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  2. Rock Chuck Bullet Swage - Wikipedia

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    Rock Chuck Bullet Swage (later abbreviated RCBS) is a handloading equipment manufacturer operating in Oroville, California. The company originated during the sporting ammunition shortage caused by World War II , became a widely recognized manufacturer of handloading equipment, and has subsequently been purchased by Hodgdon Powder Company .

  3. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. .458×2-inch American - Wikipedia

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    The .458×2-inch American was designed as a medium-power big-bore cartridge by Frank Barnes for North American big game. Frank Barnes found that the .458 Winchester Magnum and the .460 Weatherby Magnum too powerful for North American big game and believed that a cartridge of lesser power would be ample for the task.

  5. Fred Huntington - Wikipedia

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    Fred Huntington (December 12, 1912 – August 10, 1998) was an entrepreneur and cartridge wildcatter involved in the shooting industry. Huntington founded RCBS which is today one of the leading manufacturers of cartridge handloading equipment.

  6. Fairbanks-Morse - Wikipedia

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    Fairbanks, Morse and Company was an American manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Founded in 1823 as a manufacturer of weighing scales, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, coffee grinders, radios, farm tractors, feed mills, locomotives, and industrial supplies.

  7. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    In addition to these scales, the United Kingdom has, over the last forty years, fathered a scale that is based on the predominant British narrow track gauge of 2 ft (610 mm). Using 32 mm ( 1.26 in ) - 0 gauge - track, there is an extensive range of 16 mm to the foot scale [1:19] live-steam and other types of locomotives, rolling stock and ...

  8. Wm. K. Walthers - Wikipedia

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    Walthers Cornerstone provides buildings and accessories for all product lines and scales. This was an original Walthers product line launched in 1990. Walthers SceneMaster offers scenery, lighting, figures, loads, vehicles, and other details like shipping containers to build a realistic model railroad.

  9. Triple beam balance - Wikipedia

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    Pointers - The scale pointer marks the equal point of the object's mass on the scale and mass on the beam; Zero adjustment knob - This is used to manually adjust the triple beam balance to the 'zero' mark (check to ensure that the pointer is at zero before use). Before using triple beam balance, the scale pointer should be at zero.