Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A friction-tube.
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A friction-primer consists of a tube charged with gunpowder, to the top of which is fastened a spur containing friction-powder, which is exploded by means of a slider pulled out by a lanyard.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
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The "port-fire," adjusted in a brass tube on the end of a wooden stick, was lighted, and the stick stuck in the ground by the gun, to give a light in case the friction-primer failed.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore
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On finding that the friction-primer was reliable, the "port-fires" were left sticking in the ground when the guns withdrew, and were captured and taken as curiosities by the Federals.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore
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Page 68 or three siege pieces of rather clumsy construction, fired by friction-primer like field pieces.
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