Bolt
Staple
Staple noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Both words in one sentence
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The Arisaka Bolt-Action Rifle was a staple weapon of the Japanese Empire, from its creation in 1897 until the end of the Second World War in 1945.
Source: Cool Guns / Rifles
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