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An M4 carbine showing a GPS-02 "Grip Pod", a type of vertical grip that has a deployable bipod inside the handle. Forward grips aid in the maneuverability of the firearm, since the natural angle of a person's outstretched hand is more oriented to grasping objects at a vertical angle, rather than a horizontal one perpendicular to the body. [1]
A gun turret protects the crew or mechanism of a weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in many directions.. A turret is a rotating weapon platform, strictly one that crosses the armour of whatever it is mounted on with a structure called a barbette (on ships) or basket (on tanks) and has a protective structure on top (gunhouse).
An H&K P7 pistol in a holster. A handgun holster is a device used to hold or restrict the undesired movement of a handgun, most commonly in a location where it can be easily withdrawn for immediate use. Holsters are often attached to a belt or waistband, but they may be attached to other locations of the body (e.g., the ankle holster).
105×617mm. Calibre. 105 mm (4.134 in) Breech. semi-automatic vertical sliding-breechblock. Recoil. 305 mm. The M68 is an American 105 mm tank gun. It uses British-designed L7 gun tube and cartridges with an American-designed mount, breech assembly and recoil mechanism.
A gun stabilizer is a device that facilitates aiming an artillery piece by compensating for the motion of the platform on which it is mounted. For naval applications see ship gun fire-control system. Moving land-based systems tend to require more specialized stabilization. Due to the need to fire while in motion, tanks in World War II made some ...
Bandolier. Mexican Revolutionary General Pancho Villa wearing two bandoliers. A bandolier or a bandoleer is a pocketed belt for holding either individual cartridges, belts of ammunition or grenades. It is usually slung sash -style over the shoulder and chest, with the ammunition pockets across the midriff and chest. [1]
Turret lathe. Hartness 3x36 flat turret lathe with cross-sliding head, equipped for bar work, 1910 [1] A turret lathe is a form of metalworking lathe that is used for repetitive production of duplicate parts, which by the nature of their cutting process are usually interchangeable. It evolved from earlier lathes with the addition of the turret ...
Double-barreled shotguns (specifically break-action), come in two basic configurations: over-and-under (O/U) — the two barrels are arranged vertically. [2] The original double-barreled guns were nearly all side-by-side designs, which was a more practical design for muzzleloaders. Early cartridge -firing shotguns also used the side-by-side ...