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Record 1 2000-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Stable support, adjustable in both windage and elevation, which is used as a training aid to teach the correct sight picture and enable the instructor to detect student errors in the sight alignment of a firearm. It is used also for the boresighting of firearms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Support stable, réglable en direction et en hauteur, qu'on utilise comme aide à l'entraînement pour enseigner la visée conforme et permettre à l'instructeur de déceler les erreurs des élèves dans l'alignement des dispositifs de visée d'une arme à feu. On s'en sert aussi pour effectuer le simbleautage des armes à feu.

OBS

chevalet de pointage : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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