. The railroad and engineering journal . VrSi- .*?« ^ms^-. •t9 action is wholly automatic. The-recoil, acting directlyupon the breech-block, forces it to the rear and compressesa spiral spring—the empty cartridge case being extractedat the same time. The cartridges, seven in number, areinserted by hand in as many receptacles in a revolvingdrum under the receiver. When the breech-block movesto the rear under the impulse of recoil, a system of leversacting on the drum revolves it under the receiver to supplya new cartridge. The compressed spring then forces thebreech-block forward, pushes th
. The railroad and engineering journal . VrSi- .*?« ^ms^-. •t9 action is wholly automatic. The-recoil, acting directlyupon the breech-block, forces it to the rear and compressesa spiral spring—the empty cartridge case being extractedat the same time. The cartridges, seven in number, areinserted by hand in as many receptacles in a revolvingdrum under the receiver. When the breech-block movesto the rear under the impulse of recoil, a system of leversacting on the drum revolves it under the receiver to supplya new cartridge. The compressed spring then forces thebreech-block forward, pushes the cartridge into the cham-ber, and closes the breech. If the trigger is held back thefiring-pin will be released and the firing continued untilthe cartridges are exhausted. The breech-block can beoperated by hand and the piece used as a single loader. The most important advantage of the inlrouuction of thesmall-caliber riHe, from a purely practical military pointof view, is, as has been said, the largely increased numberof cartridges the individual s
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