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SWITCHBLADE KNIFE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cutlery Manufacture
  • Cutting and Thrusting Weapons
DEF

A pocketknife having a spring-operated blade that opens instantly when a release on the handle is pressed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coutellerie
  • Armes blanches
DEF

Couteau à lame éjectable dont le manche forme fourreau, et contient un mécanisme formé d'un ressort et d'un bouton déclencheur.

OBS

L'éjection est latérale ou frontale.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

switchblade knife: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

couteau automatique : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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