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r 01 * en t; it in no way interferes with the usual sights,oh 1186 the common sight the unassisted eye cannotser?e with distinctness, at the same instant of time,tho i° r moTe objects at different distances from it; and asbreech sight, the muzzle sight, and the object aimed( li’ ffi are necessarily at different distances from the eye, it is« Cll t to bring them at once into line, and at the samead,? t0 g4ve proper elevation to the piece. This _dis-the ‘ age obviated by the use of the telescope, since0 r- * n ® s placed in the focus of the eye-piece, and thedd- aime <l at, as seen through the glass, appear equally
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that +1 grooved bullet sustains the spinning motion, soflinht pointed end goes foremost throughout the longestthe "fl- r ^ le g roove ill the zone reduces the friction, givesseed - g a firm er hold so as to prevent stripping, andR:dP 8 l ‘ s longer axis continuing in the axis of the piece,u-at; less affected by wind, and has greater power of peue-_ °n than the round bullet.
telescopic sight also enables the sportsman to esti-he distance of the deer.
2o8 a Watkins & Hill 5 Charing Cross —ManufactureWHe fitted
bailed, MU ' (l with a telescope for taking the sight, at-P«tt er ° barrel on a principle suggested by Professor
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Hull, John, Bedford —Manufacturer.°abl e -h arrel gmlj w j t jj t ] ie modern improvements.
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wichards, Westley, & Son, Birmingham -Hest do t,i Manufacturers.
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guns, of different bores, in an unfinished
Pistols^ P J sto ^ s - Double andsingle holster pistol.
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R arrel an 1 ',””“’ secr et triggers. Pair turn-over double-re v°lv; n .'bUdog pistols. Revolving six-barrel pistols;old. g ri “ e - Copper caps; the same, twenty-two years
barrels, pump, apparatus, &c. Three-quarter inch dia-meter Malacca-colour walking-stick air-gun, with riflebarrel, one hundred and sixty balls to the pound, pump,apparatus, &c, Bar-side butt air-gun, with rifle barrel,pump, &c. Stub-twist walking-stick air-gun, to load atthe breech. Air-rifle, gauge twenty-six halls to thepound, to load at the breech. Improved J-inch diameterblack walking-stick air-gun, with rifle barrel, &c.
244
lnfl Ptw a ered improved corkscrews and carving forks, with“ registered guard.
241 Co<
0PE », J. R.
> & Co., 2i Zegge Street, Birmingham—Manufacturers.
in - -> n is r a pocket pistol. When loaded anda ctio n . t? a<1 y for . use, without the preparatory cock-, Ulster Tri c *+ 1 s w °i‘kinff nnrt.si hva cppp rm flip rmteiHp
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by'“ it 1 ®?'Pistol! tS Tn 1 0,kin S parts are seen on the outside.
"'hich tho’„ . e ramrod serves as the hammer-spring,fi. °, ‘he trb? ° ap 18 fixed. ‘ " - - • • 1 b!
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A safety bolt is introduced., which prevents the pistol from being, ®iX-barv?i e * )0 “ ‘ s released by the finger,bolt. ei revolving pistol, central fire, with safety
* s re bioved^t rr< r reT °i' s ’ing pistol. One side of the stockPair of ]' U |! the working parts of the lock.
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Richard, Graham Street and Broad Street ,®Pecimen ,W f^ ia,n —Manufacturer and Patentee.hP-tuVlio °‘ Percussion caps (in boxes'), gold and silver.[p er 10 Pm-wadding. V 7
eut q 8 ? 0111 Ca P s are produced by pressure : the blankstPl in rolled copper, and are afterwards18 a Work r Hn ? , ? es into t4le required shape. The priminghy touchin 601 !!, 1011 ® care and attent i on ; they are charged®‘ a nce, . g he bottom of the cap with an adhesive sub-W C. ^ j which the fulminating powder is dropped.—
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Nsend, James, 11 and 12 Sand Street,s *> ^Proved 1i_* lrr ^ n -)f iam —Manufacturer.a ^r-stcel rlfll X u Ch (ilam eter walking-stick air-gun, withSun a ? Pa ’’ at us cormn 6 !’ ^ ‘wist air receiver, pump,° a > to l 0a q , Maplc-colour walking-stick air-
tne breech, with stub twist rifle and shot
Reeves, Greaves, & Co, 28 Bartholomew Street,Birmingham —Manufacturers.
Officer’s dress sabre and field-sword. Officer’s dresssabre, with scabbard and mounting of the finest castwrought steel; and field-sword, blade, scabbard, and hiltof the finest cast steel, wrought; Scotch claymore.
Series illustrative of the manufacture of sword-blades,of cast steel.
[While Sheffield is the great source of supply forthe best cutlery, Birmingham is the place where thegreat bulk of swords and matchets for home purposesor for exportation are manufactured. The manufacturecalls into requisition no small proportion of the industryof the district. Swords are made by hammering outpieces of steel received from Sheffield, and called swordmoulds. In each of these there is sufficient steel toform two swords; the flutes or creases on the back of theblade are formed by means of various shaped pieces of steelfastened to the anvil, corresponding to the indentation tobe made : they are then curved or fitted, if straight, intoa gauge; the process of “ hardening ” succeeds, whichconsists simply in heating the steel very regularly, andimmersing it in water; it is then tempered (brought backto a straw colour), tested by striking on the back andedge against a wood block, and, if it stands this, is passedto the grinder, who, seated before an enormous grind-stone, speedily removes all the irregularity of thehammering. To clean the grooves, stones with raisedbeads are used; glazing follows on bobs of wood withemery attached thereto by glue; and the sword is finallypolished on a wheel with fine emery and oil; powderediron-stone, or crocus, gives the brilliant polish. Wherethe swords are highly ornamental, the deep rich blue isproduced by heat: the gilding of the ornaments on blades,when introduced, is said to be a secret process. Da-mascening, however, with precious metals, a more in-tricate mode of ornamentation, is known, and consists inmaking an incision in the article to be adorned, and in-troducing by pressure threads of gold or silver. Thisaffords an opportunity for the exercise of taste, and assuch it was eagerly embraced by the middle-age artists.Proofs of their excellence therein are testified by numerousspecimens in public and private collections. Etching,another mode of ornamentation, is performed by coveringthe blade to be etched with a ground upon which thedesign is sketched, and finally cutting through this to thesteel. A suitable acid is applied (acetic and nitric) ; this,after remaining a sufficient time, is removed, the groundcleansed off, and the design is found on the weapon perfectin proportion to the skill displayed by the artist. Steelsheaths are made by bending thin plates of steel roundsuitably formed mandrils; they are soldered at the junc-tures, are ground, and finally polished by the processesalready described as being used in the polishing of swords.
—W.C. A.]
245 Hart, Henry, 54 New Canal Street, Birmingham —
’ ’ Manufacturer.
Pair of highly-finished double-barrel guns. Double-barrel gun ; pistol hand-stock ; gamekeeper’s gun. Singlegun, pistol-hand highly finished, with raised top rib.