of tenderloin grilled between two lesser pieces of meat that are discarded after cooking. [1] While the term originally referred to the preparation of the dish, Auguste Escoffier named the specific front cut of the tenderloin ...

5. Picatinny rail - Wikipedia

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   Picatinny rail. The 1913 rail (MIL-STD-1913 rail), also known as the Picatinny rail (1913 Picatinny rail etc.) is an American rail integration system designed by Richard Swan [1] that provides a mounting platform for firearm accessories. It forms part of the NATO standard STANAG 2324 rail. It was originally used for mounting of scopes atop the ...

6. Rail integration system - Wikipedia

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   A rail system mounted on top of a SIG SG 550 A dovetail rail on a rifle receiver for mounting a sight. A rail integration system (RIS; also called a rail accessory system (RAS), rail interface system, rail system, mount, base, gun rail, or simply a rail [1]) is a generic term for any standardized attachment system for mounting firearm accessories via bar-like straight brackets (i.e. "rails ...

7. M-LOK - Wikipedia

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   Magpul MOE M-LOK handguard on a user-assembled AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. M-LOK, for Modular Lock, is a firearm rail interface system developed and patented by Magpul Industries. The license is free-of-charge, but subject to an approval process. M-LOK allows for direct accessory attachment onto the "negative space" (hollow slot) mounting ...