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BOX-LOCK ACTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- box-lock action
1, record 1, English, box%2Dlock%20action
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- box lock action 2, record 1, English, box%20lock%20action
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firearm mechanism in which the hammer and hammer spring are located within the frame, and the trigger assembly is in the lower tang. 1, record 1, English, - box%2Dlock%20action
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A lock action is most commonly found in double-barrelled firearms. 1, record 1, English, - box%2Dlock%20action
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
box-lock action; box lock action: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - box%2Dlock%20action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme à coffre
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20coffre
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
Mécanisme d'une arme à feu dans lequel le chien et son ressort sont logés dans la bascule et le mécanisme de détente est à même la queue de carcasse inférieure. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20coffre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On voit surtout les mécanismes à coffre dans les armes à feu à canons jumelés. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20coffre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mécanisme à coffre : 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, - m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20coffre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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