fowling piece

Let him surreptitiously steal his fowling-piece over the frontier, and we are accused of "arming the disaffected population."

First, there's a gentleman who takes a rifle for a fowling-piece.

My fowling-piece, fishing-rods, and other articles which could be used as offensive weapons, were removed from the room.

Captain Truck had thrown forward his fowling-piece, but he did not fire.