Sawyer Projectile

A projectile having upon its sides six rectangular flanges or ribs to fit into corresponding grooves of the bore. In later patterns, the flanges are omitted, and the projectiles are made to take the grooves by the expansion of the soft metal at the base, which is peculiarly shaped for this purpose. sort of Roman gladras, with a grooved blade, and very sharp on one side. Also called scramaiaxe.:e System of Fortification. — A system in which wood is substituted for masonry. The body of the place consists of an earthen cavalier, inside of which wooden barracks are constructed. on. — In pyrotechny, a movable piece similar to the tourbillon and having the appearance of a revolving sun; a German powder horn about 12% inches in length invented at the close of.the 16th century. Sayettes. A name given to arrows to the —Chronicles of Saint Denis. in the 12th century, according Scabbard. — A case in which the blade of a sword, bayonet, etc., is kept and protected from injury.