Needle gun

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a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The Dreyse needle gun designed in the 1830's was striker-fired.
By Needle Gun, out of Miss Millbrook, Blandfords Gunner, was bred by David Brace OBE at the Dunraven Stud at Pyle near Bridgend in South Wales.
F2 is then placed in a needle gun and injected back on to your face where it helps repair and renew your tissue.
Beautifully machined and finished, the Vetterli incorporated, in concept, the side loading port, tubular magazine and cartridge lifter of the Winchester Model 1866 and the turning bolt of the Dreyse needle gun with the locking lugs of the Greene/Chassepot.
Nicknamed the "needle gun" because of its long firing pin and later the "trapdoor" in recognition of the gun's unique hinged breechblock, the first entry in the series, the Model 1865, was chambered for a .58 rimfire round.
Prison tattooists can get paid in cigarettes or drugs.The sewing needle gun was found at Haverigg, Cumbria.
* Needle scaler (needle gun), listed as SCALER, PNEUMATIC, PORTABLE 5130-01-317-2453.
In these cases, cleaning by mechanical tools (needle gun, rotary steel brush, etc.) is widely used, although the cleaning pattern is not as good as that obtained by one of the previous methods, which reduces the painting durability.
From a family with which Brittain has excelled, the winner's close relations include the likes of Luso, who went on to win the Italian Derby after scoring here, Needle Gun and dual Coronation Cup hero Warrsan.
From a family with which Brittain has excelled, the winner's close relations include Luso, who won the Italian Derby after scoring here, Needle Gun and dual Coronation Cup hero Warrsan.
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