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Small pistol-hand, double gun. Small single gun. Allwith stub-twist barrels.
Specimens of gun-barrel manufacture in every state,from the old horse-nail stubs of the earliest period to thelatest improvements.
[The serious accidents arising from the bursting ofgun-barrels have led manufacturers to seek the means ofpreventing their recurrence as far as possible; fibres of ironstrictly parallel would fail to impart the necessary strength,as also would iron if of a uniform crystalline composition.A better construction of material has been found in thewelding together portions of iron and steel; these becomeinterlaced in the various processes of hammering from thebundle of iron and steel called the “ bloom,” until thebarrel passes finished from the hands of the forger. Thetwisted appearance which is observed on the best barrels,even after the rich brown stain is removed, arises fromthe ribbon-like form which the “ bloom,” after beingdrawn into a strip, takes when wound spirally round amandril previous to welding; these are known as Damascusbarrels. Barrels of a more common kind are producedfrom “ blooms ” made exclusively of stub-nails, whilea more common class still are produced of a cheapermaterial, not wrapped in a spiral form, but welded in thelength by one heat by means of a pair of rollers ; they areultimately extended to their proper length by the sameprocess. Guns are bored out in large manufactories bymeans of steam or other power, the instrument being arod of steel, with its cutting portion 8 or 10 inches long,and its square sides made up with pieces of wood. Rifleing,viz., imparting to the interior of the barrel a series of spiralcurves, by means of which a perfectly direct motion isgiven to the bullet, involves care, attention, and skill inits preliminary stages, but is in reality a simple operation.Ordinary gun-barrels are finished by being ground onlarge grindstones; those of a superior quality are turned.Breeching, or fitting in the plug at the butt which stopsthe end, and upon which is fitted the nozzle for thepercussion cap, requires nicety and careful workmanship.Gun-barrels are coloured by means of acid; repeated coatsare given until the deep rich brown is obtained; they arethen polished.—W. C. A.]
246 Brookes & Son, 28 Russell Street, Birmingham —Manufacturers.
Fowling-piece, double barrel, silver steel twisted.Fowling-piece, with single barrel.
Rifle gun, for shooting long distances, with telescope.
Four-barrel revolving gun (used in India ).
Walking-stick gun, to pack in a portmanteau.
Military guns—British, French , and Piedmontese mus-kets.
South American (Buenos Ayres) and Spanish carbinesfor cavalry.
African trading guns used in barter, chiefly for palmoil, &c.
Dane guns, black and red stocks, brass and ironmounted.
Buccaneer red stocks, heavy and light mountings.Carolina gun, similarly furnished. Indian pistols, silverhandles, rifled barrels. Six-barrel revolving pistol. Safetywater-tight nipples.
round a mandril, and welded into a barrel; it is aft® ,wards ground and filed, and finally brought to a finish®state. r
Lengths, showing the various stages of manufactureDamascus and laminated steel barrels.
Double gun, the barrels made of twisted stubs. . .Several guns, of various construction, and one entire!in pieces, to show all the parts of a gun separately’especially the internal work of the stock.
Double and single rifle-guns. ff .
Single and double guns; varieties both of fowlihopieces and military guns. i
Air-gun; barrel of best twisted stubs, with impr° vroller breech, the butt made of twisted stubs.
Air-cane, twisted stubs, with improved roller acti° >pump, &c., complete. . y
Small walking-stick air-cane, with rifled barrel, ot 1proved construction. Air-cane lock. .,.
Six-barrel revolving pistols, ivory stock, silver iru&' ’walnut stock, silver inlaid; and chequered stock,rious pistols.
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248 Mole, Robert, Broad Street, Birmingham —
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Gilt-mounted sword, blade of finest cast-steel, ri° ^blued and gilt, the scabbard of crimson velvet, embroid ein gold, with elaborately worked gilt furniture.
Highly-mounted Mamalukc sword, with blade °Lj],mented in dead gold, the scabbard of polished steel, welegant gilt mountings.
Officers’ regulation swords, used in the cavalry, ih ;and naval services. r]Ci ,
Two matchets of best cast-steel, as exported to Am® ^and the West Indies . Patterns of those used m iplantations of South America, the West Indies , 41Africa .
[In addition to swords, Birmingham produces an a 1 tcalled a matchet, which in some countries is used 1°down sugar-cane, in others as a weapon of war, or t° fmove vegetable obstructions which impede the trave i( , r .in his progress through “ the bush ” or the tangled o'head of an American forest. The labour expended ® ^the matchet is small; a great portion of it is pert®by the tilt-hammer; it is hai’dened and ground, s ^| 0l neglazed, and handled with common beech timber. ^idea of the consumption may be learned fromthat one manufacturer has for the last six mouths -
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producing at the rate of 500 dozen per week.-
249 Powell, William, & Son, Carr’s Lane, Bu-nnKH—Manufacturers.
Double-barrel rifle, with apparatus. .
Double-barrel gun complete, and in a certain pof finish.
Miniature gun.
Single and double barrel pistols.
Improved safety trigger guard.
Pair of lock actions.
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250 Winton, Harry, 53 Cleveland Street, Bir» n,v JInventor and Manufacturer.Improved safety guns.
247 Tipping & Lawden, Birmingham— Manufacturers.
Specimens of iron and steel in various stages of pre-paration, to show the manufacture of gun-barrels:—Ilorse-nail stubs. Scrap steel. A mixture in a partiallywelded state.
Specimens, showing a twisted stub-barrel in the variousstages of manufacture, from the first process. The stubsand scrap-steel are first welded into a rod, which isafterwards rolled out into a flat bar; it is then coiled
251a Baylis & Son, 8 St. Mary’s Row, Birm * 9Manufacturer.
Gun implements. .
252 Hoskins, John, 31 Frith Street, Soho Sg iu,r
Inventor and Manufacturer. j^nle P rlDouble gun, with safety; on a new anddple.