Übersetzung für 'fowling pieces' von Englisch nach Deutsch

fowling pieces

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• The first purpose-built caplock guns were fowling pieces commissioned by sportsmen in Regency era England.
• The defenders numbered 10 in all and were armed with long-barrelled fowling pieces.
• Side-by-side shotguns were traditionally used for hunting and other sporting pursuits (early long-barreled side-by-side shotguns were known as "fowling pieces" for their use hunting ducks and other waterbirds as well as some landfowls), whereas over-and-under shotguns are more commonly associated with recreational use (such as clay pigeon shooting).
• As it became known that citizens had been taken hostage by an armed group, men of Harpers Ferry found themselves without arms other than fowling-pieces, which were useless at a distance.