Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
halvmantlad
English translation:
semi-jacketed
Added to glossary by
geraldkimb (X)
Jun 3, 2002 08:35
21 yrs ago
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Swedish term
geraldkimb (X)
blyspets- eller halvmantlad ammunition
Swedish to English
Other
Military / Defense
war
the Geneva Conventions prohibit the use of...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | lead-tipped or semi-jacketed ammunition |
Lars Finsen
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| 4 | lead- or semi-jacketed ammunition |
Mats Wiman
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| 3 +1 | soft point and half jacketed ammunition |
Alasdair Graham-Brown
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Proposed translations
47 mins
Lars Finsen
Komzan brezhoneg.
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, French to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, and 17 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
lead-tipped or semi-jacketed ammunition
"lead point" (no hyphen) and "half-jacketed" are used as well, but less frequently, according to search hits.
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Note added at 2002-06-03 11:50:19 (GMT) Post-grading
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Andy, you are right, \"soft point\" is more frequently used than either \"lead-tipped\" or \"lead point\".
I\'m no munitions expert, but I think military bullets most often consist of steel or similar hard material. Probably after some vivid documentation I have seen from the 1905 Russo-Japanese war, lead was prohibited because of the horrible wounds they make. They deform on impact and tear up the flesh somewhat dreadfully.
I think the steel may be only a jacket over the lead, though, so there\'s lead on the inside to make it heavier. Semi-jacketed means that the lead bullet is bare, only the explosive part of the cartridge has a steel jacket.
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Note added at 2002-06-03 11:50:19 (GMT) Post-grading
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Andy, you are right, \"soft point\" is more frequently used than either \"lead-tipped\" or \"lead point\".
I\'m no munitions expert, but I think military bullets most often consist of steel or similar hard material. Probably after some vivid documentation I have seen from the 1905 Russo-Japanese war, lead was prohibited because of the horrible wounds they make. They deform on impact and tear up the flesh somewhat dreadfully.
I think the steel may be only a jacket over the lead, though, so there\'s lead on the inside to make it heavier. Semi-jacketed means that the lead bullet is bare, only the explosive part of the cartridge has a steel jacket.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much, Lars. I was wondering if one of the terms didn't mean 'dum-dum' and was also confused by 'lead'. Don't all bullets consist of lead?
Many thanks."
46 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Specializes in field
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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17
+1
49 mins
Alasdair Graham-Brown
Norway
Norway
Native in English
Norway
Highly experienced Nor/Swe/Dan into Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
soft point and half jacketed ammunition
This was not easy. If I was translating this,I think I would use the above (in the interests of time). It is not directly wrong, but I am still not 100% certain that these are the 100% correct/perfect transaltions.
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