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MOUSQUETON TOURNANT [2 records]

Record 1 2018-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
  • Organized Recreation (General)
DEF

Type of carabiner which has a locking sleeve which slides along and up over the free end of the gate and then is given a ¼ turn in order to lock it.

CONT

Bayonet locking carabiner ... [is] a great biner to rig the rope end of a few of your quickdraws with. To lock, just pull the knurled gate sleeve toward you and give it a ¼ turn.

OBS

Karabiner is often shortened to "krab" ... The Italian spelling is carabiner and is used in the USA. The German spelling is with a «k».

OBS

Carabiners are also known as biners.

Key term(s)
  • bayonet locking karabiner
  • bayonet locking krab
  • bayonet locking biner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
  • Loisirs organisés (Généralités)
DEF

Type de mousqueton de sécurité où le blocage du doigt se fait par une bague à baïonnette pour empêcher l'ouverture intempestive du doigt. Le verrouillage rapide se fait d’abord en faisant glisser la bague sur le bec et ensuite en la tournant d’un ¼.

CONT

Nous ne vendons plus de mousquetons à baïonnette, trop difficiles à manœuvrer, et dont la sécurité n’est pas meilleure que celle des autolock.

OBS

Sécurité à baïonnette [...] Cette sécurité à verrouillage rapide ne peut s’enlever involontairement. En effet, deux mouvements sont nécessaires à son déverrouillage.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes

Spanish

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