The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . nected with thetrigger, T, in such a manner as to withdrawthe sere from the collar, K, and allow thespring to drive forward the needle-bolt andneedle. The breech, M, when brought up toits place for firing, as shown in Fig. 1, after in-serting the cartridge, is turned by the knob-handle,-M, to bring the said handle in front ofthe shoulder, a, on the breech-receiver; and,after firing, it is turned back away from theshoulder, a, and drawn back till the knob-handle is stopped. Attached to the lock, L, isthe lock-sprin
The American annual cyclopædia and register of important events of the year .. . nected with thetrigger, T, in such a manner as to withdrawthe sere from the collar, K, and allow thespring to drive forward the needle-bolt andneedle. The breech, M, when brought up toits place for firing, as shown in Fig. 1, after in-serting the cartridge, is turned by the knob-handle,-M, to bring the said handle in front ofthe shoulder, a, on the breech-receiver; and,after firing, it is turned back away from theshoulder, a, and drawn back till the knob-handle is stopped. Attached to the lock, L, isthe lock-spring, D, with a handle, D. Thisspring is made with a catch at its front end, todraw back the needle-bolt; and the lock ismade with a handle, L, by which it may bedrawn back independently of the breech, whilethe latter is closed ; but it is drawn back withthe breech. The bullet, E (Fig. 2), is acorn-shaped, and isfitted with a compressed paper sabot, F, whichserves the purpose of cleaning the bore and ofcontaining the fulminate priming, G, which is 358 GERMAN-ITALIAN WAE. Tig. Fig. 2.
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