10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JINGAL»
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jingal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
The jingal is merely a large description of matchlock. Two men are required to
carry this weapon, and when fired, it is still supported on the shoulders of the
second man. The butt is made longer in proportion to that of the matchlock, to rest
it ...
Royal United Service Institution, 1868
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The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
The jingal is merely a large description of matchlock. Two men are required to
carry this weapon, and when fired, it is still supported on the shoulders of the
second man. The butt is made longer in proportion to that of the matchlock, to rest
it ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1868
The Low Dah ordered his sons to aim the bronze jingal, which was an enormous
blunderbuss. The beam skittered over the wavelets like a blind man's stick
scraping across cobblestones. In the back glow, the Low Dah saw a boxy shape
...
4
The Big Book of Gun Trivia: Everything you want to know, ...
The .75-caliber Jingal rifle was a native-made scaled up single-shot, bolt-action
rifle some 6ft long. It was operated by a two-man crew with one assisting in
carrying it and serving as a “bipod” when necessary. It was designed as a “
rampart gun ...
5
The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country ...
There was one jingal, however, which was christened " Chota Billy," which only
allowed three yards and in extreme cases of over-charge of powder only two. The
naming of the bigger guns mounted on the jong was curious. From a large jingal
...
6
The Six-Day War of 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism
Long trenches were dug on either side of this battery, to shelter the insurgents.
There can be little doubt that the main jingal battery was placed on Kam Shan (
錦山), the hill immediately behind Tai Po New Market (it is described as standing
on ...
The dacoits at work about the big jingal had artfully placed the weapon so that its
mouth pointed from between two close-growing teak saplings, and the trees
formed a safe cover for the gunners. "I thought I could pick one of 'em off that time,
" ...
8
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and ...
destroyed in the fortified post in advance of Do- nabrw, the 7th March, by the fore*
under Brig. Gen. Cotton. Iron guns mounted on the 2 4-pounders, 38 jingal*. Total
— 64 destroyed. A very considerable quantity of round and grape thrown' into ...
9
The Wide World Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly of True ...
After their morning meal they gathered the'r apparatus together—home-made
powder, homemade iron bullets, an old jingal, a powder-hom, and the “fire” for
the charge. A Chinese jingal, by the way, is not a thing to be played with
carelessly.
He identified the gun as a “jingal” probably brought to Australia as a war trophy
from the Boxer Uprising in 1900 - 01. The Australian naval contingents from New
South Wales, South Australia and Victoria were sent to China to help quell the ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JINGAL»
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jingal is used in the context of the following news items.
Hawks and Doves, 2016
Because what we need is a McCain or a Romney or a Rand or a Jingal presidency. philadlephialawyer says: September 19, 2014 at 3:17 pm. «The American Conservative, Sep 14»
Sons Of Guns -- Jingal Gun Episode ~ Exclusive Sneak Peak Video
Charlie takes lead on bringing a seven-foot long Japanese Jingal rifle back to life. While in a bold move as CEO, Joe goes it alone on a risky ... «AmmoLand.com, Mar 14»
The Wall Guns: Some epically large rifles
From the Mauser design, they produced a very large wall bolt-action jingal that looks like a GEW88 on steroids. Firing absolutely immense .60 ... «Guns.com, Jan 13»
