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  • 11M16 rifle — Rifle, 5.56 mm, M16 From top to bottom: M16A1, M16A2, M4A1, M16A4 Type Assault rifle Place&#160 …

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  • 12Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon — SMAW SMAW being used by US Marines Type Multi role (anti fortification, anti armor) …

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  • 13rifle — rifle1 /ruy feuhl/, n., v., rifled, rifling. n. 1. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory. 2. one of the grooves. 3. a cannon with… …

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  • 14Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort s Own) caption= Cap Badge of The Rifles dates= 1816 1966 country= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance= branch= British Army type= Infantry role= size=… …

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  • 15Shoulder mark — A shoulder mark, also called a shoulder loop, (rank) slide, slip on, epaulette sleeve, or (erroneously) an epaulette, is a flat cloth sleeve worn on the shoulder strap of a uniform. It may bear rank or other insignia.AustraliaThe newer Auscam… …

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  • 16Shoulder strap — A shoulder strap may be one of a number of things:* Carrier shoulder strap : a length of fabric or other flexible material (such as leather, vinyl, rubber), used to suspend an item, often of some weight, from the shoulder(s). The strap may be… …

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  • 17rifle — I. /ˈraɪfəl / (say ruyfuhl) noun 1. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus render its flight more accurate. 2. one of the grooves. 3. a cannon with such… …

  • 18rifle — rifle1 noun 1》 a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel to make a bullet spin and thereby increase accuracy over a long distance. 2》 (rifles) troops armed with rifles. verb 1》 [usu. as adjective… …

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  • 19Assault rifle — An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine (not to be confused with a semi automatic only replica) firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and high powered rifle ammunition. Assault rifles… …

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  • 20John F. Kennedy assassination rifle — In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, alias A. Hidell , purchased a 6.5 mm caliber Carcano rifle (also improperly called Mannlicher Carcano) by mail order. [Warren Commission Report, p. 118 119.] He also purchased a revolver by the same method.… …

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