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2. Baton (law enforcement) - Wikipedia

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   A baton is a club used by law-enforcement officers, security guards and military personnel as a compliance tool and defensive weapon. Learn about the history, types, target areas and uses of batons in different countries and situations.

3. Kaiser Steel - Wikipedia

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   Kaiser Steel was a steel company and integrated steel mill near Fontana, California. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser founded the company on December 1, 1941, [ 1 ] and workers fired up the plant's first blast furnace , named "Bess No. 1" after Kaiser's wife, on December 30, 1942.

4. Sucker rod - Wikipedia

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   A sucker rod is a steel or fiberglass rod used in the oil industry to connect the surface and downhole components of a reciprocating piston pump. Learn about the history, structure, and production process of sucker rods from this Wikipedia article.

5. Consolidated Steel Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The Consolidated Steel Wilmington shipyard) in Wilmington, California was an emergency yard built in 1941 in the Port of Los Angeles West Basin after Consolidated Steel was awarded Maritime Commission contracts. At its peak, it employed 12,000 people, working on eight shipways on the 95-acre facility at 1100 W Harry Bridges Blvd, Wilmington.

6. San Bruno pipeline explosion - Wikipedia

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   The San Bruno pipeline explosion occurred at 6:11 pm PDT on September 9, 2010, in San Bruno, California, when a 30-inch (76 cm) diameter steel natural gas pipeline owned by Pacific Gas & Electric exploded into flames in the Crestmoor residential neighborhood 2 miles (3.2 km) west of San Francisco International Airport [4] near Skyline Boulevard and San Bruno Avenue. [5]

7. AR-15–style rifle - Wikipedia

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   The first version produced for commercial sale by Colt was the SP1 model AR-15 Sporter in .223 Remington, with a 20-inch (51 cm) barrel and issued with five-round magazines. [21] Initial sales of the Colt AR-15 were slow, primarily due to its fixed sights and carry handle that made scopes difficult to mount and awkward to use. [ 82 ]