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  • 51Lucky McDaniel — Bobby Lamar “Lucky” McDaniel (1925 – 1986) was a marksmanship instructor who taught what he called “instinct shooting” to bird hunters and peace officers off and on from 1953 until 1982, using a Daisy lever action air rifle BB gun without sights… …

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  • 52Anti-Flag — Background information Origin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Genres Punk rock …

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  • 53Pattern 1914 Enfield — Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 Pattern 1914 Enfield Type Service rifle Place of origin …

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  • 54Gunfight at the O.K. Corral — For the film, see Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film). Tombstone in 1881 …

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  • 55Merzbox — Box set by Merzbow Released June 16, 2000 (2000 06 16) Recorded 1979–1997 …

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  • 56Derringer — For other uses, see Derringer (disambiguation). Palm gun, and Palm pistol all redirect here. not to be confused etymologically with origination of Mousegun. An original Philadelphia Deringer made by Henry Deringer. This was the pocket pistol used …

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  • 57Pub names — The sign of the Saracen s Head in Broad Street, Bath, England …

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  • 58Miquelet — (miguelet) is a modern convention, largely used by and for the benefit of the English speaking world, widely applied to a distinctive form of flint against steel ignition mechanism (lock) prevalent in the Mediterranean lands in the late 16th to… …

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  • 59Trigger (firearms) — For other uses, see Trigger (disambiguation). Trigger mechanism in a bolt action rifle. A trigger is a mechanism that actuates the firing sequence of a firearm. Triggers almost universally consist of levers or buttons actuated by the index finger …

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  • 60small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …

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