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  • 21Accurizing — is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun.cite web |url=http://saami.org/Glossary/index.cfm |title=SAAMI glossary |accessdate=2007 08 30] For firearms, accuracy is defined as the ability to hit exactly what you re aiming at …

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  • 22Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …

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  • 23Sword — For other uses, see Sword (disambiguation) and Swords (disambiguation). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword is a bladed weapon (edged weapon) used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the… …

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  • 24Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 25Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 26DD68 Redux — Redux with extended grip Specifications Type Mechanical …

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  • 27P-61 Black Widow — Infobox Aircraft name = P 61 Black Widow caption = A P 61A 1NO of 419th Night Fighter Squadron type = Night fighter national origin= United States manufacturer = Northrop designer = first flight = 26 May 1942 introduced = 1944 retired = 1952… …

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  • 28Parachute — This article is about the device. For sports involving a parachute, see Parachuting. For other meanings, see Parachute (disambiguation). Parachutes opening A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by… …

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  • 29Spatha — Roman era reenactor holding a Deepeeka Late Roman Spatha The spatha was a type of straight sword, measuring between 0.75 and 1 m (30 and 39 in),[dubious – discuss …

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  • 30art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction       the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often …

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