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English: Whitney system improved firing mechanism

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Title: 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;
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: United States. Board on Breech-loading Small-arms United States. Army. Ordnance Dept
Subjects: United States. Army Firearms Bayonets
Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: Library of the Marine Corps
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ech-block, its rear end being pressed upward by a spring lying beneath it,so that it may abut against the lower and front portion of the locking-brace when the piece is closed, and so lock it at the moment of the dis-charge. This locking lever may be depressed by cocking the hammer, so as toadmit of the locking-brace being thrown back by the cam-lever, in theregular motion of opening the piece. Dismounting.—A slight hook at the extremity of the locking-lever, isintended to be engaged with a corresponding notch in the under side ofthe locking-brace, when in dismounting the system, the locking-brace ispushed back by hand, so as not to hinder the removal of the breech-block by bearing against it. Assembling.—In assembling the system the locking-brace is releasedfrom the locking-lever by opening the breech-block to its full extent, orby bringing the hammer to the full-cock. The skeleton shown on the opposite page was the only specimen ofthis system presented. WHITNEY SYSTEM, IMPROVED.
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