10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTFIRE»
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portfire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
portfire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Instruction for field artillery, horse and foot
At the command Load, he steps to his right, takes the portfire stock out of its
socket with his right hand, takes hold of the lighted end of the slow match from
under the apron of the box, and, blowing it, lights the portfire ; he then steps back
to his ...
United States. War Dept, 1845
2
New York Military Magazine: Devoted to the Interests of the ...
Let go the portfire stock with the right hand, with this hand seize the handle of the
portfireshears, open them, with the left hand place the portfire between the jaws
of the shears, so that on their being closed, the portfire will be cut ofl about ...
3
Instruction for Field Artillery, Horse and Foot. Translated ...
one-third of an inch above the flame; with the right hand close the jaws quickly
and firmly, cutting the portfire. Retake the linstock, stepping out as in No. 44; then
resume the first position, supporting the linstock and portfire-stock on the left arm.
United States. War Dept, Robert Anderson, 1839
4
Cavalry Outpost Duties: Souvenirs
Cardboard cartridge full of gun powder with which match tube is ignited. case in
which portfire are enclosed. A portfire-stick in the strict sense of the word, in
which portfire is adjusted by tightening a ferrule, and a wooden staff, sharpened
in ...
5
Revised Instructions and Regulations for Field Battery ...
to the match; as soon as the portfire ignites, 4 springs up smartly, turns to the left
and at the same time takes a pace to the left, so as to resume his post at the gun,
the portfire stock is held firmly in his right hand, finger nails to the front, outside ...
Augustus Frederick OAKES, 1846
6
Professional Papers of the Corps of R. Engineers
“Lieutenants Stokes, Clarke, and Kerr, of the Royal Engineers, will respectively
provide themselves with safety lamps, a knife, a piece of string, and a piece of
portfire and slowmatch. “ The first mining operation will be defensive. On the
signal ...
7
Papers on Subjects Connected with the Duties of the Corps of ...
To complete this in any specified time was the object of the portfire stand. The
bent wire c, c, suspended with its legs in the glass tubes /, /, was attached by
means of a metallic chain and hook to a loop of readily combustible string
passing ...
Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, 1842
8
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Pyrotechnics: (and Related Subjects)
The flame of a portfire was applied to a short piece of black match or loose
powder in the touchhole (i.e., ignition hole) of the cannon. In the United States, it
is common to use the inexpensive, long-burning red safety flares known as
fusees for ...
K.L. Kosanke, Barry T. Sturman, Robert M. Winokur, 2012
look up and met Miss Portfire's dark eyes over the edge of her book. " Bob ! " The
Princess showed her teeth. " Listen. Would you like to have fine clothes, rings,
and beads like these, to have your hair nicely combed and put up so ? Would you
...
10
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
This portfire burning down, ignites the combustible string, and the bent wire falls
by its own weight into the mercury, thus completing the circuit. Should any
accident delay the explosion, then another portfire b. calculated to burn four or
five ...
Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India), 1840
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTFIRE»
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