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FUSIL AIGUILLE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

A rifle of the later 19th century having a needle-shaped firing pin which, upon penetrating a paper, oiled linen or oiled silk cartridge, passes through the powder charge to detonate the cap located at the base of the bullet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

[...] fusil [...] dans lequel le choc d'une aiguille est libéré par la détente contre une amorce placée au culot de la cartouche.

OBS

[Le fusil à aiguille est] le premier type de fusil dont le chargement se fait par la culasse et non par la bouche; l'aiguille est l'ancien nom désignant le percuteur.

Spanish

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