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
Ung petit tableau d'ivoire, � ung vieux personnaige pourtant la thoison d'or les quatres coins dudit tableau d'argent dor� et sur ung chacun ung fusil pendant � une petites chaine d'argent.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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
The fusil is narrower than the lozenge, the angles at the chief and base being more acute, and the others more obtuse.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Alexis, meanwhile, had dropped his rifle and taken up the fusil of Pouchskin.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
