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arme & magasin, magazine rifle; - & magasin fixe, rifle with fixed magazine;
- & magasin stparable, rifle with detachable
magazine; - it mouvement rectiligne, straight-pull rifle
(Mannlicher); - b, pene, arm with hinged breechblock (original
Springfield);
& percussion, the old hammer type of gun;
any percussion arm; - de petit calibre, the modern small-caliber
rifle; - & platine, hammer arm, small arm in
which rotary motion of hammer is converted
into translation of the firing-pin, or
is applied directly to the cartridge or charge
(includes the obsolete percussion-cap system);
- sans platine, lockless arm (the modern
military rifle); - polygonale, Whitworth rifle (twisted hexagonal
prisms); - portative to, feu, small-arm proper (fire);
h re-petition, repeating rifle;
s de reserve, ( Fr. a.) rifles kept in store for the
reserve of the army; - revolver, arm in which repetition is effected
by a revolving cylinder;
b, rotation longitudinale, arm in which the
axis of rotation of the breechblock is parallel
to the axis of the barrel; - & rotation retrograde, arm in which the
breechblock rotates to the rear (Remington);
, - b, rotation transversale, arm in which the
breechblock rotates at right angles to the
barrel;
-s de service courant, (Fr. a.) arms in hands
of active army; - simple, single-loader; - & systeme complexe, any rifle not falling
into any one of the distinct classes of rifles;
- & tabatiere, arm in which axis of breechblock
is on the side and parallel to axis of
barrel; - de theorie, (Fr. a.) rifle issued (4 to a company)
for training young soldiers in mounting
and dismounting; " hack" rifle (always marked
X, and never fired); - d "
tige, tige" rifle, having a pin (tige) at the
bottom of the bore in the axis of the barrel;
& tir rapide, repeating rifle;
- -& tiroir, arm in which breechblock slides
up and down at right angles to barrel (Treuille
de Beaulieu); - & verrou, bolt gun (usual type of modern
armies).
III. Manual of arms:
e, (in commands) "arms!"
appreter I'-, to make ready, to come to a
ready;
attaquer I'-
. to seize the piece briskly in the
execution of the manual;
I'-- au bras, (position of) support arms;
V- sous le bras gauche, arms under the left
arm (funerals);
V- & la bretelle, rifle slung;
I'- sur Vepaule droite, (position of) shoulder
arms;
faisceau d'-s, stack;
haut I'-
, (position of) advance carbine; also
command for same; - haute, piece at a ready (obs.);
maniement d'-s, de I' manual of , arms;
-- au pied, (position of) order arms;
port d'-, port des -s, (position of) the
carry;
porter I'-
, les-s, to carry arms;
presenter V-, les -- s, to present arms;
- & volonte, pieces at will (route step).
IV. Miscellaneous:
replacer I'-- , to recover arms;
repose sur I'-, (position of) order arms;
reposer I'--- , to order arms;
appeler sous les -- s, to turn out under arms;
(in gen.) to call to arms;
arme, assaut d' s, assault at arms, fencing
match;
aux s! to arms; (mil.) turn out the guard!
(also) beat of drums to call guards, piquets, and
posts under arms;
les s basses, rifles carried low (of troops entering
or leaving a trench);
ti, cheval, (mil.) mounted arm;
cheval d' , charger;
coffre d' s, arm chest;
compagnon d' , brother officer; companion
in arms;
contrdleur d' s, ( Fr. a.) v. s. v. contrdleur;
deposer les s, to lay down one's arms, surrender;
& s egales, on equal terms;
en s, under arms;
faire des (les) s, to fence;
faire ses premieres s, to make one's first
campaign, to see real service for the first
time;
fait d' s, brilliant deed of arms;
huissier d' s, sergeant-at-arms;
les s sontjournalieres, one can not win all the
time (proverb);
les s d, la main, armed;
maitre d' s, fencing master;
mettre bas les s, to lay down one's arms, to
surrender;
se mettre sous les s, to get under arms, to turn
out under arms;
pas d' s, passage of arms;
passer I' & gauche, (mil. slang} to die;
passer par les s, to be shot (military execution);
faire passer par les s, to execute by shooting
(military execution);
& pied, dismounted arm of the service;
place d' s, stronghold; drill ground, parade
ground; alarm post; place of assembly in a can-
tonment; (fort.) place of arms;
port d' s, shooting license; license to bear
arms;
porter les s, to bear arms; to make war;
poser les s, to lay down one's arms, surrender,
make peace;
prendre les s, to take up arms, go to war;
prendre les s contre, to levy war against;
rendre les s, to surrender, give up one's
arms;
salle d' s, armory; fencing school;
avoir tant d'annees de salle d' s, to have taken
fencing lessons for so many years;
savante, scientifique, speciale,
technical, scientific arm of the service;
sous les s, under arms;
sortir en s, to turn out under arms;
suspension a' -s, armistice, suspension of
arms, of hostilities;
tirer les s, to fence;
tireur d' s, fencer.
arme, a., fitted with, fitted out, equipped;
(art.) supplied with its equipments, etc.
(as a turret); fused (of a shell); (sm. a.)
cocked;
h r , (sm. a.) full-cocked, at the full cock;
automatique, (sm. a.) automatic cocking
of modern rifles;
cran de I' , (sm. a.) full-cock notch, cocking
notch;
en guerre, armed; fitted out for active service
(as a ship);
& main e, by force of arms, by open force;
de toutes pieces, completely armed.
armee, f., army;
active, the active army, as distinguished
from the reserve and the territorial army;
en bataille, army drawn up in array, for
attack or defense;
& cheval, the cavalry preceding advance of
the regular field army (modern tactics);
coloniale, (in France) marine infantry and
artillery; colonial troops in general;
corps d' , army corps (strategic unit);
entrer dans I' , to go into the army, enter the
service;
ttre & I' to be in the , army, with the army;
de I' main , body (as distinguished from
gros
the advance guard);