International Laser Association http www.laserperformance.com Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance ...About the Laser Radial the general Laser history and more information Laser dinghy Refimprove date December 2010 Infobox Sailboat Specifications name image Laser Radial 160588 01.jpg imagesize 180 alt caption Laser Radial class symbol class image Sailing laser.svg class imagealt Class Symbol class imagesize ... d pn rya pn phrf year designer location role updated olympic current The Laser Radial is a popular one design class of small dinghy sailing sailing dinghy , originally built by Laser Performance . It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard , with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy ... The Laser Radial is generally sailed and raced by lighter weight sailors and is usually the choice of women Laser sailors. Men typically sail the Laser Standard which has a larger sail. The only difference between the Laser Standard and Laser Radial is the size of the sail and the length of the lower ... person dinghies. Most larger regattas for the Laser class will generally have separate races for the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7. The Laser Radial uses the same top section of the mast as the Laser Standard but uses a smaller bottom mast section. The sail itself is convert 62 sqft m2 , about 19 smaller than the full Laser Standard rig. Although the one design Laser rig and hull was introduced in 1971, the Radial sail and mast was created in the 1980s. In 1988 the Laser Women s World Championship began using the Laser Radial. They are a good training aid to start learning to sail a Laser but the Laser Radial is a good racing boat in its own right and some sailors generally women ... 140 lbs. World Championship Title s An incomplete archive of the winners. Men s Laser Radial World Champion see Laser Radial World Championships Men s Youth World Champion MedalistTable type Year ... more details
wiktionarypar pistol A pistol is a small handheld firearm but may also refer to Magnetic pistol , on a naval mine or torpedo, for detonation near a target rather than on impact Squat exercise Variants Pistol squat , variant of lower body exercise used in strength training The Pistol Star , an extremely luminous star in the Milky Way galaxy Pistol offense , an offensive strategy in American football A bid in some variants of the dominoes game 42 dominoes 42 A character in Henry V play Henry V , Henry IV, Part 2 , and The Merry Wives of Windsor , plays by William Shakespeare See also Pistil , part of a flower Pistole , a type of coin Pistol Pete disambiguation , nickname and fictional character name disambig ... more details
Laser propulsion is a form of beam powered propulsion where the energy source is a remote usually ground based laser system and separate from the reaction mass. This form of propulsion differs from a conventional ... s carried on board the vehicle. File Laser launch hx kare.png thumb 300px A laser launch Heat Exchanger ... into a potential laser NASP transport technology url http hdl.handle.net 2060 19910008838 ... of laser propelled vehicles was first introduced by Arthur Kantrowitz in 1972. Laser propulsion ... s and laser sails. A second way of driving momentum transfer to a spacecraft, used in the devices described below, which is more commonly proposed is using the laser to help expel mass from the spacecraft ... in their final spacecraft velocities by the rocket equation . Forms There are several forms of laser propulsion. Ablative laser propulsion Ablative Laser Propulsion ALP is a form of beam powered propulsion in which an external pulsed laser is used to burn off a Plasma physics plasma plume from a solid ... surface at high velocities by laser ablation by a pulsed laser. Depending on the laser flux and pulse ... thousand seconds are possible by choosing the propellant and laser pulse characteristics. Variations of ablative propulsion include double pulse propulsion in which one laser pulse ablates material and a second laser pulse further heats the ablated gas, laser micropropulsion in which a small laser onboard a spacecraft ablates very small amounts of propellant for attitude control or maneuvering, and space debris removal, in which the laser ablates material from debris particles in low Earth ... Pakhomov at the University of Alabama in Huntsville of the UAH Laser Propulsion Group. Pulsed ... breakdown of the gas usually air . This causes an expanding shock wave which absorbs laser energy at the shock front a laser sustained detonation wave or LSD wave expansion of the hot plasma behind ... using air as the working fluid is the simplest form of air breathing laser propulsion. The record ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Weapon name P 96M image caption origin flagcountry Russia type Semi automatic pistol Type selection is ranged yes Service history service used by wars Production history designer KBP Instrument Design Bureau design date manufacturer KBP Instrument Design Bureau unit cost production date number variants P 96M, P 96S General specifications weight 460 Gram g P 96M br 450 g P 96S length 152 mm P 96M br 151 mm P 96S part length width 31 mm height 118 mm P 96M br 106 mm P 96S diameter crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 9x18mm Makarov P 96M br .380 ACP .380 ACP 9x17mm Short P 96S caliber action Recoil operation Short recoil , rotary barrel rate velocity range max range feed 14 round detachable box Magazine firearm magazine P 96M br 10 round magazine P 96S sights Fixed rear notch, front blade The P 96 is a Russia n 9x18mm Makarov 9 mm semi automatic pistol designed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau for the Russian Armed Forces . The pistol was not accepted and then offered in a modernized form for law enforcement and security firms P 96M and P 96S . External links http www.kbptula.ru eng str strelk p96m.htm KBP Instrument Design Bureau official site http www.kbptula.ru eng str strelk p96c.htm P 96S Category Russian semi automatic pistols Category Weapons of Russia sl P 96 ru 96 ... more details
orphan date July 2010 The Berloque pistol ref cite web author Edgar Pfandler url http www.berloque.com Berloque title Berloque Pistol publisher Berloque.com date accessdate 2010 06 21 ref is an extremely small pistol . Made from 1905, this 4 cm miniature is one of the smallest pistols ever made. ref cite web url http www.thisnext.com item 07B60731 893D06E7 Berloque pistol The smallest title Berloque pistol The smallest pistol in the world recommendation by jooxi publisher ThisNext date accessdate 2010 06 21 ref References Reflist Category Pistols firearms stub ... more details
about the incident filed on the ILDA International Laser Display Association s Web site . ref http www.laserist.org ... site page.cfm?c 10444 Minister media release. Importation of laser pointers banned ...File Laser pointers.jpg thumb 300px Red 635nm , green 532nm and blue 445nm laser pointers A laser pointer or laser pen is a small portable device with a power source usually a battery and a laser diode emitting a very narrow Coherence physics coherent low powered laser beam of visible light, intended ... and low power of typical laser pointers make the beam itself invisible in a reasonably clean atmosphere, only showing a point of light when striking an opaque surface. Some higher powered laser pointers ... object pointers for teaching purposes. The recent low cost availability of infrared IR diode laser ... DPSS laser pointers in green, blue, and violet, of higher visible power, typically up to 300 mW. Because the IR laser component in the beams of these visible lasers is difficult to filter out ... laser pointer package, it is often left as a beam component in cheaper high power pointers. This invisible laser light component causes a degree of extra potential hazard in these devices when pointed at nearby objects and people. Laser pointers make a potent signaling tool, even in daylight, and are able ..., small and lightweight device of the type that could be routinely carried in a emergency kit. Laser ... of rare minor permanent harm, but low powered laser pointers are not seriously hazardous to health. They may be a major annoyance in some circumstances. A dot of light from a red laser pointer may be thought to be due to a Laser sight laser gunsight , causing outrage and possible danger. ref name princeton When pointed at aircraft at night, laser pointers may dazzle and distract pilots, and increasingly strict laws have been passed to ban this. Colors and wavelengths Early laser pointers were helium neon laser helium neon HeNe gas lasers and generated laser radiation at 633 nanometer nm ... more details
otheruses Unreferenced date August 2007 Image Caroline pontet p1000527.jpg thumb 300px Pistol grip on right of the SIG SG 550 protruding File Mosin Nagant M1939 Finland AM.006968.jpg thumb 300px Stock with semi pistol grip on a Finland Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant rifle. File Mosin Nagant karbin m1938 Ryssland AM.032891.jpg thumb 300px Straight or English stock non pistol grip on a Soviet Union Soviet M38 Mosin Nagant carbine. On a firearm or other tool, the pistol grip is that portion of the mechanism that is held by the hand and orients the hand in a forward, vertical orientation, similar to the position one would take with a conventional pistol such as the Glock Glock pistol . For firearms, the pistol grip is generally used by the hand that operates the trigger firearms trigger . Rifle s and shotgun s without pistol grips are generally referred to as having straight or upland shotguns only style stock firearms stock s. Some firearms, such as some versions of the Thompson submachine gun , have a forward pistol grip which is used to stabilize the firearm in operation. The pistol grip often serves multiple functions such as a Magazine firearms magazine housing , bipod, or tool storage. In some firearms, like the Finnish light machine gun Kk 62 , the pistol grip is also used as a handle to charge the weapon. Pistol grips are a defining feature in United States gun law . A forward pistol grip on a pistol is restricted. Pistol grips which protruded below the weapon and not as a portion of a conventional rifle or shotgun stock are currently regulated in some states and was regulated by the now expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban . Tools with pistol grips run the range from hand saw s to pneumatic nailers. Often the word gun appears in the name of pistol gripped tools such as the glue gun , caulking gun and nail gun . A number of tools, like firearms, have a forward pistol grip. Drill s and grinder s often include this feature for added control. One of the reasons the pistol ... more details
U.S. Army name United States Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 origin flag United States 1908 type Semi automatic pistol is ranged yes service 1911 present used by 28 nations, see M1911 pistol Users Users below for details wars As standard US Service pistol World War I , World War II , Korean War , and Vietnam ... pistol RIA Officers number Over 2 million spec type Semi automatic firearm Semi automatic Handgun pistol part length 5.03 in 127 mm , Government model ref name Manual br 4.25 in 108 mm , Commander ... firearms Single action single action , semi automatic pistol semi automatic , magazine fed, and recoil ... book title Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911 Technical Manual TM 9 1005 211 34 1964 edition publisher ... as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original Model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol ... was replaced by the M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in the early 1990s. The M1911 is the best ... recoil principle in its basic design. Besides the pistol being widely copied itself, this operating ... The M1911 pistol originated in the late 1890s, the result of a search for a suitable self loading ... more revolvers and an intensive search for a self loading pistol that would culminate in official adoption ... und Munitionsfabriken DWM Luger pistol s, chambered in 7.65 mm Luger , a bottlenecked cartridge. During ... further testing for a new service pistol. ref name Poyer Following the 1904 Thompson LaGarde Tests Thompson LaGarde pistol round effectiveness tests, Colonel John T. Thompson stated that the new pistol should not be of less than .45 caliber and would preferably be semi automatic in operation ... Model 1907 Savage , Colt, and Luger P08 pistol DWM designs chambered in the new .45 ACP Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge. ref name Poyer These three still had issues that needed correction, but only Colt ... designer, John Browning. 6,000 rounds were fired from a single pistol over the course of two days. When ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Image Pistol star and nebula.jpg thumb right False color image of the Pistol Star and Pistol Nebula, taken by Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrometer NICMOS The Pistol Nebula surrounds one of the most massive stars known, the Pistol Star . Both are located 25,000 light years away from Earth, near the center of the Milky Way galaxy . The nebula contains approximately 10 solar mass es worth of ionized gas that was ejected by the star several thousand years ago. The nebula was named in the 1980s for its shape as seen in low resolution images that were available at the time. The pistol star, a luminous blue variable is 1.7 million times as bright as the Sun, and 120 200 times as massive. Category H II regions nebula stub it Nebulosa Pistola nl Pistoolnevel pt Nebulosa da Pistola ru zh ... more details
Wiktionarypar site A site is the location geography location of an event, structure, object, or other thing, whether actual, Virtuality virtual , abandoned eg. an archaeological site , extant, or plan ned. For a building site , see construction . For a site on the World Wide Web , see website . In information technology an Active Directory Site is an object in Active Directory that represents a geographic location. In mathematics A site mathematics site is a category mathematics category C together with a Grothendieck topology on C . Site of Voronoi diagram . Other uses SITE Institute , non profit anti terrorism organization. SITE, is abbreviation of Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate Sindh Industrial & Trading Estate . SITE Town , densely populated town in Karachi , Pakistan . S.I.T.E Industrial Area SITE Industrial Area , Karachi , Pakistan . SITE, Satellite Instructional Television Experiment . SITE, Sculpture in the Environment , American architecture firm. SITE, the School of Information Technology and Engineering at the University of Ottawa . Property type 28National Register of Historic Places 29 SiteSite National Register of Historic Places , a classification used by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Not to be confused with SETI . Disambig fr Site id Situs nl Site ro Sit simple Site ... more details
Image Pistol Creek Alcoa.jpg left 250px thumb Pistol Creek in Alcoa, Tennessee Pistol Creek is a convert 13 mi km adj mid long tributary of the Little River Tennessee Little River , located entirely within Blount County, Tennessee . Features Pistol Creek arises from several springs in the Carpenter s Campground section of Blount County, flowing first northeast, then northwest to Pearson Springs within the city of Maryville, Tennessee Maryville . At Pearson Springs, the Maryville Alcoa Greenway begins to parallel Pistol Creek, which then flows east through Pearson Springs Park and Sandy Springs Park to the Bicentennial Park Greenbelt . Pistol Creek executes a mile long hook through the Greenbelt Park, turns north and enters the city of Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa , then heads east and north east, joining the Little River a mile south of Rockford, Tennessee Rockford . Pistol Creek has been designated an impaired stream by the Tennessee Department of Natural Resources . The stream suffers from a large amount of runoff from the cities of Maryville and Alcoa. Both cities have spent considerable funds, time and effort seeking to clean up and beautify the Pistol Creek watershed. References US Geologic Survey 1 150,000 map coord missing Tennessee Category Geography of Blount County, Tennessee Category Rivers of Tennessee ... more details
for the ISSF shooting event formerly known as sport pistol 25 metre pistol Unreferenced date July 2009 A sport pistol or standard pistol is a type of handgun used in several shooting sports , including the Olympic 25 metre pistol event and 25 metre standard pistol . Since 2005, the 25 metre rapid fire pistol rules also require the use of sport pistols, with a few extra requirements. Other sports to make use of this gun are women s 25 metre military rapid fire pistol , bullseye shooting competition bullseye in one of its three stages , and a variety of other national shooting sports. By the International Shooting Sport Federation s rules, sport pistols must be in caliber .22 LR , with a minimum capacity of five rounds. Revolvers are allowed, but not at all as popular as in 25 metre center fire pistol . Minimum trigger weight is convert 1000 g lb , and maximum overall weight is convert 1400 g lb . The gun may only have open sights, and there are restrictions to the design of the grip. Common examples of sport pistols are the Benelli MP 90 S World Cup 22 gauge Benelli MP90S and Benelli MP 95E 22 gauge Long Rifle Benelli MP95E , Walther GSP , the Baikal MCM , H mmerli 208 , H mmerli 280 and H mmerli SP20 , the Pardini SP , as well as the High Standard .22 Pistol and the Smith & Wesson Model 41 . Many of these have also spawned .32 S&W Long .32 caliber versions for use in the center fire pistol event. Category Handguns ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Pistolet Besshumnyy Silent Pistol image File PB pistol.jpg 300px caption origin flag USSR flag Russia type Silent pistol Type selection is ranged yes is bladed is explosive is artillery is vehicle Service history service used by KGB , army reconnaissance wars Production history designer design date manufacturer production date 1967 number variants General specifications weight 0.97 length 310 170 part length 105 crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 9 18mm Makarov caliber 9 mm .35 caliber action blowback firearms blowback , Trigger firearms Double action double action Trigger firearms trigger , identical to the Makarov pistol rate velocity range max range feed 8 round magazine sights Iron sight Open sights open sights The PB silent pistol Pistolet Besshumnyy , Silent Pistol GRAU index 6P9 is a Soviet Union Soviet silenced pistol , based on the Makarov pistol design, intended for army reconnaissance groups and the KGB . It was issued into service in 1967. The pistol uses an integral suppressor firearms suppressor , which, unlike most similar systems, consists of two parts. This allows the pistol to be carried and kept concealed without the front part of the suppressor attached, and for the silencer to be quickly deployed prior to use. The pistol may also be fired safely without the additional suppressor attachment, which may be important in critical situations. Without the front attachment, the pistol has a similar sound to the Makarov pistol. In fact, even with the attachment, the weapon is not completely silent however, the level at which the sound ..., ref The PB pistol s firing mechanism and design is based entirely upon that of the Makarov pistol. Because the front part of the Gun barrel barrel is covered by the suppressor, the bolt firearms .... The pistol uses standard 8 round magazines from the Makarov pistol. ref cite book title ... pistol stub ru vi PB s ng ng n ... more details
Meanings of Laser Class Laser dinghy a class of sail boat Laser safety classification of laser products concerning safety hazards disambig ... more details
Pistol Pete may refer to Frank Eaton Pete Maravich 1947 1988 , an American basketball player Pete Reiser , an American baseball player Pete Sampras , a retired American tennis player Peter Smith curler Pete Smith , Olympic curler for Great Britain Pete Loncarevich Pistol Pete mascot , the mascot of Oklahoma State University, University of Wyoming, and New Mexico State University Pete Disney , a Disney character, and arch nemesis of Mickey Mouse. Once known by the alias Pistol Pete . Goof Troop Pete s family , a Disney character in the animated television series Goof Troop and the daughter of Pete A land based Japanese naval gun on the Battle of Guadalcanal disambiguation fr Pistol Pete ... more details
File Laser Pico 1 .jpg thumb A Laser Pico. The Laser Pico dinghy is a small sailboat designed by Jo Richards in the mid 1990s and used primarily for training and day sailing. It can be crewed by one or two children or an adult. Current models come equipped with both a mainsail and a jib , but the jib is so small that it is faster sailed single handed using only the mainsail. A sport version is also available on this boat which includes a larger Mylar sail and upgraded control lines. This improvement has changed the PY from 1338 to 1269 For the double handed setup . This version is used extensively in the one design race series. The hull watercraft hull is of thermoplastic sandwich construction, providing strength, stiffness, and built in buoyancy. The cockpit is self draining. The boat comes equipped with an aluminum two piece mast, an aluminum boom, and a lifting rudder. For the more racy type, the pico can have a battened race sail attached instead of the cruising main. This sail is made of mylar and is much tougher and more powerful than its cruising counterpart. Laser Performance , the manufacturer of the Pico, has sold over 10,000 of these boats. Fact date January 2007 The first UK National championships were held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of May 2006 at Gurnard Sailing Club on the Isle of Wight, the Pico s spiritual home. Ellen MacArthur is quoted on the manufacturer s site as saying It s simple, it s fun, and it s cool. http www.lasersailing.com disp uk pico introduction Laser Pico Specifications Length 3.50 m 11 6 Beam 1.43 m Hull weight 60 kg Mainsail 5.1 m sup 2 sup Race mainsail 6.44 m sup 2 sup Jib 1.57 m sup 2 sup External links http www.lasersailing.com disp uk pico introduction Laser Pico http www.go sail.co.uk pico.asp http www.pico.lasersailing.com default.asp Class Association ship type stub Laser Boats Sailing Dinghies and Skiffs Category Dinghies it Laser Pico ... more details
Wiktionary laser A laser is a device which generates a coherent beam of light. Laser may also refer to Transportation Laser sailboat Ford Laser , a compact car sold outside the United States from 1980 2003 Chrysler Laser , a hatchback car sold from 1985 1986 Plymouth Laser , a sports coupe sold from 1989 1994 LASER Airlines Computing MPEG 4 Part 20 , a rich media standard VTech Laser 200 , an 8 bit home computer Laser 128 , a clone of the Apple II home computer Other uses Laser debit card , the primary debit card system used in Ireland. Laser roller coaster Lasers album Lasers album , by Lupe Fiasco Silphium , an extinct plant, of the genus Ferula , which produced a resin also called laserLaser genus , a plant genus of the family Apiaceae Dieter Laser , German actor David Copperfield s laser illusion See also Atom laser Lazar disambiguation Lazer disambiguation disambig da Laser flertydig de Laser Begriffskl rung fr Laser homonymie ko it Laser disambigua he lb Laser nl Laser ja pl Laser ujednoznacznienie pt Laser desambigua o ru fi Laser t smennyssivu sv Laser olika betydelser ... more details
unreferenced date June 2011 The A site A for aminoacyl of a ribosome is a binding site for charged Transfer RNA t RNA molecules during protein synthesis . One of three such binding sites, the A site is the first location the t RNA binds during the protein synthesis process, the other two sites being P site peptidyl and E site exit . Genetics stub Category Ribosomal RNA ... more details
refimprove date May 2008 Infobox adult biography name Tommy Pistol image birth date birth date and age 1976 07 02 birth place Queens, New York , United States height height ft 5 in 7 weight convert 150 lb kg abbr on eye color Brown hair color Black married Yes alias DJ Tommy Pistol films 16 Tommy Pistol is an United States American actor and Film director director born in Queens, New York Queens , New York on July 2, 1976. After working with a sketch comedy group called Cheese Theater for 11 years he entered the pornography business . Pistol was married to Gia Paloma on December 8, 2007. Awards won AVN Awards, Best New Male Performer, 2007 AVN Awards, Most Outrageous sex scene, 2007 with Joanna Angel XBIZ Award , Acting Performance of the Year Male, 2012, for Taxi Driver XXX Films Psycho Sleepover 2008 Horat The Sexual Learnings of America for Make Benefit Beautiful Nation of Kaksuckistan ... tattoo 2006 Porny Monster 2006 V DJ Tommy Pistol The XXXorcist 2006 V .... Father Merkin LovecraCked ... Starring Nico and Tommy Pistol Anal and Kissing Starring Sabrina Sparx and Tommy Pistol An Award Winning Dick Starring Pinky Lee and Tommy Pistol Home Cumming Queen Starring Morgan Mae and Tommy Pistol Meet The Internet Starring Dana DeArmond and Tommy Pistol Caulk and Balls Starring Presley Paige and Tommy Pistol You re Mitch When I m Drunk Starring Brooklyn and Tommy Pistol School Bus Bitches Starring Joanna Angel, Brooklyn, Tommy Pistol JIZZPERIMENT Starring Joanna Angel, Margaret, Tommy Pistol LA Pink Music Tommy Pistol was once a singer for the metal hardcore band AmoreA . Interviews ... with Tommy Pistol last Jane first Ian accessdate 2008 05 13 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080414183611 ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pistol, Tommy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE ... DEFAULTSORT Pistol, Tommy Category American male pornographic film actors Category Living people Category 1976 births fr Tommy Pistol ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Image Linelaser.jpg thumb 220px right A line laser is a laser with an Optics optic , to generate a laser line instead of a point e.g. laser pointer . Different types of optics generate different patterns. Usage 3D scanner laser scanning laser line level laser level surveying DEFAULTSORT Line Laser Category Surveying Category Laser image generation de Linienlaser ... more details
Infobox Weapon is ranged yes name M15 General Officer s Pistol image Image M151911.jpg 300px caption M15 pistol origin Flagcountry United States type Semi automatic pistol Service history service 1972 ... 800ft s 245 m s range max range sights The M15 General Officers is a .45 ACP pistol developed by the U.S. Army s Rock Island Arsenal from stock M1911 Colt pistol M1911 pistols. as a replacement ... . The pistol was issued to United States Army general officers as a personal weapon. The M15 is quite similar to the Colt Commander and is operationally similar to the M1911 Colt pistol M1911A1 ... was built from an existing stock of Colt M1911 pistols. ref Thomson, Leroy. The Colt 1911 Pistol ... later released a similar pistol called the Colt Officer s ACP . This model is commonly referred to as the Officer ..., possibly either Pistol, General Officers , Caliber .45, M15 or Pistol, Cal. .45, Semi automatic, M1911A1, General Officer s . The M9 9mm has replaced the M1911 as the General Officer Pistol. Operational traits Functionally, the M15 operates the same as a basic M1911 Colt pistol. The shorter barrel is reported to have a greater muzzle blast, yet even with the abbreviated barrel, the pistol maintains a muzzle velocity of 245 m s 800 ft s . The pistol s sights are larger than the standard M1911A1 s including a taller front sight. ref Thomson, Leroy. The Colt 1911 Pistol , Osprey Publishing ... it as a general officer s pistol. The finish on the guns was a deep blue on portions of the slide ... an illustrated history of their impact , p. 154, ABC CLIO, Inc. 2003. ref The pistol came with a black ... were either in gold for the Army or silver for the Air Force. The M15 pistol was issued from 1972 to 1981, after which it was replaced in Army and Air Force service with the unmodified M1911 pistol ... generals pistol belts index.asp General Officer Pistol Rock Island Arsenal DEFAULTSORT M15 Pistol Category American semi automatic pistols Category Semi automatic pistols be 15 ... more details
Infobox weapon name Liliput 4.25 mm, 6.35 mm image File Liliput Suhl w 25cal.JPG 300px caption Liliput Model I .25 ACP origin flagcountry Weimar Republic type Pistol Type selection is ranged yes is UK Production history designer design date manufacturer August Menz unit cost production date number variants 2 General specifications weight length part length width height diameter crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge 4.25mm Liliput , .25 ACP caliber 4.25 mm .167 in , .25 in 6.35 mm action Blowback firearms Blowback rate velocity range max range feed sights The 4.25 mm Liliput pistol is one of the smallest semiautomatic handgun s ever made the 2 mm Kolibri Kolibri is generally considered the smallest . The Liliput was manufactured by Waffenfabrik August Menz in Suhl , Germany from approximately 1920 to 1927. Menz also manufactured a similar .25 ACP pistol introduced in 1925 as the Model 1, and a .32 ACP pistol sold as the Beholla Pistol . Overall length of the Liliput was 3.25 inches and barrel length was 1 3 4 inches. Because the pistol uses a 4.25mm Liliput 4.25 mm .167 in cartridge that is considered obsolete, the Liliput is one of the few pistols that can be owned in the United Kingdom without a license. Firearms Law, Guidance to the Police. Home Office HMSO London, 2002. Appendix 5, Antique Firearms Obsolete Calibres. The Liliput features in a number of novels by Alistair MacLean . See also List of cartridges by caliber External links http www.oldammo.com may05.htm Pictures of the 4.5 mm Liliput cartridge, compared to the Kolibri rounds. http www.williammaloney.com Aviation WestPointMilitaryMuseum WorldWarII pages 24AdolphHitlersLilliputPistol.htm Pictures of Hitler s golden Liliput. DEFAULTSORT Liliput Pistol Category Semi automatic pistols Category German semi automatic pistols Category .25 ACP firearms pistol stub de Liliput Pistole ... more details
infobox weapon name Musgrave Pistol image caption origin flagcountry South Africa 1928 type Type selection is ranged YES Service history service used by wars Production history designer design date manufacturer unit cost production date number variants General specifications spec label weight length part length Ranged weapon specifications cartridge cartridge weight caliber barrels action rate velocity range max range feed sights The Musgrave Pistol is a South African semi automatic pistol with a layout and operation based on the Austro Hungarian Roth Steyr M1907 automatic pistols ref Small Arms Illustrated, 2010 ref . The weapon is chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum round and fed from a grip inserted magazine. References reflist http guns.wikia.com wiki Musgrave Pistol Category 9mm Parabellum firearms Category Semi automatic pistols Category South African semi automatic pistols Category Weapons of South Africa ... more details
Confusing date January 2010 Pistol whipping is the act of using a handgun Firearm as a blunt weapon as a blunt weapon , wielding it as if it were a club or blackjack. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse pistol 20whipping Pistol whipping , Random House Unabridged Dictionary ref Pistol whipping and to pistol whip were reported as new words of Americanism American speech in 1955, with cited usages from 1940s. ref Fifty Years Among the New Words by John Algeo, http books.google.com books?id egxyM6zK0PEC&pg RA1 PA142&dq 22pistol whipping 22&ei OKVhSYySKpLOlQSOnK24CQ PRA1 PA142,M1 p. 142 , from vol. 30 1955 , no. 4 of the American Speech , the journal of the American Dialect Society ref However, both the term and the practice trace back to the Wild West of the 19th century. Paul Wellman notes that clubbing an opponent with the butt of a gun held by its barrel, as seen in some Western genre Western s, has its problems. There are several reasons why it would be wrong, one of which is that the gun would be rendered useless for its primary purpose, which is to fire a projectile out of the barrel ... the grip in the usual way. Instead, pistol whipping was done with the long and heavy barrel of the gun ... of pistol whipping with an 1860s style revolver was tested on the Spike TV television show Deadliest ... suitable for pistol whipping with the barrel than their predecessors. Because of this, pistol whipping ... provided by barrel length. Pistol whipping may leave unusual lacerations on the body of the injured due to various protruding details of the pistol. ref http books.google.com books?id JdtgE0eHTL4C&pg PT207&dq 22pistol whipping 22&ei OKVhSYySKpLOlQSOnK24CQ Pistol whipping , in Forensic Pathology ... lacerations on the skin may be produced by the butt of a pistol. The magazine well and the base ... ref These lacerations can vary in depth and severity, but if whipped , fractures are common. Pistol ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT Pistol Whipping Category Blunt weapons Category Firearm techniques ... more details
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