firing-party

The commanding officer, who had his sword drawn, waved it through some cuts of the sword-exercise till he reached the downward stroke, whereat the firing-party discharged their volley.

Life's Little Ironies 2006

A firing-party of twenty-four men stood ready with levelled carbines.

Life's Little Ironies 2006

The firing-party paused, and lowered their rifles.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 5, 1891 Various

"No, sir," promptly replied the gunnery lieutenant in charge of the firing-party, who was standing close by the exploded gun.

Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene

At any rate, he had a firing-party of twenty in the bows, and was determined to shoot someone, if he spotted a periscope.

Tell England A Study in a Generation Ernest Raymond 1931

The firing-party unloaded, and the empty cartridge cases fell to the earth with a little tinkling sound.

The Long Trick 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926

A loud, sharp-cut order from the gaitered officer in command of the firing-party was followed by the clatter of rifle-bolts as the firing-party loaded and swung to the "Present!"

The Long Trick 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926

At Vrigne-aux-Bois one of these harmless buffoons, named Thierry, was accidentally killed by a wad that had been left in a musket of the firing-party.

Chapter 28. The Killing of the Tree-Spirit. § 2. Burying the Carnival 1922

At Vrigne-aux-Bois one of these harmless buffoons, named Thierry, was accidentally killed by a wad that had been left in a musket of the firing-party.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

When the firing-party got to work their victims fell neatly backwards into their long grave.

The Adventure of Living Strachey, John St Loe 1922