Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . Fig. 1. Fia. .i. tough wood, to the end of a long stick of ash,called a utajf, and is employed to push the charge toits place in the bore or chamber of a cannon. xpiingr is niriuiUen brush, Fig. 1. attached to theciiil iif a staff, for the ])urj)ose of cleaning the inte-rior of caniicin, and e.\tinguishing any burning frag-ments of tbc cartridge that may remain after the lield and mountain services, the ramnier-lieadand sponge are attached to the opposite ends of thesame staff; in the siege and sea-co
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . Fig. 1. Fia. .i. tough wood, to the end of a long stick of ash,called a utajf, and is employed to push the charge toits place in the bore or chamber of a cannon. xpiingr is niriuiUen brush, Fig. 1. attached to theciiil iif a staff, for the ])urj)ose of cleaning the inte-rior of caniicin, and e.\tinguishing any burning frag-ments of tbc cartridge that may remain after the lield and mountain services, the ramnier-lieadand sponge are attached to the opposite ends of thesame staff; in the siege and sea-coast services theyare attached to separates staves. To protect thesponge from the weather, it should, when not in use,be enclosed in a rorer made of canvas and The ladle is a co]iper scoo)) attached to the endof a stafT for the purpose of withdrawing the jiro-jectile of a loaded piece. Ladles are only used for
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