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gas-operated (self-loading, <operational attributes for firearms>, ... Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Use to describe automatic and semiautomatic firearms that utilize part of the gas from the explosion in the barrel to unlock the bolt and actuate the loading mechanism. |
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gas-operated (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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op gas (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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arma de aire (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Dutch ..... Te gebruiken om automatische en halfautomatische vuurwapens te beschrijven die een deel van het gas van de ontploffing in de loop gebruiken om de grendel los te koppelen en het laadmechanisme in werking te stellen. |
Spanish ..... Úsese para describir armas automáticas y semiautomáticas que utilizan parte del gas de la explosión en el cañón para destrabar el cerrojo (seguro) y accionar el mecanismo de carga. |
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Subject: ..... |
[CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Personal Communication Don LaRocca, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Consultancy, 6/92.; gas operated action |
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Peterson, Encyclopedia of Firearms (1964) 29, in entry "automatic arms;" gas operation; gas-operated gun; gas-operated machine gun |
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Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) 68, in entry "automatic weapons;" gas-operated weapons |
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