Report of the Board of officers appointed in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June 6, 1872, for the purpose of selecting a breech-system for the muskets and carbines of the military service, together with their report upon the subject of trowel-bayonets; . Five motions, viz: Cocked; opened; loaded; closed; fired. Opened.—By half- or full-cocking the hammer, and then swinging downthe breech-block by depressing the thumb-piece on the right side of theframe. This pushes back the firing-pin and the locking-brace, by thecam acting on the firing-pin retractor and locking-brace retractorresp
Report of the Board of officers appointed in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June 6, 1872, for the purpose of selecting a breech-system for the muskets and carbines of the military service, together with their report upon the subject of trowel-bayonets; . Five motions, viz: Cocked; opened; loaded; closed; fired. Opened.—By half- or full-cocking the hammer, and then swinging downthe breech-block by depressing the thumb-piece on the right side of theframe. This pushes back the firing-pin and the locking-brace, by thecam acting on the firing-pin retractor and locking-brace retractorrespectively. Closed.—By raising the thumb-piece, so as to swing the breech-blockup into place. In so doing, the locking-brace is thrown forward by itsspring, into place under the breech-block, as soon as the latter is closed. Locked.—By the position of the locking-brace, the lower end of whichabuts upon the guard. Fired.—By a center-lock of the usual pattern. Extraction and ejection.—By a revolving extractor, pivoted near thebreech-block pin, and struck by the block in its descent. In opening theblock the locking-brace is forced against the trigger, and is held thereby the block; the hammer therefore, cannot be made to fall while thepiece is flOO
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