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Record 1 2026-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

A metal plate attached to a firing mechanism that is inlaid in the stock of a side-lock firearm.

OBS

lock plate; side plate: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

Key term(s)
  • lock-plate
  • lockplate
  • side-plate
  • sideplate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Plaque métallique sur laquelle est fixé un mécanisme de mise de feu et qui est encastrée dans la monture d'une arme à platine.

OBS

plaque de visite; platine : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

platine : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

[...] a strip of metal inset in the stock on the opposite side of the lock.

OBS

Its main function was to prevent the heads of the lock-screw (or nails as they were generally known in the trade) from being drawn into the wood when the lock was screwed up tight ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Plaque métallique, ayant la forme d'un S, qui se place du côté opposé à la platine d'une arme à feu.

CONT

[Sous le règne de Louis XIV] apparut sur les armes une nouvelle pièce de métal, le porte-vis ou contre-platine. Jusque-là, les vis fixant la platine au bois avaient leurs têtes noyées en partie dans celui-ci [...] la nouvelle garniture de métal, qui joignait les deux ou trois têtes de vis, offrit un champ d'action supplémentaire aux décorateurs.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machinery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines

Spanish

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