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CHEEK-PIECE [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
Key term(s)
  • German cheek piece

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Raised portion of a buttstock against which the shooter rests his cheek while aiming and firing. It may be an integral part of the buttstock, an added wooden piece or a special pad.

Key term(s)
  • cheek pad

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Protubérance d'une crosse permettant de caler la joue durant la visée et le tir. Elle peut être une partie intégrante de la crosse, une pièce de bois ajoutée ou un tampon spécial.

OBS

appuie-joue : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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