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35 relations: Africa, African elephant, Avoirdupois system, Boer, Breech-loading weapon, Caliber, Cartridge (firearms), Cordite, David Livingstone, Double rifle, Dram (unit), Elephant gun, Frederick Selous, Gauge (firearms), George P. Sanderson, Grain (unit), Gunpowder, Henry Morton Stanley, India, Ivory, KS-23, Musket, Muzzleloader, Nitro Express, Percussion instrument, Rifle, Rolling block, Samuel Baker, Shotgun slug, Smoothbore, Southern Africa, Thure de Thulstrup, W. W. Greener, 2 bore, 6 bore.
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).
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African elephant
African elephants are elephants of the genus Loxodonta.
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Avoirdupois system
The avoirdupois system (abbreviated avdp) is a measurement system of weights which uses pounds and ounces as units.
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Boer
Boer is the Dutch and Afrikaans noun for "farmer".
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Breech-loading weapon
A breech-loading gun is a firearm in which the cartridge or shell is inserted or loaded into a chamber integral to the rear portion of a barrel.
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Caliber
In guns, particularly firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the gun barrel, or the diameter of the projectile it shoots.
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Cartridge (firearms)
A cartridge is a type of firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shots or slug), a propellant substance (usually either smokeless powder or black powder) and an ignition device (primer) within a metallic, paper or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for the practical purpose of convenient transportation and handling during shooting.
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Cordite
* Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom since 1889 to replace gunpowder as a military propellant.
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David Livingstone
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Christian Congregationalist, pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society, an explorer in Africa, and one of the most popular British heroes of the late-19th-century Victorian era.
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Double rifle
The double rifle, also known as the double-barrelled rifle, is a rifle with two barrels mounted parallel to each other.
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Dram (unit)
The dram (alternative British spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ʒ or ℨ; abbreviated dr) Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1897.
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Elephant gun
An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or smoothbore, originally developed for use by big-game hunters for elephant and other big game.
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Frederick Selous
Frederick Courteney Selous DSO (31 December 1851 – 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in Southeast Africa.
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Gauge (firearms)
The gauge of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) of the barrel.
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George P. Sanderson
George Peress Sanderson (1848–1892) was a British naturalist who worked in the public works department in the princely state of Mysore.
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Grain (unit)
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and Apothecaries' system, equal to exactly.
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Gunpowder
Gunpowder, also known as black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive.
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Henry Morton Stanley
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa and his search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
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India
India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.
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Ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally elephants') and teeth of animals, that can be used in art or manufacturing.
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KS-23
The KS-23 is a Russian shotgun, although because it uses a rifled barrel it is officially designated by the Russian military as a carbine.
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Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun that appeared in early 16th century Europe, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating heavy armor.
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Muzzleloader
A muzzleloader is any firearm into which the projectile and usually the propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the gun (i.e., from the forward, open end of the gun's barrel).
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Nitro Express
The Nitro Express (NE) series of cartridges are used in large-bore hunting rifles, also known as elephant guns or express rifles, but later came to include smaller bore high velocity (for the time) British cartridges.
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Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument.
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Rifle
A rifle is a portable long-barrelled firearm designed for precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls.
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Rolling block
A rolling block action is a form of firearm action where the sealing of the breech is done with a specially shaped breechblock able to rotate on a pin.
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Samuel Baker
Sir Samuel White Baker, KCB, FRS, FRGS (8 June 1821 – 30 December 1893) was an English explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist.
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Shotgun slug
A modern shotgun slug is a heavy projectile made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun.
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Smoothbore
A smoothbore weapon is one that has a barrel without rifling.
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Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, and including several countries.
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Thure de Thulstrup
Thure de Thulstrup (April 5, 1848 – June 9, 1930), born Bror Thure Thulstrup in Sweden, was a leading American illustrator with contributions for numerous magazines, including three decades of work for Harper's Weekly.
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W. W. Greener
W.W. Greener is a sporting shotgun and rifle manufacturer from England.
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2 bore
Two bore or 2 bore is a mostly obsolete firearm caliber.
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6 bore
The 6 bore, also known as the 6 gauge, is an obsolete caliber that was used commonly in 19th-century black-powder firearms.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_bore
