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Cap gun

A cap gun, cap pistol, or cap rifle is a toy gun that creates a loud sound simulating a gunshot and smoke when a small percussion cap is ignited by a hammer hitting the gunpowder. Cap guns were originally made of cast iron, but after World War II were made of zinc alloy, and most newer models are made of plastic. Cap guns get their name from the small…

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Cap gun

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples45
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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Cap gun

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related to Other uses · 17
Cap gun → Airsoft, BB, BBs, Caps, Elastolin, Germany, He-Man, In, Lineol, Masters, One, Ring, Similar, The, This, Thunder Punch, Universe
related to history · 16
Cap gun → After, Cap, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Many, Marshal Matt Dillon, Maynard, Real, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, The Springfield Model, Tonto, Union, United States Civil War, West
related to Legal requirements · 4
Cap gun → Beginning, Laws, United States, While
related to Types of cap guns · 4
Cap gun → As, Like, Ring, Strip
related to External resources · 1
Cap gun → Skooldays Discusses

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cap guns caps toy used plastic gun paper small real roll made percussion also explosive firing like placed back smoke

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an exploding box carinstance ofthe spring drives the lever against the explosive cap for a surprise bang.Tri-ang Railways in the UK utilised caps in some of their OO gauge range of model rolling stock and acc…0.80text
a detonating rocket on their carrier transporterinstance ofthe spring drives the lever against the explosive cap for a surprise bang.Tri-ang Railways in the UK utilised caps in some of their OO gauge range of model rolling stock and acc…0.80text
an exploding fog signal accessory to mimic the effect of track detonatorsinstance ofthe spring drives the lever against the explosive cap for a surprise bang.Tri-ang Railways in the UK utilised caps in some of their OO gauge range of model rolling stock and acc…0.80text
Cap gunrelated to External resourcesSkooldays Discusses0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyReal0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyUnited States Civil War0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyThe Springfield Model0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyMaynard0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyUnion0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyAfter0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyCap0.60section
Cap gunrelated to historyWest0.60section

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