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Polesaw. A polesaw (also pole saw or giraffe saw) is a saw attached to a pole or long handle that is used for pruning tree branches that are beyond arm's reach. [1] [2] A polesaw allows its user to cut high branches without the use of a ladder. [3] Polesaws can be manual or motorized. A polesaw is common equipment for phone- and powerline ...
History. The origins of the "Remington" name date back to the formation of E. Remington and Sons, a firearms maker founded in 1816. E. Remington & Sons made occasional forays into products other than firearms, such as sewing machines and farm implements—but its most significant side venture was when inventor Christopher Sholes persuaded the firearms company to help him develop the typewriter ...
The Remington Spartan 310 is a double-barreled shotgun. It is an "over and under" gun, with one barrel above the other. There are several different models, each of them chambered in various gauges . The Spartan 310 is marketed and distributed by Remington Arms, in Madison, North Carolina. [1] It is a variant of a classical Russian shotgun IZh ...
A chainsaw cutting a small wooden board. A chainsaw (or chain saw [1]) is a portable handheld power saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven along a guide bar. Modern chainsaws are typically gasoline-, electric-, or battery-powered and are used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pruning, cutting ...
The Remington Model 31 is a pump-action shotgun that competed with the Winchester Model 1912 for the American sporting arms market. [1] Produced from 1931 to 1949, it superseded the John Pedersen -designed Models 10 and 29, and the John Browning -designed Model 17. It was replaced by the less expensive to manufacture Model 870 in 1950.
The Remington Model 11-48 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms as the first of its "new generation" semi-automatics produced after World War II. Released as the replacement for the Remington Model 11 , it was manufactured from 1949 to 1968 and was produced in 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge and .410 variations.
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United States in the last quarter of the 19th century and featuring such images as cowboys, American Indians, and the ...
Remington Model 1875 Single Action Army (a.k.a. Improved Army or Frontier Army) [2] was a revolver by E. Remington & Sons. It was based upon the successful New Model Army ( Remington Model 1858) with both revolvers having the same size, appearance, and the removable cylinder. The new 1875 Remington differed mainly from the older 1858 percussion ...