10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JEZAIL»
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1
A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots ...
This Afghan specialty was known as the jezail. Though its firing mechanism was
scavenged from British guns, the rest of the jezail was purely Afghani. The
handmade stock was often intricately decorated by local artisans, and it featured
a ...
2
A letter on the defence of England by corps of volunteers ...
saw anything in war, as regards weapons, more marked than the superiority of
the musket over the jezail and matchlock, or any rifle that I ever saw. And then
look at the weight of these jezails. A musket weighs 10 lbs., a jezail 12^ lbs. A
day's ...
Charles James Napier (sir.), 1852
3
Defects, Civil and Military, of the Indian Government
The rifle barrelled jezail, so absurdly eulogised, is a long cumbrous weapon,
nearly harmless in war ; it can only be used from the summit of high rocks,
whence the jezailchee deliberately fires down. The range is not equal to that of
the musket ...
Sir Charles James Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier, 1853
4
The Arabic Contributions to the English Language: An ...
\jarm, also borrowed as It germa & F djerme] Orig., a larger Levantine trading
vessel; a small vessel with lateen sails used along the Egyptian coast. O [1]
jessamine, see jasmine jesserant, see jazerant jezail, n. (1838-42) Mil. Var. juzail
[Per ...
Garland Hampton Cannon, Alan S. Kaye, 1994
5
The Afghan Way of War: How and Why They Fight
The cutting up ofwounded personnel with this weapon had a psychological effect
on British and Indian witnesses, and was mentioned frequently by survivors of the
1841 retreat from Kabul. But the jezail was better suited to the Afghan defence ...
6
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short ...
2 In A Study in Scarlet, Chapter 1, Watson states that he was “struck on the
shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian
artery.” Later in that volume Holmes describes Watson as a man “[whose] left arm
has ...
Arthur Conan Doyle, Leslie S. Klinger, 2005
7
The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Bullets: Catapults, ...
Manoeuvring two metres of barrel, plus stock, in and out of the doorway, the jezail
inevitably incurred bumps and the shots bore no relation to the point of impact as
tested previously. On every occasion I demonstrated the long gun, Poomph!
8
Sherlock Holmes For Dummies
Wound. In the opening lines of A Study in Scarlet, the reader finds out that
Watson had been wounded in battle in Afghanistan, where he was “struck on the
shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian
artery.
Steven Doyle, David A. Crowder, 2010
9
Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
But he claims to have kept his faith. Levi died in January 2005 and was
succeeded by Zawlan (Zablon) Simantov, who came to Afghanistan only recently.
He is the only resident Jew left. JEZAIL. The jezail is a long-barreled musket with
a thin, ...
If I were you I'd concentrate on the jezail as your primary weapon. Murad Khan
might have one to spare for you, although I know there are never enough of them
to go round. Become good with the jezail and keep up your skills with the sword.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JEZAIL»
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Uncovering Nazi horror
... his son wait their turn to recite the name of a loved one Sher Mohammed holds a replica jezail musket in his shop in downtown Kabul Jezails, ... «Stars and Stripes, May 15»
Hollywood Shoot 'Em Ups: 'It's Still The Springfield Armory …
“Hollywood manipulated those original firearms to look like something else, to be used as a pirate pistol, or an Arabic jezail or an old flintlock,” ... «New England Public Radio, May 15»
A Gun for All Wars?
... the mountain passes from Afghan tribesmen armed with homemade “jezail” matchlock guns that outranged the muskets carried by the British ... «Discover Magazine, Jan 15»
Clinton State Department's 'Lady Taliban' Under Active FBI …
At this time Jezail sees this as a highly dubious appointment of a well known revolving door retread to a sensitive position,” Dienstag said. «PJ Media, Nov 14»
Obama awards Medal of Honor to 2 Vietnam soldiers — 1 living, 1 KIA
... his son wait their turn to recite the name of a loved one Sher Mohammed holds a replica jezail musket in his shop in downtown Kabul Jezails, ... «Stars and Stripes, Sep 14»
Ten 'Sherlock' moments you missed because you don't read the books
In A Study in Scarlet he tells us he was shot in the shoulder, in The Sign of Four he instead has a Jezail bullet lodged in his leg, and in The Adventure of the ... «Hypable, Dec 13»
Amnesty weapons include a 'jezail'
What appears to be an Afghan 'jezail', complete with ram rod, was handed in by a man from Sydney living in Tasmania. The amnesty is ... «ABC Local, Nov 13»
RARE FIREARMS: Smithsonian loans Cody museum 64 unique …
President Thomas Jefferson's North African Miquelet Jezail musket is one of the unusual items on display at the Cody Firearms Museum in ... «Montana Standard, May 13»
Young Winston Churchill's first battle
In Churchill's day the Taliban's ancestors relied on a primitive rifle known as the jezail to attack the British as they conducted their punitive ... «Express.co.uk, May 13»
Yokota Air Base to cut heat early to save money
... his son wait their turn to recite the name of a loved one Sher Mohammed holds a replica jezail musket in his shop in downtown Kabul Jezails, ... «Stars and Stripes, Mar 13»
