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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 543644 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Weapons and Weapon Systems -> Small Arms
käsitulirelv preferred
käsirelv admitted
handgun preferred
  • small arm with a short stock at an angle to and extending below the line of the barrel, that is designed to be held and fired with one hand
Good to know
  • Kaitseväes mõistetakse käsitulirelvana kerget tulirelva, millest tulistatakse kas käelt, õlalt või harkjalalt. Käsitulirelvade hulka kuuluvad püstolid, automaadid, vintpüssid, kerge- ja täiskuulipildujad, granaadiheitjad, sh tankitõrjegranaadiheitjad jms.
Good to know
  • Examples include pistols and revolvers.
käsitulirelv preferred
käsirelv admitted
handgun preferred
Usage examples
  • "Deactivated firearms". a. Rifles and combination guns, handguns, machine, sub-machine and volley guns; Note ML1.a. does not apply to the following: a.Rifles and combination guns, manufactured earlier than 1938; b.Reproductions of rifles and combination guns, the originals of which were manufactured earlier than 1890; c.Handguns, volley guns and machine guns manufactured earlier than 1890, and their reproductions; d. Rifles or handguns, specially designed to discharge an inert projectile by compressed air or CO2.

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