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HAMMER GUN [5 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
CONT

A flintlock has three positions for the hammer : uncocked, half-cocked and fully cocked. In the fully cocked position the gun is ready to fire. If the trigger moves the sear just a bit, it releases the tumbler. In the half-cocked position you can load the gun. The trigger is locked in the half-cocked position and cannot release the tumbler... After you fire the gun, it is in the uncocked position.

CONT

The soldier would place his revolver in the half cocked position. This is a special loading position built into the revolver. The soldier pulls the hammer back halfway, until it reaches a catch or stop... the trigger is locked into a safety position and cannot be pulled to fire the gun. To release this half cocked position the hammer must be pulled back further to full cock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
CONT

Le RSS [Repeatable Secure Striker] est un système plus sécurisant, car le percuteur est complètement au repos jusqu'au moment ou la détente est actionnée. Il n'y a pas de ressort pour propulser la détente dans la direction de feu. Cette position de repos réduit fortement les risques d'un départ accidentel.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Rivet guns come in various shapes and sizes. Two of the more commonly used styles are the offset handle and the pistol grip gun.

OBS

riveting gun; pneumatic hammer : terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

riveteuse : Machine qui sert à poser les rivets.

CONT

Types de pistolets à rivets : Poignée en saillie [...] Poignée de type pistolet «col de cygne». Ces deux types de pistolets à rivets sont fabriqués par les compagnies Ingersoll Rand and Chicago Pneumatic. [...] Réglage du pistolet à rivets. Le pistolet à rivets est actionné à l'air. [p. 9.9

OBS

pistolet à riveter; marteau pneumatique pour rivetage : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
CONT

The lockbolt combines the features of a high-strength bolt and rivet, but it has advantages over both. The lockbolt is generally used in wing-splice fittings, landing-gear fittings, fuel-cell fittings, longerons, beams, skin-splice plates, and other major structural attachments. It is more easily and quickly installed than the conventional rivet or bolt and eliminates the use of lockwasher, cotter pins, and special nuts. Like the rivet, the lockbolt requires a pneumatic hammer or "pull gun" for installation; when installed, it is rigidly and permanently locked in place. Three types of lockbolts are commonly used, the pull type, the stump type, and the blind type.

Key term(s)
  • lock bolt
  • lock-bolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
OBS

boulon serti : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
  • Facilities and Equipment (Metal Joining)
CONT

Self-Shielded Flux Cored Welding. 1. Use a drag(pull) gun technique. 2. Keep the wire clean and dry for best weld results. 3. The weld is similar to Stick welding, in that a layer of slag must be removed from the weld after welding. Use a chipping hammer and a wire brush.

CONT

After several months, residual concrete inside the truck mixer drum hardens into a thick layer. This concrete must be removed periodically. Workers - drivers, laborers, or contract workers - enter the drum and use a pneumatic chipping hammer to break up the hardened concrete.

CONT

d.Power tools, portable. i.Grinder. ii.Chipper. iii.Impact wrench. iv.Drills. v.Boring and honing. [Source: Practical Skills for Marine Engineers, Training Course.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
  • Équipement pour l'assemblage des métaux
CONT

Dépolluer un véhicule, démonter ses éléments, séparer ses matériaux. A.1 Emploi de l'outillage et des matériels. Utiliser correctement un cric roulant, [...] un pont élévateur, [...] une grue d'atelier [...], un palan [...], une clé à choc, [...] un marteau burineur [...]

CONT

Outils électriques portatifs : i.Rectifieuse. ii.Marteau burineur. iii.Clé à chocs. iv.Perceuses. v.Machines à aléser et à polir. [Source : Cours sur les techniques d'entretien pour les mécaniciens de navire.]

Spanish

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