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A weapon is a tool used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either physical or mental) to living beings.

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Weapons

Mark 23

Military; Weapons

The Heckler and Koch Mk23 are of German and United States origin and consist of match grade semi automatic pistol, a laser aiming module and suppressor. It is the standard pistol meant for the US ...

HS2000/XD

Military; Weapons

The HS 2000 is of Croatian origin and is produced by HS Produkt D.o.o. The company’s most successful product HS2000 is a polymer framed semi automatic pistol. It is the standard issue of the Croatian ...

SIGP250

Military; Weapons

The SIG P250 pistol is of mixed American and German origin. It is made by JP Sauer and Son and Sig Sauer Exeter. It is a semi automatic pistol. .whose action is based on recoil operation and comes ...

AK-47

Military; Weapons

This is without question the most widely used and popular assault rifle in the world.  The AK-47 was developed by Mikhail Kalashnikov for the Soviet Army for the Soviet armed forces. It has a ...

FN—SCAR

Military; Weapons

The SOF Combat Assault Rifle or SCAR-L of US and Belgium parentage was made primarily for the US Special Forces and fires a 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge. It has a rate of fire between 600-650 rounds per ...

Steyr AUG

Military; Weapons

The Steyr AUG is designed by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG of Austria. The rifle features a two stage trigger and is fed from double column box magazines with a 30 round capacity It fires a 5.56x ...

M-16

Military; Weapons

The M-16 is the standard rifle for the US armed forces.  The M-16 is a 5.56 calibers lightweight, air cooled, magazine fed, gas operated rifle with a rotating bolt driven by a direct impingement gas ...

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