On Mon, 14 Mar 2005, Doug Kanter wrote:

> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>
>>> In all those years I have never heard of a mortar attack in the U.S.
>>> And I think that I would have at least heard a hint about it.
>>>
>>> AP bullets are Armor Piercing bullets, usually made from a harden
>>> material so they will go through the armor and pierce the flesh below.
>>> They do not explode on contact!
>>
>> when I used AP, I meant anti-personnel. and, yeah, I should have
>> remembered that AP generally means armor piercing. (*baka*) exploding on
>> contact is something pretty rare to find (about as rare as black steel...
>> and used by the same sorts of people).
>>
>> Lena
>
> What sorts of people use "black steel"???

Yakuza, mostly. Generally used for "ceremonial purposes" like cutting off
people's little fingers.

In this country, gangsters have more of a fetish for exotic guns.

Lena