The UDA is thought to have Uzi submachine guns and a variety of home-made guns.
Homemade pipe bombs were often used by the UDA. Sections of pipes would be tightly sealed and packed with explosive material. The main picture shows a bomb disposal expert preparing to defuse a loyalist pipe bomb in north Belfast in 2001.
Browning pistols and large quantities of ammunition are also believed to be held by the UDA.
Fragmentation hand grenades held by the UDA send shrapnel flying when exploded.
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