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handguard
noun
A guard on the front of a weapon for hand and finger protection, or to allow for attachments to the weapon.
Exact(2)
The handguard curves back to the pommel, protecting the knuckles.
One gun we've plied the Afghan police with is the AMD-65, which, according to Chivers, had problems with its range, the design of the handguard ("an ergonomic disaster"), and its reliability — which, when you're talking about a gun, pretty much covers it.
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