rifle

• In a twinkling his rifle was at his shoulder, and through the wild canorous note of the wind, Stane caught his hail. —  A Mating in the Wilds
• With the bayonet affixed the rifle is the principal weapon of close combat for delivering or repelling an assault, and in Night Assaults infantry depend entirely upon the bayonet THE ENTRENCHING TOOL, carried by all other ranks, is an invaluable adjunct to the rifle bullet and to the bayonet. —  Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918
• The immensely powerful weapon had driven the bullet straight through the centre of a palm log, through the body of the dacoit behind, and wounded one of the party following up Jim whipped open the breech, and the empty shell flew out, for the rifle was an ejector. —  Jack Haydon's Quest
• In all fencing while maintaining the pressure in the engage, a certain freedom of motion of the rifle is allowable, consisting of the play, or up-and-down motion, of one bayonet against the other. —  Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19)
• The report of the rifle was answered by a roar; three lions bounded away from the rock, and went at a quick canter over the plain Both our suppositions have proved correct," observed Alexander, as they walked up to where the antelope lay dead; "but how are we to cook the animal Any dry stuff will serve for a fire, if we can only get enough, and a very little cooking will serve us just now. —  The Mission

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