Weapons
- forty-five
- a .45-caliber pistol
- rifle
- a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
- fire ship
- a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
- epee
- a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- Chemical Mace
- (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- fowling piece
- a light shotgun used for fowling
- air-to-ground missile
- a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
- VX gas
- a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release
- longbow
- a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
- BB shot
- a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
- knife
- a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
- megaton bomb
- a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT
- small-arm
- a portable gun
- yataghan
- a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
- machine pistol
- a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun
- Excalibur
- the legendary sword of King Arthur
- full metal jacket
- a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)
- GD
- a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled
- air-to-air missile
- a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
- javelin
- a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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