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TWIN DRUM MAGAZINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saddle drum magazine
1, record 1, English, saddle%20drum%20magazine
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- saddle-drum magazine 2, record 1, English, saddle%2Ddrum%20magazine
correct, noun, officially approved
- double drum magazine 3, record 1, English, double%20drum%20magazine
correct, noun
- twin drum magazine 3, record 1, English, twin%20drum%20magazine
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A magazine that consists of two drums connected by a bridge piece. 2, record 1, English, - saddle%20drum%20magazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When mounted on a weapon, a drum sits on either side of the weapon's receiver and the ammunition is alternately fed one round at a time from each drum. 2, record 1, English, - saddle%20drum%20magazine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
saddle drum magazine; saddle-drum magazine: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - saddle%20drum%20magazine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chargeur à double tambour
1, record 1, French, chargeur%20%C3%A0%20double%20tambour
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
Chargeur composé de deux tambours reliés par un pont. 2, record 1, French, - chargeur%20%C3%A0%20double%20tambour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque le chargeur est fixé sur l'arme, un tambour repose de chaque côté de la carcasse et les cartouches sont alimentées une à une, alternativement de chaque tambour. 2, record 1, French, - chargeur%20%C3%A0%20double%20tambour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
chargeur à double tambour : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 1, French, - chargeur%20%C3%A0%20double%20tambour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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