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ARME PERCUSSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- percussion firearm
1, record 1, English, percussion%20firearm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- percussion arm 2, record 1, English, percussion%20arm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small-arms weapon that is fired by a mechanical blow against a primer or percussion cap. 3, record 1, English, - percussion%20firearm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The flintlock system of ignition was not replaced by the percussion lock until about 1845 on Dragoon pistols, in spite of the fact that the Dragoons were armed the first year with the very first percussion firearm to be adopted by the US Army-the Hall breech-loading carbine. 4, record 1, English, - percussion%20firearm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
- Armes anciennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme à percussion
1, record 1, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20percussion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arme à feu à percussion 2, record 1, French, arme%20%C3%A0%20feu%20%C3%A0%20percussion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme légère dont la mise à feu s'effectue par le choc d'une pièce métallique contre une capsule détonante. 3, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20percussion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour l'armement des troupes auxiliaires les armes à percussion et à chargement par la bouche furent transformées en armes à chargement par la culasse par l'adjonction sur le côté du canon d'un bloc de culasse mobile autour d'une charnière. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20percussion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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