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TWIST BARREL [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Small Arms
DEF

Antique firearm barrel made by twisting/braiding steel and iron wires/ribbons into a cable which was then wound around a mandrel and forge-welded into a tube.

OBS

Such barrels are not safe for firing with modern smokeless ammunition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Armes légères
DEF

Canon d'armes à feu anciennes, fabriqué en tordant ou tressant des brins ou des rubans de fer et d'acier en un câble qui était ensuite enroulé sur un mandrin et soudé à la forge pour former un tube.

OBS

Il est dangereux de tirer dans ce type de canon des cartouches modernes à poudre sans fumée.

OBS

canon damas : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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