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The Beretta Model 92 S is an Italian 9 mm Parabellum double-action short-recoil service and target-shooting pistol. The Beretta Model 92 S is a modified version of the Beretta Model 92, but with a different safety mechanism, the safety being mounted on the slide and providing a safe de-cocking facility.
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A gaffle was a steel lever used for bending (cocking) a crossbow.
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The Gewehr 41 is a German gas-operated, self-cocking semi-automatic rifle manufactured by both Mauser and Walther and developed in 1941 but only in service until 1943. The Gewehr 41 is chambered for the 7.92 mm round which it takes from a 10-round integral box magazine and fires with a muzzle velocity of 777 metres per second to an effective range of 600 metres. The Gewehr 41 has a 546 mm long barrel and is fitted with a barleycorn foresight and a tangent leaf notch rearsight.
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The Glock 17 is an Austrian double-action only (DAO) semi-automatic pistol which first appeared in 1983 supplying the Austrian army, and then became popular around the world particularly with American police forces. It is a self-cocking automatic pistol using a locked breech relying on the Browning tilting barrel, and produced in 40 per cent plastic materials. The Glock 17 is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge and takes a 17 round magazine. A variant, the Glock 17L is a longer model with a 153 mm long barrel, rather than a 114 mm long barrel as fitted to the standard model.
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The Star Z45 was a Spanish blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun based on the Second World War German MP40 sub-machine-gun, but differing in having the cocking handle on the right and a protective perforated barrel jacket. The Star Z45 was chambered for the 9 mm Bergmann Bayard cartridge which it took from a 30-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second and an effective range of 200 meters. The Star Z45 was produced in two models, one with a wooden stock, both having a 198 mm long barrel. Production started in 1944 with a view to selling the weapon to Germany. In 1948 the Star Z45 was adopted for use by the Spanish Army and was subsequently sold to Chile, Cuba, Portugal and Saudi Arabia, though only in small numbers.
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The Steyr MPi81 is a variation of the Steyr MPi69 but with a conventional cocking handle and sling swivel.
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Cocking (recorded in the Domesday Book as Cochinges) is a village in West Sussex, England.
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Cocking Causeway is a village in West Sussex, England.
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