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  2. Bill (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    Bill (weapon) A common variety of bill. Some variants have projections on the backs of the main blades. A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs, which was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm. In English, the term 'Italian bill' is applied to the similar roncone or roncola, but the Italian version ...

  3. Zambian kwacha - Wikipedia

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    On July 1, 1966, the parliament approved the arrangements of the decimal currency system (Act 40 of 1966), changing the main currency unit to Kwacha, with one kwacha being equal to 100 ngwee. The exchange rate was set to one kwacha equivalent to ten Zambian shillings, or one half of a Zambian pound. Thus, by January 16, 1968, all Zambian pound ...

  4. Birmingham Small Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    Share of the Birmingham Small Arms Company Ltd., issued 18 July 1930. The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome ...

  5. Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment ...

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    The Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 is an act of the New Zealand Parliament that amends the Arms Act 1983 to ban semi-automatic firearms, large capacity magazines, and parts that can be used to assemble prohibited firearms. It was introduced by Labour Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Stuart Nash in ...

  6. Springfield Armory, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    springfield-armory.com. Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat. The company is unrelated to the like-named former manufacturer of ...

  7. Courier - Wikipedia

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    A courier is a person or organization that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. [1] Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are government or state agency employees (for example: a diplomatic courier ).

  8. Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to establish a United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. The Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1961, 22 U.S.C. § 2551, was created to establish a governing body for the control and reduction of apocalyptic armaments with regards to protect a world from the burdens of armaments and the scourge of war.

  9. Arms Legislation Bill 2019 - Wikipedia

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    Arms Legislation Bill 2019. The Arms Legislation Act 2020 is an act by the New Zealand Parliament that established a new regulatory regime to regulate the use and storage of firearms in New Zealand including creating a gun registry. [2] The act passed its first reading on 24 September 2019 with the support of the Labour –led coalition ...