central-fire
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of central-fire
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Daw, who controlled the English patents, was the only exhibitor of central-fire guns and cartridges at the International Exhibition of 1862.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
In the High Street he stopped at Clifford's the gunmaker's, and bought a heavy revolver, with a box of central-fire cartridges.
From The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
On the taciturn bronze-countenance, therefore, things being now all ready, there sits a grimmer gravity than ever, compressing a hotter central-fire than ever.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
The central-fire cartridge, practically as now in use, was introduced into England in 1861 by Daw.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
The nearest size in central-fire cartridge to seven millimetres is called the 300, which is .3 of an inch.
From The Hand in the Dark by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)
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