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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. 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 ...

  4. List of modern armament manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Chantier Davie Canada Inc. INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing. Irving Shipbuilding Incorporated (ISI) Magellan Aerospace Corporation (Magellan) MetalCraft Marine Incorporated (MCM) Ontario Drive and Gear Ltd. (trading name as ARGO) Seaspan Marine Corporation. Viking Air. Chile.

  5. Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act - Wikipedia

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    Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2005. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) is a U.S law, passed in 2005, that protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. Both arms manufacturers and dealers can still be held liable for damages ...

  6. EDO Corporation - Wikipedia

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    EDO MBM Technology Ltd are sole owners of the proprietary rights to one such unit and act as technical support and design authority for its ongoing use and installation. The units are used in U.S. Navy BRU-32, BRU-41, BRU-42, BRU-45, the US Air Force BRU-46 & BRU-47, the Royal Australian Air Force MAU-12, the European Tornado HMERU & LMERU bomb ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Bird measurement - Wikipedia

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    The total length of a bird is sometimes measured by putting a dead bird on its back and gently pressing the head so that the bill point to the tail tip can be measured. This can however vary with the degree of stretching of the neck and cannot be measured in preserved skins in bird collections. The wing length usually defined as the distance ...

  9. Century International Arms - Wikipedia

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    Century International Arms. Century International Arms is an importer and manufacturer of firearms based in the United States. The company was founded in 1961 in St. Albans, Vermont , with offices in Montreal. In 1995, the company headquarters and sales staff moved to Boca Raton, Florida and to Delray Beach, Florida in 2004.