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This type is most common in Borneo, with a spear usually attached. Single- piece
wooden guns are known from Bali and the Celebes; in Madagascar the bore is
burned out with a heated iron rod. Darts are the most common blowgun missiles.
This type is most common in Borneo, with a spear usually attached. Single- piece
wooden guns are known from Bali and the Celebes; in Madagascar the bore is
burned out with a heated iron rod. Darts are the most common blowgun missiles.
Page 359
Bon ham's Case (1610), case decided by Sir Edward Coke, chief justice of the
Court of Common Pleas, in which he asserted the supremacy of the common law
in England, noting that the prerogatives of Parliament were derived from and ...
Bon ham's Case (1610), case decided by Sir Edward Coke, chief justice of the
Court of Common Pleas, in which he asserted the supremacy of the common law
in England, noting that the prerogatives of Parliament were derived from and ...
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In the 18th and 19th centuries a wide variety of carriage types were in common
use. In the United States the stagecoach became familiar as a means of public
transportation. In Europe the cabriolet, a two-wheeled vehicle, was used for this ...
In the 18th and 19th centuries a wide variety of carriage types were in common
use. In the United States the stagecoach became familiar as a means of public
transportation. In Europe the cabriolet, a two-wheeled vehicle, was used for this ...
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