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BALLE BB [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
  • Non-Lethal Weapons
DEF

A spherical projectile with a calibre of .171 to .175 inches.

OBS

BB pellet: designation and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
  • Armes non meurtrières
DEF

Projectile sphérique d’au moins 0,171 et d’au plus 0,175 pouce de diamètre.

OBS

balle BB : 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.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

BB cap: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

OBS

BB: bulleted breech.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

cartouche BB; cartouche à balle sphérique : objets de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

OBS

BB :balle sphérique.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Small Arms
OBS

The first rimfire cartridge patented in France in 1846 by Bernard Houllier and used in Flobert firearms for very close range indoor shooting. The first Flobert cartridge was made of a rimmed percussion cap loaded with a 6 mm lead ball and had no powder charge. The later .22 BB Cap uses a very short, primed rimfire case loaded with a short round-nosed lead bullet or a lead ball and no powder charge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Armes légères
OBS

Terme venant de l'abréviation de «Bulleted Breech Cap». La première cartouche à percussion annulaire, fut brevetée en France en 1846 par Bernard Houllier et utilisée dans les armes à feu Flobert pour le tir intérieur à très courte distance. La cartouche Flobert originale utilisait une capsule fulminante à bourrelet chargée d’une balle ronde de 6 mm en plomb, sans poudre. La. 22 BB Cap subséquente utilise une très courte douille à percussion annulaire, amorcée et chargée d’une courte balle ogivale ou d’une balle sphérique en plomb, sans poudre.

Spanish

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