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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
ber at the base. Metallic cartridges. d, e, show modifications of this, the anvil and cap principle, in which the pin is dispensed with. f. One of the earliestknown cartridges is that of Roberts, of Paris, 1834, in which an annulus was formed at the base to contain fulminate. g is the Flobert cartridge, in which is a ball with a charge of fulminate at the base, which does the duty at once of printing and propelling, adapted for target-practice at short ranges. h, i, Smith and Wesson patents, 1854, 1860. In the first of these the fulminate was contained in a capsule at the base, and in the latter in an annulus within the flange surrounding the base of the cartridge, and secured in place by a pasteboard disk. j, j, j, show some other forms of metallic cartridge as now commonly used. k is the Berdan cartridge; this has an exterior central recess, a bottom to receive the cap, which is exploded upon an anvil turned up on an interior metallic lining. The case is adapt
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
lbyMay 21, 1867. 65,783T. W. WebleyJune 11, 1867. 70,463W. R. PapeNov. 5, 1867. 71,149J. ElsonNov. 19, 1867. 72,434D. B. WessonDec. 17, 1867. 78,519E. H. EscherichJune 2, 1868. 78,847D. B. WessonJune 9, 1868. 84,373W. R. PapeNov. 24, 1868. 85D. B. WessonJune 9, 1868. 84,373W. R. PapeNov. 24, 1868. 85,252C. E. SneiderDec. 22, 1868. 87,814G. T. AbbeyMar. 16, 1869. 88,470W. GolcherMar. 30, 1869. 88,890J. McGovernApr. 13, 1869. 89,947G. SchulzMay 11, 1869. 90,214F. WohlgemuthMay 18, 1869. 91,616L. T. FairbanksJune 22, 1869. 91,624J. A. Hacken2,763W. C. DodgeMar. 14, 1871. 114,081Abbey and FosterApr. 25, 1871. 114,230Tiesing and GernerApr. 25, 1871. 114,374D. B. WessonMay 2, 1871. 114,653W. C. DodgeMay 9, 1871. 117,843A. E. WhitmoreAug. 8, 1871. 118,350Dodge and DodgeAug. 22, 1871. 10, 1872. 135.377O. A. SmithJan. 28, 1873. 135,378O. A. SmithJan. 28, 1873. †136,134W. ClewsFeb. 25, 1873. †136,348D. B. WessonFeb. 25, 1873. †136,871Smith, Smith, and SweeneyMar. 18, 1873. †137,043D. WilliamonMar. 18, 1873. 137.968O. A. Smit
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
is brought down, previously to firing, into contact with it, and the sparks thus emitted set fire to the powder in the priming-pan, and discharge the piece. In this instance, also, the breech is rotated by hand. Colt's revolvers. Smith and Wesson's revolver. In Smith and Wesson's revolver (Fig. 4293), the cylinder is rotated in the usual way by a click operated by the hammer in cocking and firing. The cylinder is connected with the barrel, which is pivoted to the lower metallic paWesson's revolver (Fig. 4293), the cylinder is rotated in the usual way by a click operated by the hammer in cocking and firing. The cylinder is connected with the barrel, which is pivoted to the lower metallic part of the stock, so that by setting the hammer at half cock, raising a spring-catch a, and depressing the muzzle, the bottom of the cylinder is turned up to receive the metallic cartridges. When the muzzle end of the barrel is thrown upward, the spring-catch reengages in the back plate, and the pistol may be fired. Fig. 4294 shows six revolvers which are interesting in the history of that fire-arm. a is a matchlock of the fifteenth century, in the Museum of the Tower of London. It has a