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trigger guard
Military; Firearms
The loop shaped construction that encircles the trigger. Usually extending from the receiver and connecting again to the firearm at the grip. The purpose of the trigger guard is ...
take-down pin
Military; Firearms
In the field of rifles, take-down levers and tabs are rare and most rely on proprietry disasembly methods. One of the most popular methods for adding a quick disassembly function ...
trigger housing
Military; Firearms
The area milled, pressed, moulded or otherwise created in the receiver to hold the trigger assembly.
take-down lever
Military; Firearms
When dealing with small arms that use a lever in the operation of field-stripping, the term 'take-down lever' is used. It describes the wing of metal attached to a pin which ...
take-down tab
Military; Firearms
Like the take-down lever, the take down tab is a device that allows the field stripping of a firearm. Almost exclusively found on hand guns, the take-down tab usually operates in ...
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