rifle

object, machine, apparatus, tool, technical instrument

Firearm to be operated with both hands.

Also known as a gun, commis rifle, musket, shotgun or double-barrelled shotgun.

Traveljournal 1814

The British Museum, pencils and Shakespeare, 23 August 1814
First encounter with malleable cast iron in Birmingham, 30 August 1814
Final visits in Paris, 12–17 September 1814

Traveljournal 1825

Visit to a malleable iron factory, 14 June 1825
Another evening with Joseph Egg, 11 July 1825

Traveljournal 1825–1827

First outing to Woolwich, 19 October 1825
Guns and grenades in the Woolwich Arsenal, 22 October 1825

Traveljournal 1851

The importance of free trade for England

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

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Cite as: rifle. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8907, viewed on 7 June 2025.