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  2. Safe-cracking - Wikipedia

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    Many cheap safes use a magnetic locking pin to prevent lateral movement of an internal locking bolt, and use a solenoid to move the pin when the correct code is entered. This pin can also be moved by the impact of the safe being dropped or struck while on its side, which allows the safe to be opened.

  3. Gun safe - Wikipedia

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    An example (open and closed) of a typical gun safe. A gun safe is a safe designed for storing one or more firearms and/or ammunitions.Gun safes are primarily used to prevent access by unauthorized or unqualified persons (such as children), for burglary protection and, in more capable safes, to protect the contents from damage by flood, fire or other natural disasters.

  4. Safety (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Safety (firearms) Close-up shot of a safety of an M16A2 rifle. In firearms, a safety or safety catch is a mechanism used to help prevent the accidental discharge of a firearm, helping to ensure safer handling. Safeties can generally be divided into subtypes such as internal safeties (which typically do not receive input from the user) and ...

  5. Winchester Model 1911 - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester Model 1911 SL Shotgun was a self-loading, recoil-operated shotgun [1] produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1911 to 1925. It was Winchester's first autoloading shotgun, but design flaws kept it from providing competition for the autoloading shotguns made by Remington Arms and Browning Arms Company .

  6. U.S. Repeating Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Repeating Arms Company (USRAC) was an American manufacturer of firearms. It was established in 1981 and operated as an independent company until 1989, when it went bankrupt and was taken over by Fabrique Nationale Herstal. The company traced its origins to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, which was famous for making Winchester ...

  7. Winchester Repeating Arms Company - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American manufacturer of repeating firearms and ammunition. The firm was established in 1866 by Oliver Winchester and was located in New Haven, Connecticut. The firm went into receivership in 1931 and was bought by the Western Cartridge Company, a forerunner of the Olin Corporation.

  8. Gun safety - Wikipedia

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    Firearm handling safety poster. Gun safety is the study and practice of managing risk when using, transporting, storing and disposing of firearms, airguns and ammunition in order to avoid injury, illness or death. Gun safety includes the training of users, the design of firearms, as well as the formal and informal regulation of gun production ...

  9. Winchester Model 21 - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester Model 21 is a deluxe side by side shotgun. The shotgun's initial production run from 1931 through 1959 yielded approximately 30,000 guns. Winchester Repeating Arms Company ceased the main production line of this shotgun in 1960 and the Model 21 was sourced to the Winchester Custom Shop until the gun's retirement in 1991.