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111Djerid (weapon) — (also Jarid, Jered) A type of throwing spear about 3 ft. long, usually with a wooden haft and small steel head but sometimes all steel used for hunting and warfare.[1] Arab in origin, it was used in Asia Minor, India and Africa. Sometimes several …
112shoulder weapon — noun or shoulder gun : a firearm that is normally fired while held in the hands and braced against or upon the shoulder called also shoulder arm * * * a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced… …
113major weapon system — One of a limited number of systems or subsystems that for reasons of military urgency, criticality, or resource requirements, is determined by the Department of Defense as being vital to the national interest …
114W50 (atomic weapon) — The W 50 or W50 thermonuclear warhead is a nuclear bomb used on the MGM 31 Pershing intermediate range nuclear missile.There were two major variants produced (Mod 1, Mod 2), in three yield options (the Y1 with 60 kiloton yield, Y2 with 200… …
115Messer (weapon) — Messel (German for knife , also großes Messer great knife , Hiebmesser cutting knife , Kriegsmesser war knife , etc.) during the German Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (14th to 16th centuries) was a term for the class of single edged bladed …
116Stargate SG-1 — Infobox Television show name = Stargate SG 1 caption = format = Military science fiction runtime = approx. 43 min. creator = Brad Wright Jonathan Glassner starring = Richard Dean Anderson Amanda Tapping Christopher Judge Don S. Davis Michael… …
117Thursday (band) — Infobox Musical artist Name = Thursday Img capt = Thursday, from left to right: Steve Pedulla, Tom Keeley, Tucker Rule, Tim Payne, Geoff Rickly, Andrew Everding. Background = group or band Origin = New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States Genre …
118bow and arrow — Weapon consisting of a strip of wood or other flexible material, bent and held in tension by a string. The arrow, a long wooden shaft with a pointed tip, is stabilized in flight by a feathered tail. The arrow is fitted to the string by a notch in …
119Concealed weapons — Weapon Weap on (w[e^]p [u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS. w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …
120Panzerschreck — ▪ weapon shoulder type rocket launcher used as an antitank weapon by Germany in World War II. The Panzerschreck consisted of a lightweight steel tube about 1.5 metres (5 feet) long that weighed about 9 kg (20 pounds). The tube was open at both… …
