Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . rane,and w here guy rods are objectionable. It is particu-larly adapted to railroad and wharf use, for loadingand unloading heavy ordnance from cars or boats,and is a useful aildition to the yard appliances of anylarge foundries. They are constructed for operationby band, by power, or by direct steam, according tothe rrr|uirements of the case. See (rniceA. PILLENLICHTE.—Short cylindrical tubes of labor-atory paper, tilled with acomposition resembling thatused in porl-lires. A countiTsLnk is formed in oneend, at the bottom of
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . rane,and w here guy rods are objectionable. It is particu-larly adapted to railroad and wharf use, for loadingand unloading heavy ordnance from cars or boats,and is a useful aildition to the yard appliances of anylarge foundries. They are constructed for operationby band, by power, or by direct steam, according tothe rrr|uirements of the case. See (rniceA. PILLENLICHTE.—Short cylindrical tubes of labor-atory paper, tilled with acomposition resembling thatused in porl-lires. A countiTsLnk is formed in oneend, at the bottom of which is placed a small disk offulminate covered with a water-proof cap. The entireexterior is varnished. These are used to light thefuses of the life-saving and anchor rockets of theGermans. They arc put u]) in packages of twentyeach. The following are the dimensions and weight: Total length Exterior diameter Depth of countersink in end. Time of Inches. 45 Grains. 230 (Sec frirman Ltfe-mving Rocket. Centi-meters. The hoisting gear is attached to the boom near thecolumn and rotates with the former. It consists of FILLES.—A name given to arrows in the twelfthcentury, according to the chronicles of Saint Denis. FILON.—A half-pike, 7 feet long exclusiveof the iron,which was 18 inches. It consistedof a fir tube covered with parchment andvarnished. Marshal Saxe proposed to drawup an army four deep, the two front ranksarmed with muskets, and the two rear withboth pilons and muskets. PILUM.—A formidable spear used by theRomans. It bore no resemblance to anyother weapon of the same class, either lance,pike, or javelin. Each soldier of the legionscarried two pila. The weight of the pilumcaused it to be regarded rather as a spearthan as a dart. PIS.—A short piece of wood or metal,generally with a head and hole at the otherend to receive a key. There are many sortsused in army material. See Bolt, and Linth-pfn. Fines.—To pinch
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