Scrapped Princess - Names and Firearm References

Names and Firearm References

Many names of characters and locations in the series correspond to modern-day firearms and their manufacturers:

• The Casull family: The .454 Casull handgun cartridge
• Winia Chester: The Winchester rifle and her hometown Taurus (a gun manufacturer)
• Christopher Armalite: the ArmaLite corporation
• Doyle Barrett: The Barrett Firearms Company
• The kingdom Leinwan (possibly a reference to Linebaugh) and its capital, Sauer (the arms manufacturer SIG Sauer)
• The town of Manurhin
• The Giat empire - GIAT Industries, a French weapons manufacturer
• The 5111th Grendel Prophecy - Grendel, a firearms manufacturer
• Military commanders Sturm (The Sturm, Ruger arms manufacturer) and Peters-Stahl
• The Lord Mauser and her nemesis Lord Browning: Mauser and Browning arms manufacturers
• The Peacemakers Galil, Steyr, Socom and Cz correspond to several firearms (Colt Peacemaker, IMI Galil, H&K Mk23 SOCOM) and two arms manufacturers (Steyr Mannlicher and Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice/Cz)
• The elite unit "Blackhawks" - The Ruger Blackhawk revolver
• A denomination of currency called Cetme
• The horses named Makarov, Dragunov and Parabellum - The Makarov PM pistol, the Dragunov Sniper Rifle, and 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition
• The names Hogue, Tasco Scorpse (Tasco scopes), and Leopold Scorpse (Leupold scopes) refer to firearm accessories. Kidaf Gillot's nickname (the silencer) also refers to a firearm accessory.
• The Dragoons (Colt Dragoon Revolver)
• Weirauch: Weirauch and Weirauch The Baroness's surname refers to a manufacturer of fine air rifles and pistols.