Shot; which being spent, he contrived a way by notching his Knife, to saw the barrel of his Gun into small pieces, wherewith he made Harpoons, Lances, Hooks and a long Knife; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his Gunflint, and... The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery - Page 306by William Desborough Cooley - 1830Full view - About this book
| William Dampier - Buccaneers - 1699 - 592 pages
...which being fpent, he contrived a way by notching his Knife, to faw the Barrel of his Gun into Imall Pieces, wherewith he made Harpoons, Lances, Hooks and a long Knife -, heating the pieces firft in the fire, which he ftruck with his Gunflint, flint, and a piece of the Barrel of his Gun,... | |
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...knife, with a small horn of powder and knot: when .these were spent, he ingeniously contrived, toy notching /his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun into •small 'pieces, and of these he made harpoons, lances, Jioofes, and a large knife : in order to accomplish this, he... | |
| John Aikin - Clothing and dress - 1830 - 160 pages
...a gun and a knife, a small horn of powder, and a few shot ; which being spent, he contrived a way, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun...he made harpoons, lances, hooks, and a long knife. These he forged, by heating in a fire, and then hammering out and bending by means of stones ; after... | |
| Charles Knight - 1831 - 232 pages
...gun, and a knife, with a small horn of powder, and a few shot; which being spent, h« contrived a way, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun...lances, hooks, and a long knife ; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his gun-flint, and a piece of the barrel of his gun, which... | |
| Civilization - 1832 - 406 pages
...knife, a small horn of powder, and a few shot. " When his ammunition was expended," says Dampier, ' he contrived, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun into small pieces, wherewith he made baboons, lances, hooks, and a long knife, heating the pieces )f iron first in the fire, and then hammering... | |
| Chronicles of the sea - 1838 - 488 pages
...him his gun and knife, and a small quantity of powder and shot. When these were spent he ingeniously contrived, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun into small pieces ; and of these he made harpoons, lances, hooks, and a long knife. In order to accomplish this, he first... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...and a few shot ; which being spent, he contrived a way by notching his knife to saw the barrel of bis gun into small pieces, wherewith he made harpoons,...lances, hooks, and a long knife ; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his gun-flint and a piece of the barrel of his gun which he... | |
| Charles Knight - Industrial arts - 1856 - 554 pages
...gun, and a knife, with a small horn of powder, and a few shot ; which being spent, he contrived a way, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun...lances, hooks, and a long knife ; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his gun-flint, and a piece of the barrel of his gun, which... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...gun and a knife, with a small horn of powder, and a few shot ; which being spent, ho contrived a way by notching his knife to saw the barrel of his gun...lances, hooks, and a long knife ; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his gun-flint and a piece of the barrel of his gun which he... | |
| J. A. - 1858 - 250 pages
...with a gun and a knife, a small horn of powder and a few shot ; which being spent, he contrived a way, by notching his knife, to saw the barrel of his gun into small pieces ; with which he made harpoons, lances, hooks, and a long knife. These he forced, by heating in a fire,... | |
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