| 单词 | henry rifle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasHenry rifle 1. As a modifier. Designating a repeating rifle, designed in 1860 by Benjamin Tyler Henry, in which cartridges are loaded into the chamber by manipulating a lever attached to the trigger guard; as Henry rifle, Henry repeating rifle, etc.The Henry rifle is equipped with a magazine that holds sixteen cartridges and is capable of a high rate of fire that made it a popular firearm among Union forces during the American Civil War. ΚΠ 1862 Philadelphia (Pa.) Inquirer 29 Aug. 2/6 There were thirty Henry rifles here (sixteen shooters). 1887 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 25 Feb. The Bad Man had a Henry repeating rifle on his shoulder and a huge bowie knife protruding from his boot. 1964 H. L. Peterson Encycl. Firearms 180 (caption) Iron-frame Henry rifle and brass-frame Henry rifle. 2005 Pop. Mech. Nov. 39/1 (advt.) Henry rifles have the unique ability to bring out the West in you. < as lemmas |
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