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1. Suppressors (silencers) - Some firearms are ridiculously quiet, especially those in which the silencer is an integral part of the weapon, and can not be removed.  The German MP5 SD is a prime example.  In Vietnam, the US Navy SEALs used a firearm commonly called the "Hush Puppy", per its intended purpose, killing guard dogs.  (Geese were far more common than dogs as guard animals in Vietnamese villages.  Dogs were lunch, geese were guards.)  This weapon, the Mark 22 Mod 0, incorporated the ability to lock the slide, hands down the loudest part of a suppressed firearm, thus making it virtually silent when used with its suppressor.  Unfortunately, in doing so, the pistol effectively became a one shot weapon - until you racked the slide manually, bringing the next bullet into the chamber, but in the process making noise.  [EDIT: For clarification, the suppressor for the Mk22 Mod 0 in the picture is the cylindrical looking thing below and to the left of the weapon.  If you look closely at the tip of the barrel of the pistol, it is threaded, as the suppressor screwed onto the end of the barrel.]
 

MP5 SD

 

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Mark 22 Mod 0

 

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2. Hand grenade pins - Safety is paramount, and when on patrol, most grenades not only have the pin in, and bent, but also have tape over the pin (wrapped all the way around the grenade) to prevent it from snagging on something and being accidentally pulled, which has happened, resulting in the expected loss of life.  In a prepared ambush, however, there would be plenty of time beforehand to remove the tape and straighten the pin.  Some guys even halfway removed the pin in Vietnam when on ambush, making it that much easier to pull when springing the ambush.  A grenade with a straight pin, much less half way out, shouldn't be that hard to remove the pin the rest of the way, though I don't think doing it with teeth is advisable, even then.

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