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PIERRE SILEX [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gun flint
1, record 1, English, gun%20flint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gun flint: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category. 2, record 1, English, - gun%20flint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre à silex
1, record 1, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre à silex : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie». 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20%C3%A0%20silex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Small Arms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flint
1, record 2, English, flint
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- firestone 2, record 2, English, firestone
correct
- gunflint 3, record 2, English, gunflint
correct
- gun flint 4, record 2, English, gun%20flint
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the trigger was pulled, the end of the sear was withdrawn. The spring, thus released impelled the cock forward in a short arc. The flint in the jaws of the cock struck the steel a glancing blow, producing a shower of sparks which dropped into the priming powder in the flash-pan below. 5, record 2, English, - flint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
flint: term standardized by ISO 6, record 2, English, - flint
Record 2, Key term(s)
- fire stone
- flint stone
- flintstone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes légères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- silex
1, record 2, French, silex
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pierre à silex 2, record 2, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20silex
correct
- pierre à feu 3, record 2, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20feu
see observation
- pierre à fusil 4, record 2, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20fusil
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existait depuis longtemps une arme plus légère et plus commode [que le mousquet], le fusil, dont la mise de feu est obtenue par le choc d'un silex sur une pièce d'acier : le chien, tenant un silex entre ses mâchoires, est bandé par un ressort et retenu armé par une gâchette; l'action du doigt sur la détente efface la gâchette, et le silex s'abat sur une pièce d'acier [...], créant une gerbe d'étincelles qui enflamme la poudre d'amorce. 5, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pierre à feu : Dans les encyclopédies générales et dans l'usage courant, le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme spécifique et désigne le silex utilisé dans les platines à silex. Cependant, à la lecture d'ouvrages plus spécialisés, on remarque que le terme «pierre à feu» est employé comme générique, car il peut désigner d'une part le silex de la platine à silex, d'autre part les pyrites de la platine à rouet. 6, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pierre à fusil : Même remarque que pour pierre à feu. 6, record 2, French, - silex
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
silex: terme normalisé par l'ISO 6, record 2, French, - silex
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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