"Express rifle" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that of a gigantic express rifle the western end of the great roof arches pitched down to earth; weakened at the angle, loosened from their laterals, the big roof spans lurched heavily downward. A thrill seemed to run through the whole structure; the roof, ...
— White Ashes • Sidney R. Kennedy and Alden C. Noble
... and asked a question of the guards, to which they replied with a derisive shout. Then without a word of warning he lifted Aylward's express rifle which he carried, and fired first one barrel and then the other, shooting the two leading soldiers dead. Their companions halted amazed, but before they could lift their guns, Jeekie and those with him rushed ...
— The Yellow God - An Idol of Africa • H. Rider Haggard |
