The italian word for rifle is Fucile, Fusil is french.
And it has a different etymology than the english word.
The italian name comes from the word “focile” which referred to the flintlock system firearms used to have and it extended to be the generic name of the weapon family
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The italian word for rifle is Fucile, Fusil is french.
And it has a different etymology than the english word.
The italian name comes from the word “focile” which referred to the flintlock system firearms used to have and it extended to be the generic name of the weapon family