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... lever ; and on no account , if he be possessed of any sense or experience , will he en- deavour to force the barrels home in spite of such obstruction , well knowing that he would be de- feating his own object by so futile and ...
... lever ; and on no account , if he be possessed of any sense or experience , will he en- deavour to force the barrels home in spite of such obstruction , well knowing that he would be de- feating his own object by so futile and ...
Side 12
... lever ; a partial movement will not suffice , as the hammers in that case , even if the trigger were unwisely pulled , and even if they reached the pins , would only strike them obliquely , and no discharge would take place ; indeed , I ...
... lever ; a partial movement will not suffice , as the hammers in that case , even if the trigger were unwisely pulled , and even if they reached the pins , would only strike them obliquely , and no discharge would take place ; indeed , I ...
Side 13
... hand , if at all . There are several varieties of the improved Lafanchaux , so equal in their intrinsic worth that the choice or selection is rather a matter of taste than of judgment ; in some the lever lies BREECH - LOADERS . 13.
... hand , if at all . There are several varieties of the improved Lafanchaux , so equal in their intrinsic worth that the choice or selection is rather a matter of taste than of judgment ; in some the lever lies BREECH - LOADERS . 13.
Side 14
Christopher Idle (pseud.) taste than of judgment ; in some the lever lies closely under the barrels , in others it is brought over the trigger - guard ; each lever has the same power over the barrels , keeping them equally tight and ...
Christopher Idle (pseud.) taste than of judgment ; in some the lever lies closely under the barrels , in others it is brought over the trigger - guard ; each lever has the same power over the barrels , keeping them equally tight and ...
Side 15
... lever . This particular gun is made by Martin of Glasgow , a practical gunmaker of long standing . His father has a large establishment at Paisley , for the con- struction of all sorts of firearms . In each of these establishments ...
... lever . This particular gun is made by Martin of Glasgow , a practical gunmaker of long standing . His father has a large establishment at Paisley , for the con- struction of all sorts of firearms . In each of these establishments ...
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