Rifles

Examples

• There were two of them, with rifles slung on their backs and flashlights in their hands and they were shouting too. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• At sight of us the members of the guard sprang forward in surprise, and with levelled rifles halted us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They throw away their rifles, Piani said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Raising their rifles they fired into the underbrush in the direction from which the missiles had come. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• I saw flashes of the rifles and heard the reports. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Pilar was climbing the bank into the timber carrying three rifles. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• As I gained my feet the therns lowered their wicked rifles, their faces distorted in mingled chagrin, consternation, and alarm. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• They think if they throw away their rifles they can't make them fight. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• She looked and saw that made three rifles that she had again. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He put one of the rifles down by Pilar where she lay behind the tree. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Advising them in time, it should be possible to unite fifty rifles of a certain dependability. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• How else should the Providence Tool Company execute their order for 600,000 rifles for the Turkish Government? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The first contract was given for 5,000 Harper’s Ferry rifles, and it took two years to complete it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Among later types of repeating rifles, known from the names of their inventors, are the Krag-Jorgensen, and the Mauser, and the crack of these is heard around the world. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• They ought to keep their rifles. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• She had three loaded rifles by her and she handed one to Primitivo as he dropped down beside her. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Their helmets hung on nails driven into the wall and their rifles leaned against the plank wall. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• It is armed with a three-inch rapid-fire gun, two machine guns and any number of rifles which the troops occupying it may carry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• What is commonly called the Minié Rifle is, in fact, only a Minié Rifle Ball, for the barrels of the guns are nearly the same as the ordinary grooved rifles. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The well in which the gun is located may also be used as a fighting top for troops armed with rifles or machine guns. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Three of them had their automatic rifles out. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Collect the rifles and pistols and pack that gun on a horse. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• In the dark and the rain, making our way along the side of the road I could see that many of the troops still had their rifles. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• I heard the machine-guns and rifles firing across the river and all along the river. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Uncle Sam had a great number of muzzle-loading Springfield rifles left from the Civil War. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Could such a thing have been possible with the gates defended by Gatling guns, magazine rifles, and dynamite shells? Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Then he swung the two rifles over his shoulder, holding them by the muzzles, and started up the slope into the timber. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The cost of each of these rifles to the Government is stated to be ￡3 4s. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• On such expeditions rubber gatherers usually go armed with rifles to protect themselves against wild animals, reptiles and savage Indians. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Fox and I took our Winchester rifles with an idea of doing a little shooting. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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