GUNS, WEAPONS, &c.
West End Gaddeey and South-West Gai.leey.
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Oayxs, J., 1 Duke Street, North Parade, Bath —Sold' > Inventor and Manufacturer.fo r the'ram^ 81561 ’ su k stita1 ™& the Wad e of the Uayonet
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l n( j. 6 h atv, J,, Glossop —Inventor and Patentee.a * ) sence~ r 'f 1 * )er a i r ~gun. The novelty consists in the° r valve °r reservoir of condensed air, or separate pump,Eschar • a ? y kinl1 > tlle requisite pressure of air for oneby m e Jp instantly obtained from a pull of the trigger,is acted S °* a single stroke of a condensing syringe, whichsp r i n a Ppn by a previously extended India -rubberHutt * i S ® un ’ s represented in the annexed cut.
‘ton t.,„ ened bullets, being specimens of its effect on an^? a h r get at 20 yards.
of a j r j, out any previous pumping, the requisite pressure°f the t°' r ° Ue discharge is procured instantly at the pullJotuated 1 ^? 61- ’ ^ a single stroke of a condensing syringe,i’here a Previously extended India -rubber spring.
h°r vai, 110 se Parate pump, no reservoir of condensed air,ve of any kind.
The improvements consist in the following pecu-liarities1st. The whole of the percussioning S on thebreeching, the^ nipple being placed in the centre, thusavoiding the joints between the breeching and the break-off. 2nd. Peculiar construction of the break-off, givino-greater facility for placing the barrels in the stock”3rd. The closeness of the cocks covering the caps andnipples, confining the gas from the explosion of the caps.4th. The application of platina in the percussioning of thebreeching to prevent corrosion by the copper caps.
256 Forsyth & Co., Leicester Street, Leicester Square —Inventors and Manufacturers.
Patent safety gun, which cannot be discharged eitherin carrying when loaded, or during the time of loading,until brought up to and placed against the shoulder, andthe trigger pulled in the firing position. In its use thechances of the occurrence of an accident, even at full-cock, are entirely obviated, the cock being checked in itsdescent by the projection of the safety-stop.
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■ ru eath ?F resents tbe gun complete. Fig. II. is an un-! n l be case^eR t ^ le S un ““stocked, showing a slot (k k)h °ad, y,j t , ’ through which are visible the piston-rod and^tiked, a,. ? P or tion of the India -rubber hereinafter de-UlSc harg e 1 , n lb® state in which they appear after oneJhpresem’ , Prior to preparation for another. Fig. IV .• ee ch en n "htgitudinal section of about one-half of theP'sfon; c c th • ®- ln unstoc I ce< l : A is the trigger ; b, thee inside of the pump barrel or condensing1(3 centra f piston-rod ; e, the pump top perforated inl °P edg e fop°tP^ton-rod to work through, and at theG ls the bull reeeption of the end of the shot barrel, f ;
^ ^eld 111 ^ ts present situation by a slight. e India«rn» V that e } l & of the shot barrel, i is one end ofP Is ton- r0( i } ber spring, attached to the hooked end of theA (>0 k in . similarly attached by its other end to a[ K)tl s of * llslde of the muzzle-end of case; J J are por-the low,,!’ encl °sing the shot-barrel and India -rub-A. 1 ^* IVa rpF shaded part being one end of the slot (k k,«•> + ^ ect i°n, Fig. IV. , shows the gun in act of* , c h, by +> 1 le ^Sg^r being just pulled, releases the piston,to th/ reac ^ ve power of the India -rubber spring,lr J-^erein ^ £PP°site end of the syringe, condensing the
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. To Pr - ’ * viuuij ejects tne nuiiet.
t a rifl e ,,F e S’™ for discharge, the ball, if the barrel","°k must t , e ’ ^“st ^ rst be rammed down; an adapted. c bead („ v” be illtr <>duced into the slot (k it), betweenl0 d> as m-;W) and the hooked end of the piston-6“u must' ft “ y mdicat ed by Fig. 3. The butt-end of theFM the 1 ‘, eu ^, e Placed against the top part of the thigh,*<• breecli P a U ed with both hands, in the direction of?* its back’ ^ n 4v le trigger, by means of the small spring• 400 l- , lcs the piston. With a smooth or unrifled
!? that case ls . r g es per hour can be made; the bullet? e barrel OvtS Ulr ™K no ram mmg, it being drawn downj ,piston tvI 16 P a . rtaa I vacuum caused by drawing down’ l i' a 'ruhw i e s ,P r ing consists of from sixteen to eighteenPatent , ““ms.
j?.. a H brass^Jt'^ 1 ^ 6- Tbe patent valves are applicableF-ohler ij l ^tvuments, and are manufactured by Mr. J.
Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
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*■«. Ihomas, 161 Wcst(jate Street, Gloucester■ lloubic ~ v ® n . tor and Manufacturer.u f5> so as to ’ F ' 1 * unproved lock, jointing, and breeeli-t° tender them perfectly waterp^.
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Forsyth and Company’s Patent Safety Gun.
The preceding cuts represent the apparatus for workingthe safety stops from the heel-plate of the gun; the safety-stops themselves, and the original percussion-lock.
Also, an original percussion gun, illustrating the firstapplication of the principle of percussion by the exhibitorto the purposes of fire-arms. This gun contains a reser-voir of percussion powder sufficient for a day’s shooting.
[Fire-arms have been discharged by three differentmethods,—by the direct application of a lighted match, bythe ignited particle of steel produced by the flint lock,and by the ignition of an explosive powder through theheat developed by percussion. This is the exact his-torical order of these applications. The flint-lock isnow passing rapidly into disuse, and the principle of per-cussion, in various forms, but essentially the same, isobtaining universal application. This principle was firstdiscovered and applied by Mr. Forsyth in 1819, and wasthen patented. The explosive powder was contained in asmall magazine attached to the locks, and by turning iton its axis a few grains of the powder were conveyedbeneath a striking pin, and were ignited on the descent ofthe hammer. The copper cap has now supplied the placeof these magazines.]
257 Erskine, James, Newton Stewart, Scotland —Inventor and Manufacturer.
Two guns:—Gun No. 1, newly invented to preventaccidental discharge, combining in the same action a com-plete waterproof for the cap. Gun No. 2, invented forthe same purpose, has been improved and registered.
Erakine's Waterproof Gun.