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PROOF CARTRIDGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ammunition color code
1, record 1, English, ammunition%20color%20code
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ammunition colour code 2, record 1, English, ammunition%20colour%20code
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In small arms ammunition : 1. Method of identifying a particular gauge of shotshells by the colour of the tube. e. g. golden colour of 20 gauge shotshells to prevent their inadvertent and dangerous insertion in 12 gauge shotguns. 2. Method of identifying the type of military cartridges by the colour of the bullet tip : Ball(No marking) ;Tracer(Red) ;Armour-Piercing(Black) ;Armour-Piercing-Incendiary(Silver) ;Incendiary(Blue) ;Observing(Yellow). 3. Method of identifying the type of military cartridges by the colour of the annulus. This practice is now obsolete but is still sometimes encountered on foreign ammunition. 4. Method of identifying a particular type of cartridges by plating the case, e. g. copper plating on a proof cartridge. 2, record 1, English, - ammunition%20color%20code
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- code de couleurs des munitions
1, record 1, French, code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour les munitions d'armes légères : 1. Façon d'identifier un calibre spécifique de cartouches de fusils de chasse par la couleur du tube, e.g. la couleur dorée des cartouches de calibre 20 pour prévenir l'erreur dangereuse de les introduire dans les fusils de calibre 12. 2. Façon d'identifier les types de cartouches militaires d'après la couleur de la pointe de la balle : Balle ordinaire (Aucune marque); Traçante (Rouge); Perforante (Noir); Perforante-incendiaire (Argent); Incendiaire (Bleu); De réglage (Jaune). 3. Façon d'identifier les types de cartouches militaires d'après la couleur de la couronne. Cette pratique est maintenant abandonnée, mais on la rencontre encore parfois sur les munitions étrangères. 4. Façon d'identifier un type particulier de cartouches en plaquant la douille, e.g. le placage cuivre sur une cartouche d'épreuve. 1, record 1, French, - code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
code de couleurs des munitions : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 1, French, - code%20de%20couleurs%20des%20munitions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
- Ballistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- proof load
1, record 2, English, proof%20load
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- high pressure test load 1, record 2, English, high%20pressure%20test%20load
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propellant charge designed to produce a specified pressure much higher than that of the maximum service load and which is used for proof firing artillery pieces. 1, record 2, English, - proof%20load
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is sometimes used also to designate a "proof cartridge". 1, record 2, English, - proof%20load
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
- Balistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- charge d'épreuve
1, record 2, French, charge%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- charge d'homologation 1, record 2, French, charge%20d%27homologation
correct, feminine noun
- charge de surpression 1, record 2, French, charge%20de%20surpression
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Charge propulsive conçue pour donner une pression spécifique et de beaucoup supérieure à celle de la charge réglementaire maximum et qui est utilisée seulement pour le tir d'homologation des pièces d'artillerie. 1, record 2, French, - charge%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charge d'épreuve : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 2, French, - charge%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-03-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- proof cartridge
1, record 3, English, proof%20cartridge
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- high pressure test cartridge 1, record 3, English, high%20pressure%20test%20cartridge
correct
- proof load 1, record 3, English, proof%20load
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cartridge loaded to produce a specified pressure much higher than that of service loads and which is used for proof firing barrels or assembled firearms. See also "high pressure proof". 1, record 3, English, - proof%20cartridge
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group. 2, record 3, English, - proof%20cartridge
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cartouche d'épreuve
1, record 3, French, cartouche%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cartouche de surpression 1, record 3, French, cartouche%20de%20surpression
correct, feminine noun
- cartouche d'homologation 1, record 3, French, cartouche%20d%27homologation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cartouche chargée pour donner une pression spécifique et de beaucoup supérieure à celle des cartouches réglementaires et qui est utilisée seulement pour le tir d'homologation des canons ou des armes à feu complètes. Voir aussi "épreuve de surpression". 1, record 3, French, - cartouche%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 2, record 3, French, - cartouche%20d%27%C3%A9preuve
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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