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CARTRIDGE EJECTOR [5 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
OBS

ejector : A portion of the firearm mechanism which ejects or expels cartridges or fired cartridge cases when the action is opened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Toolmark produced on the head of a cartridge or cartridge case, generally at or near the rim, from contact with the ejector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Rayure au culot d'une cartouche ou d'une douille, d'habitude sur ou près du bourrelet, causée par le contact de l'éjecteur.

OBS

marque d'éjecteur : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Type of ejector in some single and double barrel hinged frame firearms which expels cartridge cases when the action is opened. Usually, it will not eject a cartridge but only raise it sufficiently so that it can be manually removed from the chamber.

OBS

Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Type d'éjecteur sur certaines armes à bascule à un canon ou à canons jumelés, éjectant les douilles lorsqu'on ouvre le mécanisme. D'habitude, il n'éjecte pas une cartouche, mais l'élève suffisamment pour qu'on puisse la retirer manuellement de la chambre.

OBS

Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Weapon Systems
CONT

SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION... Blank cartridges including canopy remover cartridges, starter cartridges, and seat ejector cartridges, containing not more than 32. 5 grams(500 grains) of propellant powder, provided that such cartridges shall be incapable of functioning en masse as a result of the functioning of any single cartridge in the container or as a result of exposure to external flames.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

The extractor on the bolt face is located above the cannelure of the cartridge and the spring-loaded ejector impels it upward through the slot in the operating rod and the ejection port in the top of the receiver.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
CONT

L'extracteur étant situé au-dessus de la gorge de l'étui, l'éjecteur rappelé par ressort projette l'étui vers le haut à travers la découpe de la bielle de commande et la fenêtre d'éjection percée au sommet de la boîte de culasse.

Spanish

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