• Flapper locking is a type of locking mechanism used in self-loading firearms. It involves a pair of flappers on the sides of the bolt that each lock into...
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    locked action. The production pattern Gewehr 43 used a more expensive to produce and less sturdy Kjellman-style flapper locking system. These locking...
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    2024. McCollum, Ian (22 December 2017). "Prototype Friberg/Kjellman Flapper-Locking Semiauto Rifle". Forgotten weapons. Moss, Matthew (18 July 2017). "The...
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    prevent locking timing induced short shots problems, Waffenfabrik Bern changed the locking system from roller locking to flapper locking. These locking methods...
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  • will cause it to unlock. The flapper locking method and roller locking are similar in concept. The ball-bearing roller locking system used in straight-pull...
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  • flapper locking  Nazi Germany Walther 7.92×57mm Mauser 400 1941 145,000 4.9 Gewehr 43 Rifle Front-line/assault Short-stroke piston, flapper locking  Nazi...
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    roller locked short recoil mechanism, and was somewhat heavier at about 10 pounds (4.5 kg) with an empty magazine. With uncommon flapper locking and a...
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    Cartridge 12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (Romania) Action Gas-operated, flapper locking Rate of fire 600 rounds/min Muzzle velocity 850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)...
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    the bolt locked, the hammer face then striking the rear of the free floating firing pin which passes through the length of the bolt. Locking occurs by...
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    to lock and unlock the breech. Most types are front-locking and have the lugs mounted near the breech face. A notable exception is the rear-locking system...
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  • captain called D. H. Friberg patented a design which introduced both flapper-locking and the fully automatic recoil operated machine gun. Furthermore, in...
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    detachable, coming in 6, 10 or 15 round capacities), but it used a flapper locking system that was considerably different. The pistol generated interest...
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    Specifications Mass 558 kg Crew 4 Shell 12.7×108mm Action Gas operated, flapper locking Carriage Two wheels, folded upwards in the firing position Traverse...
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  • prevent short shots Waffenfabrik Bern changed the locking system from roller to flapper locking. These locking methods are similar in concept. The resulting...
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  • the safety engaged. Three massive flapper locking "lugs", or struts, can be found on the rear of the bolt. Rear locking ensures a shorter bolt travel, but...
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    Flip Flappers (Japanese: フリップフラッパーズ, Hepburn: Furippu Furappāzu) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio 3Hz, directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama...
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    in the barrel or a trap at the muzzle. Early guns, such as Browning's "flapper" prototype, the Bang rifle, and the Garand rifle, used relatively low-pressure...
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    Clara Bow (category Flappers)
    aristocratic flapper, mischievous, pretty, aggressive, quick-tempered and deeply sentimental." It was released on January 4, 1924. "The flapper, impersonated...
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    (1974): These models had the locking-pin tabs eliminated on the front end of the grip assembly, and the corresponding locking-pin hole ("push-pin" hole)...
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    launched a publicity campaign and built an image as a nationally known flapper by the end of the 1920s. By the 1930s, Crawford's fame rivaled MGM colleagues...
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    rifle with a short piston stroke and vertical sliding locking block with secondary locking flappers, each of different size. It was capable of both automatic...
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    closed is overcome by manual lift of the flapper. It then remains open until the tank drains and the flapper falls due to gravity. Another variation of...
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    Zelda Fitzgerald (category Flappers)
    eye, and she became known in the national press as the first American flapper. Because of their wild antics and incessant partying, she and her husband...
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    2011.0001. PMC 3130369. PMID 21690130. Schoemaker MM, van der Wees M, Flapper B, Verheij-Jansen N, Scholten-Jaegers S, Geuze RH (March 2001). "Perceptual...
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    and enhance cooling. The weapon has a rotary bolt locking mechanism with 7 radially symmetrical locking lugs that engage a series of recesses in the barrel...
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    anthology The Berlin Stories. In the 1937 novella, Sally is a British flapper who moonlights as a cabaret singer in Weimar-era Berlin during the twilight...
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  • invented a wide-band pneumatic controller by combining the nozzle and flapper high-gain pneumatic amplifier, which had been invented in 1914, with negative...
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  • (コミックとらのあな, "the tiger's lair"). It was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine from June 2011 to November 2017. A drama CD was released in August...
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    a mechanical device for belaying in solo climbing. See self-locking device. self-locking device A device used in solo climbing, and particularly rope...
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  • Cornelius falls on her, she revives to their delight. Cornelius then sees the Flapper-Wing-a-Ma-Thing and is amazed by how the three of them have matured over...
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