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ARME CANON AME LISSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- smoothbore weapon
1, record 1, English, smoothbore%20weapon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... weapon ... that has a barrel without rifling. 2, record 1, English, - smoothbore%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mortar is a snub-nosed, smoothbore weapon designed to hurl a ball a great distance into the air so it falls almost vertically into an enemy position. 3, record 1, English, - smoothbore%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Smoothbore [weapons] range from handheld firearms to powerful tank guns and large artillery mortars. 2, record 1, English, - smoothbore%20weapon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- smooth-bore weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme à âme lisse
1, record 1, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20lisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arme à canon à âme lisse 2, record 1, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20canon%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20lisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] arme dont l’alésage du canon ne dispose pas de rayures. 2, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20lisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Brown Bess est une arme à âme lisse pouvant tirer des balles de calibre .75 à près de 230 mètres, mais précis surtout entre 45 et 90 mètres. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20lisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Zwilling
1, record 2, English, Zwilling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
German name for a double-barrelled shoulder arm with one rifled and one smooth-bored barrel. 1, record 2, English, - Zwilling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Zwilling
1, record 2, French, Zwilling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appellation d’origine allemande pour désigner une arme d’épaule ayant un canon rayé et un canon à âme lisse. 1, record 2, French, - Zwilling
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-01-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lethal ammunition 1, record 3, English, lethal%20ammunition
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the versatility of the smoothbore is illustrated by the variety of ammunition - both lethal and non-lethal - which the SPAS 12 fires. 1, record 3, English, - lethal%20ammunition
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
SPAS 12 is an Italian - made shotgun. The four letters stand for "special-purpose automatic shotgun". 2, record 3, English, - lethal%20ammunition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- munition à effet létal
1, record 3, French, munition%20%C3%A0%20effet%20l%C3%A9tal
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le choix pour le SPAS 12 d’un canon à âme lisse confère à cette arme une polyvalence qu'illustre bien la diversité des munitions à effet létal et à effet de neutralisation qu'elle peut utiliser(...) 1, record 3, French, - munition%20%C3%A0%20effet%20l%C3%A9tal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le SPAS 12 est un fusil de chasse automatique, de fabrication italienne. 2, record 3, French, - munition%20%C3%A0%20effet%20l%C3%A9tal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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