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Flobert
(ˈfləʊbət, ‖ flobɛr)
The name of a French armourer, N. Flobert (1819–94), used attrib. and ellipt. to describe a cartridge or breech-loading rifle designed by him.
1890Webster, Flobert, a small cartridge designed for target shooting. Ibid., Flobert rifle, a rifle adapted to the use of floberts. 1895Montgomery Ward Catal. 461/2 Flobert Rifle, oiled walnut pistol grip stock. Ibid. 463/3 Flobert Rifle Parts... Flobert Hammers, Remington action... Flobert Breech Blocks. 1904Kynoch Jrnl. Jan.–Mar. 33 The Flobert cartridge is notable as being an evolution of the percussion cap. 1918E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 237 Flobert, a small cartridge used in target shooting, sometimes called ball cap. Ibid., Flobert-Gras Rifle, a breech-loading rifle, having several valuable improvements on the Chassepot, used in France 1874–1885. 1950Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xiv. 29 Flobert, flaubert [flobət] n., any small rifle, twenty-two caliber. Florence, S.C. Obsolescent? Once a popular make of rifle. |