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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba03newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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arallel, and thethe barrels extends through fromend. The breech-ends are firmlyinto a disk or rear barrel-plate,fastened to the shaft, and the about and revolve around a central shaft to tridges that can be fired in a given space of bore of time will depend upon the strength, endur-end to ance, and rapidity of action of the man whoscrewed turns the crank. A new feed called, from itswhich is inventor, the Accles feed, makes the supply ofmuzzles cartridges positive and certain in action, and \vith it, it is claimed thegun can be fired at therate of 1200 shots perminute, and at all de-grees of elevation anddepression. Of course itwill be understood thatthis rate cannot be keptup long, since the heatevolved by the dischargeof 1200 cartridges is soenormous that the guncannot stand it; the bar-rels heat, and the partsof the breech mechan-ism become jammed andclogged. Still, this gunhas passed through theseverest tests known onLATEST MoiJHi, OK CATLING FIELD GUN. thccxpenmentalgrouttd. ^•-
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AMERICAN MACHINE CANNON AND BYNAM/TE GUNS. 887 has been firetl at angles of elevation from oto 89 degrees, has been turned upside downand fired continuously in that position, show-ing that its feed was positive. The drum con-tains 102 cartridges, and the gun has a numberof times emptied the drum in 24 seconds, andeight drums in 41.4 seconds. At one trial 63,600cartridges were fired w ithout stopping to wipeout or clean the barrels, and the working ofthe gun (jroved satisfactory, ihe gun is madein different sizes, from .42 caliber upto I inch. This latter size makesit ))ractically equal to a field-piece,and indeed its range, upwards of3000 yards, is nearly as great. Thegun has a lateral motion from sideto side, so that as the crank is turnedit sweeps, with its fire, a wide zone.The illustrations show the differentstyles of gun for different purposes.The practical value of an inventionis determined by the results attainedin actual service, and under this testthe Gatling has shown even g

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