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Encyclopedia > Grease gun (tool)

A grease gun is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. A workshop is a room or smaller building which contains tools and/or machinery for making or repairing things. ... Garage has several meanings: In connection with vehicles, a garage has the following meanings: A building attached to or on the grounds of a residence for storing an automobile (UK: car) A garage that is open on at least 2 sides is called a carport. ... Modern hammer A tool is, among other things, a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... A lubricant (colloquially, lube) is a substance introduced between two moving surfaces to reduce the friction and wear between them. ...


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M3 Grease Gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (874 words)
The M3 "Grease Gun" (more formally United States Submachine Gun, Cal..45, M3/M3A1) was a submachine gun developed by the United States during World War II as a cheaper substitute for the Thompson.
It was nicknamed the Grease Gun because of its resemblance to an automotive grease gun.
The gun was made by welding two pressed-metal shells together to form the exterior of the weapon.
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