Rubber Duck "Rubber Duck" actually does not refer to a duck but to a blue or red rubber gun (Blue Gun / Red Gun).
Although the idea of using the same materials used to make rubber ducks began in the 1940s, rubber ducks were actually created in the late 1800s by a familiar company, Goodyear.
Back to the subject, Rubber Duck or rubber gun is a type of weapon that is made from rubber and plastic, including metal reinforcement inside for strength. But the important thing is that it cannot be used for shooting or loading bullets. Most of them are based on the main gun models of each army. They are often used for basic weapon training or for training individuals in weapon postures, including sea, rappelling, or long-distance travel, etc. to make the trainee more familiar with the gun without causing harm to the trainee and reduce the damage that may occur to the real gun from undesirable things until the trainee is familiar with both safety and care before starting to use the real gun.
Nowadays, Rubber Duck or rubber guns are not only shaped to be guns, but also shaped to be various weapons such as knives, swords, batons, or even various types of grenades.
The highlight of using Rubber Duck in training, aside from safety, is:
1.Weight is equal to weapon.
2. Dimensions and size are 1:1 with real weapons.
3. Cheaper price compared to real weapons in case of damage or loss.
4. Can be equipped with real gun accessories when used for training, such as aiming range equipment, target pointing equipment, flashlights, etc.
5. The colors clearly show that it is a fake weapon.
In addition, Rubber Ducks that are molded into guns, weapons such as swords, knives, and barrels are still used in close-range combat training in many private self-defense institutes.
Because of safety concerns, including some states or countries that do not allow the use of real guns in filming, because Hollywood filmmakers have died from using real guns.
(News photo of Brandon Lee dying from a real gun while filming a movie, which has news in the direction of a gun accident and a murder cover-up )
Due to safety and cover-up murder mistakes, Rubber Duck or rubber guns have been the solution for training safety until today. Many movies like Lone Survivor, Band Of Brother, The Pacific, The Last Full Measure, etc. have used Rubber Guns in their filming.
(A picture of a rubber gun that was repainted for use in the movie Lone Survivor and was previously sold at Prop Store, a website for auctioning movie merchandise.)
For today, Valor Tactical has a little story about Rubber Duck or Bluegun. If any officers have the opportunity to travel abroad and happen to hear about Rubber Duck, it is considered that they understand what it is in the same direction. For today, I will take my leave.
Article source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_(military)
Translated and edited by Thakoon Aree on January 15, 2021.
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