definitiion of fusil

[fishindoc]

what is the definition of fusil

 

[rabjr]

French dictionary,

1 fusil Noun, masculine (a) rifle, gun, robber's, hunter's shotgun; coup de ~ rifle shot, gunshot; ~ à canon rayé rifle; ~ à canon scié sawn-off shotgun, sawn-off (Slang); ~ à deux coups double-barrelled rifle; ~ de guerre army rifle; ~ sous-marin speargun

 

[DickS]

As used a couple of hundred years ago, a fusil would have been a smoothbore gun, lighter in weight and smaller in bore than a musket.

 

[fishindoc]

cool-thanks guys

 

[Grenadier1758]

By the way the pronunciation of fusil is fusee. That's one of the reason the literature has references to fusees.

 

[Okwaho]

Actually in the mid 17th through the 18th centuries the French term "fusil" commonly pronounced "fu-zee" referred to any musket fired by flintlock ignition while the tern "mousquet" referred to any musket fired by matchlock ignition,Russel Bouchard ,"The Fusil de Tulle in New France,1691-1741",P.8.The use of the term fusil had no relationship to the weight,caliber or bore of the weapon.The term gun seems to have been primarily used in 17th and 18th centuries France to describe a non military long arm. The term "carabine" appears to have been used to describe the relatively short barreled rifled carbines used by some elite units.
Henry,please feel free to jump in here.
Tom Patton

 

Thanks for the definition of all these fancy French words, Okwaho. And here, all of this time, I thought fusee meant fire stick.

 

[Okwaho]

Maybe you were thinking of " Baton Rouge" which means "red stick/staff/cane".
Hey,I really liked your new gun.I'll post something on it when I get back from Ft.Loudoun Sunday.A lot of us Southeastern Indians are gathering to see the English surrender their fort.
Tom Patton

 

[Grenadier1758]

I have to admit Tom, that we both pronounce fusil the same. We just spell it differently.

 

[paulvallandigham]

And I thought a " Fusee " was a railroad flare. You learn something new everyday if you pay attention.

 

or live long enough. :hmm:

 

[Joel/Calgary]

And I thought a " Fusee " was a railroad flare.

I've heard that usage too, but i think it may be spelled "fuzee".

Joel

 

[Halftail]

In the Canadian Intermediate Dictionary the definition of
Fusee.......A large headed match the will burn in a wind.