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The Paso Fino is a Puerto Rican breed of horse developed during the 16th century from Spanish horses brought to South America by the conquistadors. The
Paso Fino was developed for its comfortable ride and endurance as at the time it was necessary to ride long distances. The Paso Fino displays three gaits: the
paso fino which is a slow-moving pace where the feet move up and down very quickly, which I used in the show ring. The paso orto which is equivalent to a trot, and is a comfortable gait for travelling long distances. The paso largo which is between a canter and a gallop. The Paso Fino stands between 14 and 15 hands high and occurs in any colour.
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Alexander Selkirk was a Scottish adventurer. He was born in 1676 at Largo, Fifeshire and died in 1721. He joined Dampier's privateering expedition in 1703; but when the vessel he was aboard landed at Juan Fernandez, off the west coast of South America, in 1704, he asked to be put ashore because of an argument with the ship's captain. In 1709 he left the island with Dampier, returned to Largo where he led a reclusive life, before returning to the sea. His experiences were the inspiration for the character Robinson Crusoe in the book by Daniel Defoe.
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The Astra 400 was a Spanish service pistol produced from 1921 to 1950 in three calibres; 9 mm Largo, 7.65 mm ACP and 7.63 mm Mauser. It took an eight round magazine and had a barrel length of 150 mm.
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The Astra Model F was a Spanish service pistol first produced in 1928 and in service from 1935 to 1945. It took a 9 mm Largo cartridge and had a magazine capacity of ten or twenty rounds and a barrel length of 180 mm.
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The C2 SMG is a Spanish blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun. The C2 is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum or 9 mm Largo cartridge which it takes from a 32-round box magazine, inserted horizontally into the weapon. The C2 has a cyclic rate of 600 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 325 meters per second firing the Parabellum round and 340 meters per second firing the Largo round. It has a folding metal stock and a 212 mm long barrel. The C2 SMG is selectable between single shot and automatic fire and has an effective range of 200 meters.
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The Star Model MD was a Spanish selectable semi-automatic and fully automatic pistol introduced in 1930. The Star Model MD was produced in various calibres including 9 mm Largo, 9 mm Parabellum, .38 Auto and .45 ACP and took a 8- 16- or 25-round magazine. The Star Model MD had a 122 mm barrel, could be fitted with a shoulder-stock and in fully automatic fire had a cyclic rate of 1400 rounds per minute, later modified down to 1000 rounds-per-minute after 1934.
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The Star Super A (Astra Super Star) is a Spanish short recoil semi-automatic service pistol based on the Colt M1911-A1 design. The Star Super A is chambered for the 9 mm Largo cartridge which it takes from a 9-round magazine and has a 122 mm barrel. The Star Super A is fitted with a blade foresight and notch rearsight. It has an effective range of 50 metres and a muzzle velocity of 366 metres per second and a rate of fire of 36 rounds per minute. The Star Super is the standard pistol issued to the Spanish Army.
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The Star Z-70 was a Spanish blowback operated sub-machine-gun introduced in 1970 following difficulties with the trigger mechanism of the Star Z62 sub-machine-gun, and adopted by the Spanish army and police force. The Star Z-70 was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge, though some were produced in 9 mm Largo calibre, which it took from a 20-, 30- or 40-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 550 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 380 meters per second.
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Key Largo is a gangster film starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G Robinson and Lauren Bacall in a story about an exiled and notorious gangster who terrorises the occupants of a Florida Hotel. Key Largo was directed by John Huston in 1948.
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HMS Largo Bay was a British Bay Class anti-aircraft frigate of 1600 tons displacement launched in 1944. She carried a crew of 157 and had a top speed of 19.5 knots. Armaments consisted of four 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in two pairs; six 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; and one Hedgehog multiple spigot mortar.
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