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ARME DEFENSE INDIVIDUELLE [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Target Acquisition
  • Small Arms
OBS

individual weapon sight; IWS: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Acquisition d'objectif
  • Armes légères
OBS

viseur d’arme individuelle; VAI : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
Key term(s)
  • personal-defence weapon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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