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Record 1 2018-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
CONT

The wheel was positioned so that its rim formed the floor of the pan situated by the touch hole which was now drilled through the side of the barrel. A small pinch of fine-grain powder, the priming, was now placed in this pan, covering the touch hole. This priming was protected from the elements by means of a sliding lid, the pan cover.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
CONT

Dans sa première version, la platine à rouet était grossière. [...] Le couvre-bassinet, dont la principale fonction était de garder la poudre sèche jusqu'au moment de la mise de feu, était automatiquement tiré en arrière au moment du départ du coup.

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