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A spa is a health resort at which natural waters or baths can be taken for therapeutic purposes. The name is derived from the town of Spa in Belgium, one of the oldest watering places. Many forms of natural waters exist, suitable for the treatment of various complaints, but the particular characteristics of the water is not the sole factor which gives a spa its therapeutic efficiency. The spas often provided a period of hygienic living to people who otherwise were deprived of it, and this often proved as beneficial as the waters themselves.
One of the most famous British spas is Bath where the waters are warm and contain calcium and sodium sulphate and magnesium chloride.
The Franchi SPAS-11 is an Italian gas operated (with an option for manual pump action) semi-automatic riot shotgun. The Franchi SPAS-11 was first produced in 1979 and takes 12-bore rounds from an 8-round tubular magazine. The Franchi SPAS-11 has a 500 mm long barrel and a practical rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute.
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The Franchi SPAS-12 is an Italian Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun first produced in 1979, and the first purpose made shotgun for police and security forces. The SPAS-12 is a short-barrelled 12-gauge semi-automatic with a folding butt fitted with an attachment to allow one handed carrying and operation of the weapon. The SPAS-12 takes seven rounds from a tubular magazine, a further eighth round can be carried in the chamber, and in semi-automatic mode fires at a rate of four rounds per minute. A grenade launcher can be fitted for use in manual mode.
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The Franchi SPAS-15 is an Italian Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun first produced in 1988, based upon the Franchi SPAS-12, but with a box magazine. The SPAS-15 is a short-barrelled 12-gauge semi-automatic with a folding butt. The SPAS-15 takes six rounds from a box magazine, and can fire in semi-automatic or manual mode. Various attachments are supplied to allow the SPAS-15 to be used as a grenade launcher, and there is also a fixed-butt which can be fitted.
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The Franchi SPAS 12 is an Italian semi-automatic 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. It has a tubular magazine capacity of seven rounds, and can also hold an eight round in the chamber. A selector switch enables the weapon to be fired in gas-operated semi-automatic mode at a rate of fire of 250 rounds-per-minute.
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The Franchi SPAS 15 is an Italian semi-automatic 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. The SPAS 15 is fed from a six-round box magazine to enable quick reloading and is selectable between pump-action and gas-operated semi-automatic fire.
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SPAS is an abbreviation for Shuttle Pallet Satellite
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