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  2. Hammerless - Wikipedia

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    The hammerless repeating rifle is a firearm that operates without any external hammer or firing pin. [4] Hammerless firearms do not use a firing pin. This device was first introduced in 1879 with the Climax Safety Hammerless Gun, which was developed in order to prevent accidents from occurring while firing a weapon with a worn hammer/ firing ...

  3. Parker Bros. - Wikipedia

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    For the first 20+ years of production, Parker Bros. used an exposed hammer design, but by 1888 the first hammerless guns were offered for sale. Parker guns were offered in 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 28 and .410 gauges. There is an experimental example known to have been produced in 18 gauge. All else being equal, the smaller the gauge the more ...

  4. 12 Best Things To Pawn For Extra Cash - AOL

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    Since pawn shops typically offer somewhere between 25% and 60% of an item’s resale value, you’ll need to pawn an item worth between $835 and $2,000 to get $500. Jewelry Concentrate on items ...

  5. Hammer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The hammer itself is a metal piece that forcefully rotates about a pivot point. [2] The term tumbler can refer to a part of the hammer or a part mechanically attached to the pivot-point of the hammer, depending on the particular firearm under discussion (see half-cock). According to one source the term tumbler is synonymous with hammer. [3] [4]

  6. Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless - Wikipedia

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    The Colt Model 1908 Pocket Hammerless is a variant introduced five years later in .380 ACP caliber. Despite the title "hammerless", the Model 1908 does have a hammer. The hammer is covered and hidden from view under the rear of the slide, which allows the pistol to be carried in and withdrawn from a pocket quickly and smoothly without snagging.

  7. Meriden Firearms Co. - Wikipedia

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    Calibers were either .32 S&W or .38 S&W with either an exposed or enclosed hammer. The barrels were marked "Meriden Firearms Co. Meriden, Conn USA". These guns were referred to as "pocket pistols" and were made between 1905 and 1915. [3] Meriden manufactured twenty varieties of hammer and hammerless revolvers with an output of 100 guns a day in ...

  8. These Oklahoma gun shops that sold the most guns used in ...

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    In Oklahoma, 14 gun stores were included in the list, ranging from chain stores to pawn shops. Gun stores connected to recent high-profile mass shootings also appear, including River City Firearms ...

  9. Ithaca Gun Company - Wikipedia

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    The Lefever Arms Company (1883–1916) was a manufacturer of guns in Syracuse, New York, founded by Daniel Myron LeFever (1835–1906), an American gun maker popularly known as "Uncle Dan LeFever". He is best known as the inventor of the hammerless shotgun, first introduced in 1878.