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  2. Trigger (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Firearms use triggers to initiate the firing of a cartridge seated within the gun barrel chamber.This is accomplished by actuating a striking device through a combination of mainspring (which stores elastic energy), a trap mechanism that can hold the spring under tension, an intermediate mechanism to transmit the kinetic energy from the spring releasing, and a firing pin to eventually strike ...

  3. Hell-fire trigger - Wikipedia

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    A hell-fire trigger is a device that allows a semi-automatic firearm to fire at an increased rate. The hell-fire clamps to the trigger guard behind the trigger and presses a "finger" against the back of the trigger to increase the force that returns the trigger to its forward position, effectively decreasing the time required for the trigger to reset, allowing for a faster follow-up shot.

  4. Langdon Street Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Alexander and Emma Main house at 127 Langdon St is a well-preserved Queen Anne house built in 1892, with a cross-gable roof, a gambrel-roofed wing, shingles in the gable ends, and a two bay windows. Alexander was an insurance businessman. [9] [3] The Jastrow house at 237 Langdon was built in 1891, two stories in Queen Anne style.

  5. Northwest Passage (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Passage is an historical novel by Kenneth Roberts, published in 1937.Told through the eyes of primary character Langdon Towne, much of the novel follows the exploits and character of Robert Rogers, the leader of Rogers' Rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War.

  6. Johnson bar (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    A Johnson bar activated parking/emergency brake on a 1930s White transit bus. Johnson bar is the term for several different hand-operated levers used in vehicles. Their distinguishing feature is a positive latch, typically spring-loaded, to hold the lever in a selected position, capable of being operated with one hand.

  7. Stephen Herbert Langdon - Wikipedia

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    Born to George Knowles and Abigail Hassinger Langdon in Monroe, Michigan, Langdon studied at the University of Michigan, participating in Phi Beta Kappa and earning an A. B. in 1898 and an A. M. in 1899.

  8. Brooke Langton - Wikipedia

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    Brooke Langton is an American actress. She starred as Samantha Reilly in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1996–1998) and as Angela Bennett in the USA Network thriller series The Net (1998–99).

  9. Schmitt trigger - Wikipedia

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    The Schmitt trigger was invented by American scientist Otto H. Schmitt in 1934 while he was a graduate student, [1] later described in his doctoral dissertation (1937) as a thermionic trigger. [2] It was a direct result of Schmitt's study of the neural impulse propagation in squid nerves.