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  Wikipedia: Gun
For handguns, long guns and historical cannons the projectile is a bullet, shot by explosives (gunpowder), but it does not contain explosives itself.
For modern artillery the projectile is a shell, containing explosives.
Technically speaking, the projectile is the weapon and the gun is the weapon platform, although with the use of bayonets and rifle butts as clubs, the double usage of the word could be forgiven.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/g/gu/gun.html   (188 words)

  
 AK-47 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Inexpensive to manufacture, the AK-47 is the most widespread of all small arms, with in excess of 100 million weapons having been produced.
Despite its official deprecation by the Russian military, the weapon and its derivatives are still widely manufactured and used, especially throughout the Third World, where it enjoys a special mystique.
The AK-47 and its derivatives are favoured by some non-Western powers because of their ease of use, robustness and simplicity of manufacture.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/AKM   (2926 words)

  
 Colt Rifles Resource Page - colt bolt action rifles
Colt's Manufacturing Company is a firearms manufacturer founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1847 by Samuel Colt in order to produce revolvers, which Colt held the patent on, during the Mexican-American War.
Colt's earlier venture, the "Patent Arms Manufacturing Company", had declared bankruptcy in 1842 and was no longer producing firearms, but the efficiency of the revolver design had become apparent to the US Army and they sought out the young entrepreneur to produce more.
The modern Colt Python and Colt Anaconda are both recognized as refined expressions of the art of revolver making, as befits the company that first produced a revolving colt assault rifles handgun.
www.forensico.com /For-List_of_Firearms_C-/Colt_Rifles.html   (1408 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Glock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mainly known for being the manufacturer of polymer-framed pistols, Glock also produces equipment such as field knives and entrenching tools.
Glock was the first manufacturer to offer models chambered in the.40 S&W cartridge (Glock 22 & Glock 23 - 1990), beating Smith & Wesson to the marketplace with their own cartridge.
Glock also manufactures their own line of knives, which are popular due to their affordability and the Glock brand.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Glock   (2777 words)

  
 Merchants of Death. A Study of the International Armament Industry, by H.C. Engelbrecht and F.C. Hanighen. With a ...
The only way in which the armament makers are at all unique is that they are engaged in an industry where the death of human beings is the logical end and objective of their activity.
The fact is that the armament maker is the right-hand man of all war and navy departments, and, as such, he is a supremely important political figure.
Manufacturers worked day and night, but they were unable to keep up with the mounting demand of the Union armies.
www.greatwar.nl /books/merchants/merchantsofdeath.html   (21368 words)

  
 AKM Resource Page - romanian akm
However, machine guns manufactured domestically prior to 1986 and imported prior to 1968 may be transferred between civilians in accordance with federal and state law.
The AK-47 and its derivatives are favored by akm mortgagesl many non-Western powers because guarder akm kit of their ease of use, robustness, simplicity, and manufacturing cost effectiveness.
The AK-47 and its descendants are or have been manufactured in the following countries: Egypt, China, North Korea, East Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia (as the M70 and M80 series), Romania, Hungary, Iraq, and Bulgaria.
www.forensico.com /For-List_of_Firearms_A-/AKM.html   (1966 words)

  
 Financial Library - Gun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The projectile, usually designated by its diameter in inches (caliber) or millimeters, is fired through a hollow tube known as the gun's barrel.
Related to muskets, the modern gun is more advanced in technology.
The term "gun" is often used as a synonym to firearm, but in military usage the term refers only to artillery that fires projectiles at high velocity, such as anti-aircraft artillery, field guns, tank guns, anti-tank guns and naval guns.
www.financiallibrary.com /gun.htm   (402 words)

  
 math lessons - Israeli Military Industries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It manufactures firearms mainly for Israeli defense forces, although its small arms are very popular throughout the world.
It manufactures all manner of firearms, from small arms and machine guns to rockets and electronic systems.
The IMI Galil is a compact assault rifle, being an adaptation of the AK-47 rifle, along with integrating some other design features.
www.mathdaily.com /lessons/IMI   (284 words)

  
 Troubles within NATO. Yugoslav army's "shopping list"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Armament: Torpedoes or depth charges carried in a ventral weapons bay.
The Gvozdika Howitzer is manufactured in Russia, Bulgaria, and Poland and is operated by Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iraq, Libya, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Syria, Yemen, and Yugoslavia.
The "Panzir-S1" is a relatively inexpensive system which combines modern radars, computerized fire control systems, fully-automatic operational capability, surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles (this system can engage aircraft and lightly-armored combat vehicles and personnel), and high-speed anti-aircraft automatic cannons.
www.aeronautics.ru /nws001/news017.htm   (4523 words)

  
 The Ultimate AK-47 Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The AK-47 (for Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1947 goda, Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года) is an assault rifle designed in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov, produced by Russian manufacturer IZH, and used in many Eastern bloc nations during the Cold War.
Inexpensive to manufacture, the AK-47 is the most widespread of all small arms, with 80+ million weapons having been produced.
The AK-47 and its derivatives are favoured by some non-Western powers because of their ease of use, robustness, and simplicity to manufacture, and also because during the Cold War the Russians were giving AKM rifles away in great numbers to their allies all over the Third World.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/AKM   (2711 words)

  
 ArmaLite, Inc. :: Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is generally identical to the AR-10A2 except that the upper receiver and gas block are manufactured with the "Picatinny Rail" sight mounting surfaces of the AR-10(T).
Some small manufacturers are skilled and honorable, and with a firm background suited to this industry.
Many of the parts used by all manufacturers in rifles like ArmaLite’s M-15s come from a small number of subcontractors, and the costs are about the same for all producers.
www.armalite.com /library/faq/faq_list.htm   (6128 words)

  
 Opus224's Unofficial Philippine Defense Page
Though the project was deemed highly successful, New Zealand sought to modernize its air force with the lease (with option to purchase) of the previously embargoed Pakistani F-16s for a bargain price from the United States.
Armament: 4,960 lbs of ordnance in six underwing and one centerline pylon.
The original 15-year AFP modernization plan called for the purchase of 36 multi-role fighters, with Dassault offering the Philippines the Mirage 2000-5 fighter.
www.timawa.net /modernization-paf.htm   (6088 words)

  
 NAVY - 307 Phase I Selections from the 03.1 Solicitation
Since the low thermal mass oven design is universal for all commercial GC columns and the instrument design is modular, there is the potential to meet many environmental, industrial hygiene and national security chemical analysis needs such as water and air quality, explosives, drugs of abuse or chemical warfare agents.
Listed in the National Security Agency (NSA) databases and currently used by Department of Defense (DOD) for several ongoing applications.
It would be invaluable to know the type of missile being launched in terms of being able to narrow down the list of countermeasure techniques needed to be implemented to achieve the required aircraft protection levels.
www.dodsbir.com /awardlist/abs031/navyabs031.htm   (9462 words)

  
 List 58 Military Books: Old Used & Rare books on Military History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Books on this list are from the library of Eric Ludvigsen, editor of Army Magazine and a collector of high end military medals.
This list is the second part of his library.
Using modern forensic techniques which allow individual artifacts to be associated with cavalry or Indian sources, and in many cases to specific individuals, a complete spatially accurate battle chronology was determined.
home.earthlink.net /~militarybooks/list58books.html   (3928 words)

  
 [CTRL] Fwd: Rockefeller and Armand Hammer
It is notable that the Rockefeller Syndicate is far down on the list of the world’s financial structure.
Nujol was manufactured by a subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey, called Stanco, whose only other product, manufactured on the same premises, was the famous insecticide, Flit.
Today, we suffer from a host of debilitating ailments, both mental and physical, nearly all of which can be traced directly to the operations of the chemical and drug monopoly and which pose the greatest threat to our continued existence as a nation.
www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg37660.html   (8797 words)

  
 RSP - Manufacturers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I will give a limited list of 20th century manufacturers, just to give you a chance to make use of these weapon companies.
The Colt's Manufacturing Company Inc. is located in Hartford, Connecticut, on the east coast of the United States.
The owner, Val Forgett, started the firm Service Armament Co. in 1957, specializing in the sale and distribution of excess weapon stocks from around the world, to be used for sporting purposes.
www.shadowsource.org /redskull/essays/manufacturers.html   (5738 words)

  
 Last Minute Battle to Stop Tookie Williams Execution
But the capitalists are driven to fight this tendency with every means at their disposal, from plant relocation or modernization or attacks on wage levels to plant relocations, super-exploitation of foreign labor and even to war.
The latter are designed as relatively small, sleek and agile units armed with the latest in modern weaponry and capable of delivering lethal power to contested areas within days.
The U.S. military as a whole is being similarly redesigned based on the premise that relatively immobile forces grouped in large concentrations and distant from the field of action are inefficient means for today's ends.
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 Men's Uniforms US Navy
Emphasis was placed on steam powered vessels with modern armament and shore establishments were consolidated and placed under the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing (eventually NAVSUP).
With the new modern Navy, length of service was considered a source of pride among sailors and service stripes were introduced during this year, being similar to the Army in concept but distinctly nautical in appearance.
Previous to this, specifications were maintained either by the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing for manufacturers or Paymasters onboard ships for sailors who wished to make their own clothes, and there are no records available of these previous dimensions.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/uniform_men.htm   (7438 words)

  
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Cynthia ========= From her ebay listing: the development of Universal's pioneering methods and machinery to produce lenses and prisms in mass quantities and how this compared to the more conventional means of lens and prism manufacture in widespread use by others in the optical industry at the time.
All manufacture was stopped after World War I. Since that time, there have been some of these returned for cleaning and adjustment, but everyone who had any skill doing this has now either passed on or is retired.
The military repair manuals that I know of are listed in various places in the file at: http://home.europa.com/~telscope/binbibl.txt I would also be very interested in hearing of other texts used by repairmen, though I believe that any others would be instruction sheets issued by manufacturers.
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While it is minutely cheaper to manufacture and a more secure seal with this version, it also made it very difficult for the factory to make any production line corrections or minor warranty repairs.
Perhaps a listing of known night fighters would be a good way to start a search for specialized binoculars they might have had as equipment.
"From list 309: It would be interesting if someone could explain on the list by what techniques these reticules were made." I worked for years in the cartographic and survey fields, long before computers made their impact, and we used the same techniques daily that are use to make reticles.
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 THE GUN GUY - Gun Manufacturers, Distributors and Importers - Page 4
The Spectre that incorporated some of the 1911 and a modernized SA trigger system; "the linear action trigger." This trigger "provides the control of the straight pull 1911 style trigger with striker-fired, hammerless system of many modern pistols." Made from stainless steel and aerospace aluminum, the Spectre was truly a ground-breaking modern design.
Manufacturer of high-quality semi-auto, O/U, pump-action shotguns, and handguns.
This rifle is manufactured in the United States and complies with all 922 regulations.
www.webcom.com /gun_guy/page4.htm   (7912 words)

  
 beretta
This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta.
In 1985, Beretta was chosen during a controversial selection process to produce the M9 9mm Parabellum sidearm for the United States military, winning a contract for 500,000 units.
A condition of the original agreement was that U.S. military pistols be manufactured domestically.
www.drinformer.com /Be-to-Be/beretta.php   (517 words)

  
 Subject Listing for Aerospace and defence companies
ATR is a joint venture between Aerospatiale of France and Italy's Alenia Aerospazio, and is a leading manufacturer of regional turboprops.
This company is a major manufacturer of jet engines for commercial, corporate, military and regional aviation, as well as for marine propulsion.
GE is a diversified services, technology and manufacturing company with a commitment to achieving customer success and worldwide leadership in each of its businesses.
aerade.cranfield.ac.uk /subject-listing/comp.html   (13530 words)

  
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The Zapatistas, the littlest ones, always forgotten, the flesh destined tommorrow to serve as polygon of exercise for the modern armament of an army which instead of defending nationl sovereignty and point their weapons against the traitors of the homeland, they point to their sibblings in blood, soil and history.
You have my permission to post it on your list if you think it is a contribution to the discussion: *********Begin Column********** Rupert Murdoch, the Australian media baron, stupefied the media business when his Fox network outbid the venerable CBS for the rights to broadcast National Football League games this year.
Public forums, discussion lists, file archives, and content available for commercial purposes would have to be meticulously screened and censored in order to avoid potential liability for the carrier.
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Sheppard allows that it would be a challenge for lawyers to "think, and to act, as peacemakers first, peacemakers second, peacemakers third, and as warriors only in the very last resort," but he believes its vital that they do so.
"Ancient and modern history show," he says, "that when conflict among sharply differing factions in democratic societies grows, and legal institutions become inadequate to resolve them peacefully, the result is either authoritarian government or mob rule.
It is not that OKC or TWA800 or the WTC are so important of themselves but they are dreadfully important in showing that it is the totally corrupt useless acronyms protecting their own integrity that are the root cause of all the other problems > >8.
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 List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions.
The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses.
The country the company is based in, if the information is available, follows that.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_modern_armament_manufacturers   (214 words)

  
 Gale . The Making of the Modern World . Title Lists . List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In which is an exact list of the jury (gentlemen of quality and large fortunes.) Also the names of the witnesses on both sides, with a summary of their evidence.
National warnings: a sermon preached on behalf of the distressed manufacturers, at Claremont Chapel, Pentonville, on...
Catalogue of the exhibition called Modern Mexico : containing a panoramic view of the city, with specimens of the natural history of New Spain, and models of the vegetable produce, costume...
www.galegroup.com /cgi-bin/creative/mome/order.pl?type=misc   (11136 words)

  
 List of Ship Kits
Graeme is a newcomer to the list as of late 2005, but he's no newcomer to the world of ship modeling.
My advice is to buy Skywave armament sets to replace the often 1960's era kit parts, and use aftermarket PE sets for the particular type of ship to get an overall increase in quality without waiting for someone to retool the kit.
The superstructure, deck and armaments are acceptable for an early war boat.
www.quuxuum.org /rajens_list/shiprevs.html   (13939 words)

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