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REBOUNDING FIRING PIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Firing pin which automatically draws back after striking the primer. It is usually flush with the breech face when the hammer is forward and held slightly recessed in the breech face when the hammer is cocked, e.g. Browning 9 mm pistol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Percuteur reculant automatiquement après avoir percuté l'amorce. Il est d'habitude à égalité de la tranche de la culasse lorsque le chien est abattu et est retenu un peu en retrait de la tranche de la culasse lorsque le chien est armé, e.g. le pistolet Browning de 9 mm.

OBS

percuteur rebondissant : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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