ударно-кременной замок

English translation: flintlock

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Russian term or phrase:ударно-кременной замок
English translation:flintlock
Entered by: salavat

16:30 Apr 23, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - History / историческое вооружение, 16 век
Russian term or phrase: ударно-кременной замок
"...казак вооружен аркебузой восточного образца с ударно-кременным замком..."
Кто такая :) аркебуза, и что есть этот замок, я знаю. Нужен только перевод этого термина: "ударно-кременной замОк". Заранее спасибо!
Marta Argat
Local time: 11:13
flintlock
Explanation:
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flint·lock (flĭnt'lŏk')
n.
An obsolete gunlock in which a flint fixed in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the charge.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-04-23 16:54:18 GMT)
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Поправка: percussion lock - ударный замок, flintlock - кремниевый замок

Muzzle-loading shoulder firearm developed in 16th-century Spain. Designed as a larger version of the harquebus, muskets were fired with matchlocks until flintlocks were developed in the 17th century; flintlocks were replaced by percussion locks in the early 19th century

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-23 17:02:26 GMT)
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Поправка снимается: percussion lock - это капсюльный замок.
Так что, однозначно - flintlock!
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salavat
Local time: 13:13
Grading comment
Спасибо, извините, что долго не оценивала ответ.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4flintlock
salavat
2wheellock
Yuri Smirnov


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
wheellock


Explanation:
Абсолютно пока не уверен, но где-то близко истина.

The next major technology leap beyond the matchlock is the wheellock, where the need to maintain a burning cord is replaced with a sparking mechanism.


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Note added at 21 mins (2007-04-23 16:52:32 GMT)
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Нет, flintlock!


Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 11:13
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PRO pts in category: 14
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
flintlock


Explanation:
answers.com
flint·lock (flĭnt'lŏk')
n.
An obsolete gunlock in which a flint fixed in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the charge.

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-04-23 16:54:18 GMT)
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Поправка: percussion lock - ударный замок, flintlock - кремниевый замок

Muzzle-loading shoulder firearm developed in 16th-century Spain. Designed as a larger version of the harquebus, muskets were fired with matchlocks until flintlocks were developed in the 17th century; flintlocks were replaced by percussion locks in the early 19th century

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-04-23 17:02:26 GMT)
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Поправка снимается: percussion lock - это капсюльный замок.
Так что, однозначно - flintlock!

salavat
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Спасибо, извините, что долго не оценивала ответ.

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agree  Yuri Smirnov
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