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Damascus barrel — An obsolete barrel making process. The barrel is formed by twisting or braiding together steel and iron wires or bars. The resulting cable is then wound around a mandrel and forged into a barrel tube. Sometimes called laminated barrel … Forensic science glossary
Damascus steel — For Damascus Twist barrels, see Skelp. For the album of the same name, see Damascus Steel (album). Close up of a 16th century Iranian crucible forged Damascus steel sword Damascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the… … Wikipedia
Glossary of firearms terminology — The following are terms related to firearms and ammunition topics. A*accurize, accurizing: The process of altering a stock firearm to improve its accuracy. B*back bore, backbored barrel: A shotgun barrel whose internal diameter is greater than… … Wikipedia
wire-wound gun — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a gun in the construction of which an inner tube either entire or in segments is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance and in which hoops and jackets are sometimes shrunk on the… … Useful english dictionary
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
Skelp — A Skelp (also spelled Scelp ) is a band of iron commonly forged from melted scrap iron of inferior quality. Cheap gun barrels could be made from this in the Damascus method wrapping the skelps around a mandrel to make spirals which were then… … Wikipedia
Meriden Firearms Co. — Former type Private Industry Firearms Fate Dissolved Founded 1905 (1905) Defunct 1918 ( … Wikipedia
Dates of 2008 — ▪ 2009 January As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.… At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, in his final state of the union address, January … Universalium
Syria — This article is about the modern state of Syria. For other uses, see Syria (disambiguation). Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية Al Jumhūriyyah al ʿArabiyyah as Sūriyyah … Wikipedia
Waterfowl hunting — Fowlers redirects here. For the English language style guide, see Fowler s. Waterfowl hunting (also called wildfowling or waterfowl shooting in the UK) is the practice of hunting ducks, geese, or other waterfowl for food and sport. In many… … Wikipedia
