fusil
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Alexis, meanwhile, had dropped his rifle and taken up the fusil of Pouchskin.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
Lozenge, a four-cornered figure, differing from the fusil, being shorter and broader.
From Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
He had seized his fusil, and wriggled his body into an erect attitude; but he felt powerless to do more.
From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist
At any hour of the day or night they are ready for battle: they tend their cattle on horseback, lance in hand, fusil in sling, and sabre in belt.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis
As for the difference between the lozenge and fusil, I could multiply opinions and examples, but hope those given will be sufficient.
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
