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; . 335 DEVICES FOR INCREASING THE FACILITY OR RAPIDITY OF FIRE FROMBREECH-LOADING MUSKETS AND CARBINES. Colonel Bentons plans, No. 89 and 90. K. T. Hares plan. Lieutenant Metcalfes plan. General Hagners plan. Ira Merrills plan. James Stillmans plans, No. 95 and 96. Elliot Cartridge-box. L. F. Bruces Block-stop. United States Service^Ca
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; . 335 DEVICES FOR INCREASING THE FACILITY OR RAPIDITY OF FIRE FROMBREECH-LOADING MUSKETS AND CARBINES. Colonel Bentons plans, No. 89 and 90. K. T. Hares plan. Lieutenant Metcalfes plan. General Hagners plan. Ira Merrills plan. James Stillmans plans, No. 95 and 96. Elliot Cartridge-box. L. F. Bruces Block-stop. United States Service^Cartridge-box. Ira Merrills Improved Side-lock. 336 COLONEL BENTONS FIXEB MAGAZINE, No. 89. That portion of the stock just to the left of the receiver of a Spring-field gun is enlarged so as to accommodate five cartridges, caliber . are held in place by a lip on the side of the breech-block whenthe breech is closed, and when it is opened by the copper bushings de-scribed in No. 90. COLONEL BENTONS DETACHABLE CARTRIDGE-BLOCK, No. 90. In reducing the lock-plate to the thickness shown in Springfield , a projecting bolster, (fig. 2,) is left at its forward end, and undercut infront and rear. On to this it is designed to slip a detachable magazine-bloc
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