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PIECE MANOEUVRE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

In some firearms, the part into which the bolt or breechblock is inserted.

OBS

bolt carrier; carrier; operating slide; slide: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Dans certaines armes, pièce portant le verrou ou le bloc-culasse.

OBS

glissière; masse additionnelle; pièce de manœuvre; porte-culasse : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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