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ARME CHARGEMENT CULASSE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bolt action
1, record 1, English, bolt%20action
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firearm mechanism in which the breech motion and closure is aligned with the bore at all times and is manually reciprocated to load, unload and cock. 2, record 1, English, - bolt%20action
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The two principal types of bolt actions are the turn pull and the straight pull. 2, record 1, English, - bolt%20action
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bolt action: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 3, record 1, English, - bolt%20action
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mécanisme à verrou
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20verrou
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’arme à feu dans lequel le mouvement et le verrouillage de la culasse est en tout temps dans l'axe du canon et qui doit être actionné manuellement pour le chargement, le déchargement et l'armement. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9canisme%20%C3%A0%20verrou
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mécanisme à verrou : 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%20verrou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- breech-loading artillery
1, record 2, English, breech%2Dloading%20artillery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
breech-loading artillery: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 2, English, - breech%2Dloading%20artillery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arme à chargement par la culasse
1, record 2, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20la%20culasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme à chargement par la culasse : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 2, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20la%20culasse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- breech-loader
1, record 3, English, breech%2Dloader
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- breechloader 2, record 3, English, breechloader
correct
- breech loader 3, record 3, English, breech%20loader
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A firearm which is loaded at the breech. 1, record 3, English, - breech%2Dloader
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arme à chargement par la culasse
1, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20la%20culasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- arme à feu se chargeant par la culasse 2, record 3, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20feu%20se%20chargeant%20par%20la%20culasse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pistolets anglais, au début du XVIIIe siècle, se résumaient en un seul type [...] dit de l'époque de la reine Anne [...] C'était une arme à chargement par la culasse et de maniement facile. 3, record 3, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20la%20culasse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[La] Carabine Hall, la première arme réglementaire à chargement par la culasse [...] fut adoptée par l'armée américaine en 1819 avec une platine à silex, puis une platine à percussion. 4, record 3, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20chargement%20par%20la%20culasse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1981-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- semi-automatic weapon 1, record 4, English, semi%2Dautomatic%20weapon
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Generally, a pump action or semi-automatic weapon having a capacity of five or six rounds and a barrel length of twenty inches, this weapon is frequently carried in patrol cars. 1, record 4, English, - semi%2Dautomatic%20weapon
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Police
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- arme semi-automatique 1, record 4, French, arme%20semi%2Dautomatique
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) arme dont le mécanisme de chargement comporte une phase automatique : déverrouillage et ouverture de la culasse, le tireur ou l'artificier n’ intervenant que pour la fermeture et le verrouillage. C'est à tort que l'on a qualifié de semi-automatique les armes capables d’effectuer des tirs "coup par coup" et par "rafales". Ces notions ont souvent été prises en mauvaise part(...) 1, record 4, French, - arme%20semi%2Dautomatique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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