fusil
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The piece of Alexis was a handsome Jäger rifle; Ivan’s was a double-barrelled shot-gun or fowling-piece; while Pouchskin balanced over his shoulder an immense fusil, the bullet of which weighed a good ounce avoirdupois.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
A fusil is a bearing in heraldry made in the form of a spindle, with its yarn or thread wound about it.
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
Immediately Sir George and Guild, accompanied by a servant who was with them, started in pursuit of the intruder, and a moment afterward Dorothy heard her father's voice and the discharge of the fusil.
From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Major, Charles
Our artillery lost its value, and we met them with fusil and caliver.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
They were in neat uniform, and each soldier wore a leather helmet, with a crest of horsehair, and carried a fusil.
From "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale by Riker, James
