mitrailleuse

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I pointed out to her that nothing more delicate than a mitrailleuse had yet been invented.

From A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery. 3rd Infantry Division: General Laveaucoupet. 1st Brigade: General Doens. 10th battalion of Chasseurs. 2nd and 63rd Line regiments. 2nd Brigade: General Michelet. 24th and 40th Line regiments.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

All 1913 machines designed to carry one or in some cases two mitrailleuse, and special attention is paid to facility for taking down for transport and re-assembling.

From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various

This I proceeded to do, and got an excellent scene of the mitrailleuse in action, and the other section loading up.

From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Malins, Geoffrey H.

Jack fumbled for the fastenings of the airplane mitrailleuse, it being his intention to swing the gun free, so that he could turn its 135 muzzle in any quarter desired.

From Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret by Beach, Charles Amory