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Record 1 1981-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
OBS

pistolet bricolé de pièces détachées ou fabriqué avec les moyens du bord par des apprentis gangsters et souvent utilisé dans la petite guerre entre des gangs de jeunes délinquants. Source: Deak, Dict. d'américanismes, 1973, p. 822. Auteur: JL nov. 1979. Domaine: armes à feu.

Spanish

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