Jing Gong

Jing Gong, also known as JG or GB (Golden Bow) (Chinese: 金弓), is a Hong kong based airsoft manufacturer. JG is the OEM of several Echo 1 guns and was also OEM for J.G.Works.

Guns

Jing Gong manufactures low to mid-priced airsoft guns.

In 2008, Jing Gong released new AEGs that shoot well over 350 ft/s (110 m/s) with factory stock internals. Their lineup of AEGs are based on "clone" designs of higher-end brands, many taken from Tokyo Marui.Jing Gong makes many affordable yet high-performing AEGs. The company's range of AEGs include AR-15 rifles, MP5 submachine guns, G36 rifles, G3 rifles, AK rifles, AUG rifles and the company's best selling model, the FN P90.

In addition to AEGs, JG has released their first gas blowback, a Glock 18C, which is a clone of the KSC Glock 18C. This has, however, been disputed, as it is speculated that production of the G18c was outsourced to another Chinese airsoft manufacture. This has also been the case with their plastic-bodied M4 GBB model.

On December 14, 2011. Jing Gong announced a new line of M4/M16 styled products. This announcement was followed shortly by an announcement regarding counterfeit JG products.

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Gong

A gong (Chinese: 鑼; pinyin: luó; Indonesian or Javanese: gong; Malay: gong ) is an African, East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument that takes the form of a flat, circular metal disc which is hit with a mallet. It originated in China and later spread to Southeast Asia, and it can also be used in the percussion section of Western symphony orchestra.

Gongs are broadly of three types. Suspended gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of metal suspended vertically by means of a cord passed through holes near to the top rim. Bossed or nipple gongs have a raised centre boss and are often suspended and played horizontally. Bowl gongs are bowl-shaped, and rest on cushions and belong more to bells than gongs. Gongs are made mainly from bronze or brass but there are many other alloys in use.

Gongs produce two distinct types of sound. A gong with a substantially flat surface vibrates in multiple modes, giving a "crash" rather than a tuned note. This category of gong is sometimes called a tam-tam to distinguish it from the bossed gongs that give a tuned note. In Indonesian gamelan ensembles, some bossed gongs are deliberately made to generate in addition a beat note in the range from about 1 to 5 Hz. The use of the term "gong" for both these types of instrument is common.

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Kong (surname)

Kong (孔) is a Chinese, Korean, and Cambodian surname. It can also be written as Kung in Taiwan, Hung in Hong Kong, Khổng in Vietnam, and Gong in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China in 2002, representing 0.23% of the population.

This surname Kong is most notable as the surname of Confucius and his descendants. The family tree of Confucius and his descendants is generally considered to be the world longest, covering over 2,500 years with more than 80 generations recorded, and has two million entries according to its last update in 2009. The main line of descent traditionally held the title of Duke Yansheng, which was changed to the title of the first Sacrificial Official to Confucius in the 20th century. This title is currently held by Kung Tsui-chang.

Kong may also be the English transliteration of a rare Chinese surname 空, or a less common form of the Gong surnames such as 龔, 貢 and 弓.

Origin

The character for the Kong surname was derived from the Zi (子) family name. The founder of the Shang Dynasty, Tang of Shang whose family name was Zi, had the courtesy name of Taiyi (太乙). His descendants fused the character Zi (子) to Yi (乙), forming the character Kong (孔) which eventually became a surname. It first appeared during the Zhou Dynasty as the courtesy name Kongfu (孔父) of a noble in the State of Song named Jia (嘉), said to be a descendant of the Tang of Shang. Kongfu Jia was murdered, and his son escaped to the State of Lu where he adopted Kong as the name of his clan. His family settled in Qufu and Confucius was one of his descendants.

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Carlos Winkow

Carl Winckow known in Spain, where he spent most of his working life, as Carlos Winkow (6 February 1882 – 16 January 1952) was a German type designer who worked primarily for the Naçional Typefoundry.