Metal Gear
Rolling mill used to produce gun barrels, with different stages in producing the shape shown below. Engraving c. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Associated with Japan.
The object
Engineering: rolling mill used to produce gun barrels, with different stages in producing the shape shown below. Engraving c. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection.
Metal Gear is associated with Japan.
Metal Gear is recorded as published in 1987.
Publication is recorded by Konami and Ultra Games. The recorded date of publication is 1987. It belongs to the series Metal Gear.
It is associated with Japan. Recorded genres are stealth game and action-adventure game.
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- Japan
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Metal Gear is associated with Japan.
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Primary material
Documents and archives
open access index
digital repository
- Internet Archive, 118 digitised items catalogued under Metal Gear as creator.
Unverified · Internet Archive
museum collection
- Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Metal Gear.
Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Metal Gear.Wellcome Collection
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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