fusil

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"Four!" said John; "I could scarcely do better with my own French fusil Main Og."

From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil

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.

He has now completed the barrel, stock, and mounting of the officer's fusil, and is proceeding on those of the soldier's musket.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

Alexis, meanwhile, had dropped his rifle and taken up the fusil of Pouchskin.

From Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt by Zwecker, Johann Baptist