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PIED-DE-BICHE PERCUSSION [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
CONT

One of the most efficient of the manually operated prying tools is the rambar … The tips of its forked and slightly curved head can be inserted between a door and the door frame, just above or just below the lock, and driven in by the sliding weight that surrounds the handle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
CONT

L'un des outils-leviers manuels le plus efficace est certes le pied-de-biche à percussion […] L'extrémité du pied-de-biche peut être insérée entre une porte et son cadre, juste au-dessus ou au-dessous de la serrure. Le pied-de-biche est enfoncé à l'aide du poids qui glisse le long du manche.

Spanish

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