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LONGUEUR CANON [1 record]

Record 1 2024-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
  • Small Arms
DEF

The distance between the muzzle of a barrel and the face of the closed bolt or breechblock.

OBS

For revolvers, [the barrel length] is the overall length of the barrel including the threaded portion within the frame.

OBS

barrel length: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Distance entre la bouche du tube et la tranche de la culasse ou du bloc de culasse fermés.

OBS

Dans le cas des revolvers, [la longueur du tube est] la longueur globale du tube y compris la partie filetée dans la carcasse.

OBS

longueur du tube : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

longueur du canon : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
  • Armas ligeras
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