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"A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon."
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"word": "lever action"
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"word": "rolling block"
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{
"word": "pump action"
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{
"word": "falling block"
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"sense": "a type of firearm action",
"word": "栓動式 /栓动式"
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"sense": "a type of firearm action",
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],
"word": "mécanisme à verrou"
}
]
}
],
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}
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