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Detonics

Detonics was an American firearm manufacturing company founded around 1976, which had existed under several owners and variants of this name. Detonics was best known for its innovative design of compact self-loading pistols, such as the Pocket 9 and the 1911-style Combat Master.

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Detonics was an American firearm manufacturing company founded around 1976, which had existed under several owners and variants of this name. Detonics was best known for its innovative design of compact self-loading pistols, such as the Pocket 9 and the 1911-style Combat Master.

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  1. date of foundation: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359495642

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