fusil

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His only arms were a light fusil, which I had given him as a present.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

The Zeg-zeg troops had one French fusil, and the Kano force forty-one muskets.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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

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.

The smoke of his fusil mingling with the smoke from the chimney, averted suspicion, and with the simple-minded creatures who heard the report and witnessed its effects the whole matter remained a mystery.

From Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by Tucker, St. George