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Flip Wilson is an actor. He was born in 1933.
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The Armalite AR-15 (also known as the Colt M16) was an American gas direct action selective fire assault rifle derived from the Armalite AR-10 and designed by Eugene Stoner in response to requirements from the Infantry Board at Fort Benning for a lightweight selective fire assault rifle which could penetrate body armour or a steel helmet at 500 yards with accuracy at least as good as that of the M1 Carbine at 500 yards. Eugene Stoner's response was to design a lightweight, low impulse rifle firing a light-weight bullet at a high velocity, and this was first demonstrated to the Infantry Board in 1958. The Armalite AR-15 was chambered for the 5.56 mm x 45 cartridge which it took from a 20- or 30-round box magazine and fired at a muzzle velocity of 1000 metres per second at a cyclic rate of between 700 and 950 rounds per minute to an effective range of 400 metres. The Armalite AR-15 had a 508 mm long barrel and was fitted with a cylinder foresight and a flip aperture rearsight
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The Armalite AR-18 was an American gas-operated selective-fire automatic rifle based on the Armalite AR-15, but simplified with the intention of being a cheaper and more easily produced weapon than the then current Armalite AR-15. It was produced from 1966 to 1979, first by Armalite in the USA, and then by Sterling Armaments in the UK. The AR-18 was chambered for the 5.56 mm M109 cartridge which it took from a 20-, 30- or 40-round magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 800 rounds per minute or single-shot with a muzzle velocity of 1000 metres per second to an effective range of 460 metres. The Armalite AR-18 had a 464 mm long barrel and was fitted with a cylindrical post foresight and an aperture flip rearsight. The Armalite AR-18 saw operation with police forces and some smaller military forces. A sub-machine-gun version, the Armalite AR-18S was also produced in limited quantities.
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The Bergmann MP18 was a German blowback operated sub-machine-gun designed by Schmeisser and developed during the course of the Great War and produced from 1916 to 1945. The Bergmann MP18 was the first practical sub-machine-gun. It takes a 9 mm Parabellum round from a 32-round snail drum magazine developed for the Luger pistol or a 20- or 32-round box magazine. It has a cyclic rate of 400 rounds-per-minute and a muzzle velocity of 365 meters-per-second and an effective range of 200 meters. The Bergmann MP18 had a 200 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and a flip notch rear sight.
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The C1 was a Canadian blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun produced from 1958 as a modification of the British L2A1 sub-machine-gun. The C1 was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 30-round box magazine. It had a cyclic rate of 550 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 366 meters per second. The C1 had a folding stock, 198 mm long barrel and blade foresight and a flip aperture rearsight set at 100 and 200 yards.
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The Colt Commando is an American gas operated selective fire automatic rifle. The Colt Commando forms a shorter version of the Armalite AR-15. It takes a .223 inch round from a 20- or 30-round magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 924 meters-per-second and a cyclic rate of 750 rounds-per-minute. It is sighted to 458 metres with an effective range of 200 metres. The Colt Commando has a shorter 254 mm long barrel, telescopic butt and is fitted with a cylindrical post foresight and a flip aperture rearsight.
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The DUX 53 was a German blowback operated sub-machine-gun based upon the Finnish Suomi M1944 and produced for the West German border guards in 1954. The DUX 53 was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 50-round Suomi box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 500 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second. The DUX 53 had a folding stock and a 251 mm long barrel. It had a blade foresight and a flip notch rearsight.
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The DUX 59 was a German blowback operated sub-machine-gun based upon the Finnish Suomi M1944 and produced for the West German border guards. The DUX 59 was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 32- or 40-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 500 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second. The DUX 59 had a folding stock and a 251 mm long barrel. It had a blade foresight and a flip notch rearsight. The DUX 59 was an improved, lighter and stronger version of the DUX 53.
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The FN FAL (Model 50) is a Belgian automatic rifle first demonstrated in 1948 and first manufactured in 1953. The FN FAL was developed as an updated replacement for the SAFN M49 rifle, and was initially chambered for the German 7.92 mm Kurz cartridge, later for the British .280 cartridge and finally for the NATO 7.62 mm cartridge. The FN FAL is a gas operated selective fire automatic rifle that was produced in several variations including a heavy barrelled version as a light machine-gun. The FN FAL takes a 20-round box magazine and fires at a cyclic rate of between 650 and 700 rounds per minute with an effective range of 650 metres. The FN FAL has a 533 mm long barrel, except the 50-63 model which has a shorter 436 mm long barrel and is fitted with a cylindrical post foresight and one of several rearsights depending upon model, sliding, flip or fixed. A paratrooper model, the FN FAL Para has a folding stock.
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The Falco Alberti Garden Gun was an Italian single-action gun designed for shooting garden vermin. The Falco Alberti Garden Gun was chambered for the 9 mm Rimfire cartridge which was singularly loaded. The Falco Alberti Garden Gun had a 40.5 inch barrel so as to be classified as a shotgun under British law.
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The FFV 890C was a Swedish gas-operated selective fire assault rifle based upon the Galil rifle, but modified for use in cold weather, to accept the 5.56 mm x 45 cartridge, and with a new barrel. The FFV 890C took a 35-round box magazine and had a muzzle velocity of860 metres per second and a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute. The FFV 890C had a 340 mm long barrel, folding stock and was fitted with a protected post foresight and a flip aperture rearsight and extra night sight.
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