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Needle Gun (other)
A needle gun is a rifle that has a needle-like firing pin. Needle gun or needlegun may also refer to: * Needlegun, a firearm that fires small fin-stabilized metal darts or flechetes * Needlegun scaler, a hydraulic or pneumatic tool used to remove rust, mill scale, and old paint from metal surfaces * "Needle Gun", a song by Hawkwind from their 1985 album ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' * "Needle-Gun", a song by Ciccone Youth from their 1988 album ''The Whitey Album ''The Whitey Album'' is an album by Ciccone Youth, a side project of Sonic Youth members Steve Shelley, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, featuring contributions from Minutemen/ Firehose member Mike Watt and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. ...'' * The Needler, a fictional weapon in the ''Halo'' franchise; see See also * Dart gun (other) * Needle (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needle Gun
A needle gun (or needle rifle for varieties with rifling) is a firearm that has a needle-like firing pin, which can pass through the paper cartridge case to strike a percussion cap at the bullet base. Types Pauly A diagram of a needle-gun cartridge, showing the paper cartridge case, the sabot, and acorn-shaped bullet. The first experimental needle gun was designed by Jean Samuel Pauly, a Swiss gunsmith. In Paris in 1808, in association with French gunsmith François Prélat, Pauly created the first fully self-contained cartridges: the cartridges incorporated a copper base with integrated mercury fulminate primer powder (the major innovation of Pauly), a round bullet and either brass or paper casing. The cartridge was loaded through the breech and fired with a needle. The needle-activated central-fire breech-loading gun became a major feature of firearms thereafter. The corresponding firearm was also developed by Pauly. Pauly made an improved version which was protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needlegun
A needlegun, also known as a needler, flechette gun or fletcher, is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire, and extreme muzzle velocity. The needle presents less frontal area than a bullet, producing less drag and thus more effective range (especially in water) than a wider projectile of the same mass and velocity. There have been experiments to make guided flechettes that can home in on targets. Pre-industrial The first projectiles in early gun systems dating from the 14th century were typically hand wrought iron flechettes wrapped in a leather sabot. However, due to the expense and trouble of making these darts in a pre-industrial society, they were soon replaced with the less accurate stone cannonball. World War I Flechettes again came into mass use in the years before World War I. Starting as early as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needlegun Scaler
A needlegun, also known as a needler, flechette gun or fletcher, is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire, and extreme muzzle velocity. The needle presents less frontal area than a bullet, producing less drag and thus more effective range (especially in water) than a wider projectile of the same mass and velocity. There have been experiments to make guided flechettes that can home in on targets. Pre-industrial The first projectiles in early gun systems dating from the 14th century were typically hand wrought iron flechettes wrapped in a leather sabot. However, due to the expense and trouble of making these darts in a pre-industrial society, they were soon replaced with the less accurate stone cannonball. World War I Flechettes again came into mass use in the years before World War I. Starting as early as 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chronicle Of The Black Sword
''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English space rock group Hawkwind, released in 1985. It spent two weeks on the UK albums chart peaking at #65. The album is based upon the adventures of Elric of Melniboné, a recurring character in the novels of science fiction author Michael Moorcock, a long-standing associate of the group, who contributes lyrics to one track on the album. Background After two years of constant line-up changes, guitarist Dave Brock (the only member who has remained since the band's formation) settled on a line-up of himself, guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton, keyboardist Harvey Bainbridge, bassist Alan Davey, and drummer Danny Thompson (son of Pentangle's bassist Danny Thompson). Though the album is largely inspired by ''Elric'', "Needle Gun" is a reference to Jerry Cornelius, another of Moorcock's fictional characters. In keeping with the album's title, the track's inclusion refers to the wider Multiverse created by Moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whitey Album
''The Whitey Album'' is an album by Ciccone Youth, a side project of Sonic Youth members Steve Shelley, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, featuring contributions from Minutemen/ Firehose member Mike Watt and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. 1986 Ciccone Youth single Following the death of best friend and bandmate D. Boon, Mike Watt was suffering from depression. After driving to the East Coast with girlfriend Kira Roessler who was starting an internship at Yale, Watt went to New York City and stayed with Gordon and Moore. He also spent time with Sonic Youth during the ''EVOL'' sessions. Watt played bass on two songs recorded in those sessions, "In the Kingdom #19" and the band's cover of "Bubblegum". As part of an effort to encourage Watt to begin playing music again, the Ciccone Youth project was conceived. In 1986, a 7-inch single was released in the U.S. on New Alliance Records under the name of Ciccone Youth with Mike Watt performing Madonna's " Burning Up" on Side A w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dart Gun (other)
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A dart gun is an air rifle that fires a dart containing a sedative, vaccine, or antibiotic. Dart gun may also refer to: * Blowgun, a ranged weapon consisting of a long narrow tube for shooting light projectiles such as darts * Crossbow, a bow-like ranged weapon that shoots arrow-like projectiles called ''bolts'' or ''quarrels'' * Needlegun, a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes * Nerf Blaster, a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts See also * Dart (other) * Needle gun (other) A needle gun is a rifle that has a needle-like firing pin. Needle gun or needlegun may also refer to: * Needlegun, a firearm that fires small fin-stabilized metal darts or flechetes * Needlegun scaler, a hydraulic or pneumatic tool used to remov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
