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COMPILED BY
CHARLES B. NORTON, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. V.
United States Commissioner to Paris Exposition.
AUTHOR OF
" Reports on Munitions of War/' and the " Fortifications of the City of Now York."
F. W. CHRISTERN,
77 UNIVERSITY PLACE. 1872
Chapter I.—Early Inventions 9
Opinion of Napoleon ILT (9)—Early Breech-loaders (10)—Hall's invention
(11)—Breech-loaders in the "War (13)—Beports of War Department (In
state Reports (17).
Chapter II.— The Remington System .... 21
First appearanoe (21)—Use in Navy (23)—St Louis Board (26)—State of New
York (28)—Austrian Tests (31)—Denmark (33)—England (34)—Greece
(36)—Spain (37)—France (41)—French Exposition (43)—Hion "Works (45)
Description of System (50)—Strength of System (55)—Belgian Trial (56)
—Targets (66)—Pistol (75).
Chapter III. —The Peabody System .... 83
Origin of Arm (83)—St. Louis Board (86)—Roumania (89)—Belgium (90)
—Holland (91)—Prussia (91)—Austria (92)—New York (94)—Connecticut
(95)—Construction of Arm (97)—Manual of Arm (102)—Transformation
(103)—Martini's Infringement (106)—Targets (111)—Improved (115).
Chapter IV. —The Ward-Burton System - - - 119
United States Report (119)—New York trial (120)—St. Louis Board (124)—
Description (127)—English Small Arms Committee (129)—Construction
(134)—United States Model (136)—Dismounting (144)—Magazine Arm
(145)—Targets (147).
Chapter V. —The Springfield System - - - - 151
Transformation (151)—Nomenclature (152) —Directions for use (155).
Chapter VI.—The Joslyn-Tomes System - - - 159
First used in the War (159)—Description (160)—United States trial (163)—
Range, etc., (164).
Chapter VII.—The Berdan System - 167
Transformation (167)—Russian Berdan (168)—Description (170).
Chapter VIII.—Smith & Wesson Revolvers - - 173
Patents (173)—New Pattern (174)—Demand abroad (175)—Dodge's Im
provement (175)—Description (176)—Targets (181).
Chapter IX. —The Whitney System—Earnest System 185
Eli Whitney (185)—The Whitneyville Armory (186)—Safety and Simplicity
(188)—The Earnest System (191)— Construction (193)—Explanation of
Plates (195)—Paper Cartridges (197)—Application of Screw (199)—Safety
(201)—Disconnecting Hammer (202).
Chapter X. —Various Systems 205
The Colt System (205)—The Milbank System (213)—The Spencer System
(217)—The Maynard System (221)—The Hammond System (221)—The
Roberts' System (223)—The Ball-Lamson System (227)—The Bronghton
System (228)—The Meigs System (232).
Chapter XI. —The Gatling Gun 237
Origin of Invention (237)—France (238)—Indiana Report (239)—Ordnance
Report (240)—Naval Report (241)—Description (244)—Range (251)—
Baden trial (253)—Advantages ',256)—English Report (257)—Experi
ments (261)—Targets (269)—Directions (273)—Camel Gun (275).
Chapter XII.—Cartridges 279
Importance of (279)—Centre-Fire (280)—Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany (281)—Berdan Central-Fire Cartridge (282)—Patent (283)—Russia
(284)—Spain (285)—Models (286)—Loading Machine (287)—Safety (288)
—Boxer Cartridge (289)—Danger of Boxer Cartridge (291)—Daw's Cen
tral-Fire Cartridge (292)—Chassepot Cartridge (293)—Needle Gun Car
tridge (294)—The Meigs Cartridge (295)—Reloading Cartridge (296)—
Burton Cartridge (298).
Appendix 299
W. C. Dodge's Letter (299)—Adoption of American Patents in England
(300)—Gen. De Peyster's Letter (301)—Ferguson's Rifle (301)—Fer
guson's Patent (303).
COMPILED BY
CHARLES B. NORTON, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. V.
United States Commissioner to Paris Exposition.
AUTHOR OF
" Reports on Munitions of War/' and the " Fortifications of the City of Now York."
F. W. CHRISTERN,
77 UNIVERSITY PLACE. 1872
Chapter I.—Early Inventions 9
Opinion of Napoleon ILT (9)—Early Breech-loaders (10)—Hall's invention
(11)—Breech-loaders in the "War (13)—Beports of War Department (In
state Reports (17).
Chapter II.— The Remington System .... 21
First appearanoe (21)—Use in Navy (23)—St Louis Board (26)—State of New
York (28)—Austrian Tests (31)—Denmark (33)—England (34)—Greece
(36)—Spain (37)—France (41)—French Exposition (43)—Hion "Works (45)
Description of System (50)—Strength of System (55)—Belgian Trial (56)
—Targets (66)—Pistol (75).
Chapter III. —The Peabody System .... 83
Origin of Arm (83)—St. Louis Board (86)—Roumania (89)—Belgium (90)
—Holland (91)—Prussia (91)—Austria (92)—New York (94)—Connecticut
(95)—Construction of Arm (97)—Manual of Arm (102)—Transformation
(103)—Martini's Infringement (106)—Targets (111)—Improved (115).
Chapter IV. —The Ward-Burton System - - - 119
United States Report (119)—New York trial (120)—St. Louis Board (124)—
Description (127)—English Small Arms Committee (129)—Construction
(134)—United States Model (136)—Dismounting (144)—Magazine Arm
(145)—Targets (147).
Chapter V. —The Springfield System - - - - 151
Transformation (151)—Nomenclature (152) —Directions for use (155).
Chapter VI.—The Joslyn-Tomes System - - - 159
First used in the War (159)—Description (160)—United States trial (163)—
Range, etc., (164).
Chapter VII.—The Berdan System - 167
Transformation (167)—Russian Berdan (168)—Description (170).
Chapter VIII.—Smith & Wesson Revolvers - - 173
Patents (173)—New Pattern (174)—Demand abroad (175)—Dodge's Im
provement (175)—Description (176)—Targets (181).
Chapter IX. —The Whitney System—Earnest System 185
Eli Whitney (185)—The Whitneyville Armory (186)—Safety and Simplicity
(188)—The Earnest System (191)— Construction (193)—Explanation of
Plates (195)—Paper Cartridges (197)—Application of Screw (199)—Safety
(201)—Disconnecting Hammer (202).
Chapter X. —Various Systems 205
The Colt System (205)—The Milbank System (213)—The Spencer System
(217)—The Maynard System (221)—The Hammond System (221)—The
Roberts' System (223)—The Ball-Lamson System (227)—The Bronghton
System (228)—The Meigs System (232).
Chapter XI. —The Gatling Gun 237
Origin of Invention (237)—France (238)—Indiana Report (239)—Ordnance
Report (240)—Naval Report (241)—Description (244)—Range (251)—
Baden trial (253)—Advantages ',256)—English Report (257)—Experi
ments (261)—Targets (269)—Directions (273)—Camel Gun (275).
Chapter XII.—Cartridges 279
Importance of (279)—Centre-Fire (280)—Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany (281)—Berdan Central-Fire Cartridge (282)—Patent (283)—Russia
(284)—Spain (285)—Models (286)—Loading Machine (287)—Safety (288)
—Boxer Cartridge (289)—Danger of Boxer Cartridge (291)—Daw's Cen
tral-Fire Cartridge (292)—Chassepot Cartridge (293)—Needle Gun Car
tridge (294)—The Meigs Cartridge (295)—Reloading Cartridge (296)—
Burton Cartridge (298).
Appendix 299
W. C. Dodge's Letter (299)—Adoption of American Patents in England
(300)—Gen. De Peyster's Letter (301)—Ferguson's Rifle (301)—Fer
guson's Patent (303).