blyspets- eller halvmantlad ammunition

English translation: semi-jacketed

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Swedish term or phrase:	halvmantlad
English translation:	semi-jacketed
Entered by:	geraldkimb (X)

08:35 Jun 3, 2002

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / war

Swedish term or phrase: blyspets- eller halvmantlad ammunition

the Geneva Conventions prohibit the use of...

geraldkimb (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 03:37

lead-tipped or semi-jacketed ammunition

Explanation:
"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.

Selected response from:

Lars Finsen
Local time: 03:37

Grading 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.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

lead- or semi-jacketed ammunition

Mats Wiman

lead-tipped or semi-jacketed ammunition

Lars Finsen

3 +1

soft point and half jacketed ammunition

Alasdair Graham-Brown

Answers

46 mins confidence:

lead- or semi-jacketed ammunition

Explanation:
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 03:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 17

47 mins confidence:

lead-tipped or semi-jacketed ammunition

Lars Finsen
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading 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.

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

soft point and half jacketed ammunition

Explanation:
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.

Alasdair Graham-Brown
Norway
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of:

English

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