. Scientific American Volume 05 Number 01 (July 1861). ,is agent for the company,of whom further informa-tion may be obtained. Ar-my and sporting rifles andpistols, constructed on thesame plan, are furnished toorder at wholesale or re-tail at the manufactory, orby Mr. Storrs in this city. Improved Breech-loading Rifle-Though we have little faith in breech-loading cannon, we have the highest opinion of breech-load-small arms. The great and apparently fatal objec-tions to the former do not apply to the latter ; whilethe advantages of breech-loading rifles, especially forsoldiers, are very import
. Scientific American Volume 05 Number 01 (July 1861). ,is agent for the company,of whom further informa-tion may be obtained. Ar-my and sporting rifles andpistols, constructed on thesame plan, are furnished toorder at wholesale or re-tail at the manufactory, orby Mr. Storrs in this city. Improved Breech-loading Rifle-Though we have little faith in breech-loading cannon, we have the highest opinion of breech-load-small arms. The great and apparently fatal objec-tions to the former do not apply to the latter ; whilethe advantages of breech-loading rifles, especially forsoldiers, are very important. The principle of theseis the great rapidity with which the arm can be loadedand discharged ; and there are others, which, thoughof a secondary nature, are still worthy of considera-tion. Among these are the perfect protection of themuzzle from wear and facility for cleaning. The breech-loading rifle here illustrated is one of thebest and most simple, if not the simplest, that has yetbeen devised, the lock consisting of only three pieces. Tiff. J. WESSONS BREECH-LOADING RIFLE. In the engravings, fig. 1 represents the arm in po-sition to be discharged, and fig. 2 shows it with thebreech open, and the cartridge inserted, which is rep-resented of full size in fig. 3. The bore is open clearthrough the gun, so that the cartridge may be slippedinto the breech, as shown. The cartridge case ismade of thin copper in the present approved form,with an acprn-shaped shot attached ; a little percus-sion powder being placed in the bottom of the car-tridge. The barrel is secured to the stock by a pivot, Sawyers Projectile. The papers are saying agood deal about the wonder-ful success of Sawyers projectile in some recent practice at the Bip Baps,at the mouth of Chesapeake result are no greater than should be produced byany projectile adapted to rifled cannon. Experimentsin our army, as well as in all others, are rapidly con-vincing military men that the day for smooth-boredcannon ha
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