flint-lock

And Bashti, who had never feared death all his long life and who had laughed a joke with his forefinger blown off by the bursting flint-lock pistol, smiled gleefully to himself, for his glee was intellectual and in admiration of this half-grown puppy whom he rapped on the nose with

CHAPTER XV 2010

This presented an opportunity for gaining results which all thought should not be lost, so our guide, an Indian named "Cut-mouth John," seized upon it, and giving hot chase, soon, overtook the poor creature, whom he speedily killed without much danger to himself, for the fugitive was armed with only an old Hudson's Bay flint-lock horse-pistol which could not be discharged.

She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

But yeah, “Black Betty” is a cover of what seems to have been an old African-American work song first recorded by Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter way back in the day, although it seems Ledbetter got it from a marching cadence about a flint-lock rifle.

“Black Betty had a child, bam-ba-lam, damned thing gone wild” 2008

This amazingly graceful actor builds his character out of body language-it's in his quick, stealthy gait, his cautious grin, the way he loads a flint-lock rifle.

Mann In The Wilderness 2008

I propose a duel with flint-lock pistols at 20 paces between Kristol and Ahmadinejad.

Think Progress » Former Military and Diplomatic Officials Caution Against Striking Iran 2006

I propose a duel with flint-lock pistols at 20 paces between Kristol and Ahmadinejad.

Think Progress » Former Military and Diplomatic Officials Caution Against Striking Iran 2006

Weapons: — 2 flint-lock guns, 2 for percussion caps, 2 breach-loader carbines, 5 boarding cutlasses, 4 sabers, 2 barrels of powder, each containing twenty-five pounds; 12 boxes of percussion caps.

The Mysterious Island 2005

Weapons: — 2 flint-lock guns, 2 for percussion caps, 2 breach-loader carbines, 5 boarding cutlasses, 4 sabers, 2 barrels of powder, each containing twenty-five pounds; 12 boxes of percussion caps.

The Mysterious Island 2005

For weapons they selected the two flint-lock guns, which were likely to be more useful to them than the percussion fowling-pieces, the first only requiring flints which could be easily replaced, and the latter needing fulminating caps, a frequent use of which would soon exhaust their limited stock.

The Mysterious Island 2005

For weapons they selected the two flint-lock guns, which were likely to be more useful to them than the percussion fowling-pieces, the first only requiring flints which could be easily replaced, and the latter needing fulminating caps, a frequent use of which would soon exhaust their limited stock.

The Mysterious Island 2005