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A flechette or flèchette (/ f l eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ t / fle-SHET) is a pointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile. The name comes from French flèchette (from flèche ), meaning "little arrow" or " dart ", and sometimes retains the grave accent in English: flèchette .
A needlegun, also known as a needler, flechette gun or fletcher, is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire, and extreme muzzle velocity. The needle presents less frontal area ...
JohnGollop/istockphotoEvery antique store in the nation has a porcelain doll for sale somewhere on one of the shelves (probably next to the vintage figurines). ... Price on eBay: $16,000. This ...
Intended for direct fire against enemy troops, the M546 was direct fired from a near horizontally leveled 105 mm howitzer [3] and ejected 8000 flechettes during flight by a mechanical time fuse. Green starshells were shot into the air prior to their use to warn friendly troops that such a round was being shot. [citation needed]
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
He gave me a few flechettes, one a little bigger than a penny, the other perhaps 70% larger. They were blued and finned, looked exactly like they were made in a nail factory. He told me they were packed by the thousands into bombs that broke apart mid-air with a small charge, dumping their payload.
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