The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-08
New Improvement.
From he CAarleston courier.


ern P'sss, and congratulate our fellow ioeos
man on ms .uecess, trusting that It may resul
10 bis pteuaiaty advantage:
IMPORTANT INVENTION.
Same time siace pa,., @As atsrtod /,
D.. +. Maynard Of Chsfss.oa, as the inyea.
tor ef 4 Hew system Of Primiog Of fse.arm
The iaseniion was brought 10 The notice d
our GoverDmeni, and il was considered wor.
'hy Of ,rai 10 test is eiiicercy. A loihl
l. - ). Jsaangaishea slcefs of-the llmy
ana navy WAS appointed. ard a iaos, severe
and proiracied tual vas made.
" The repor. made by tho board wasso fun
and favorable thai lhs Governmen, nppolniea d
another jdn' soafd, withlhc Gsneral.la Chief
as ~ President, % coHaIder and report upon
tbs p opuey Of q purchase o. he patent rig TT
for The Go'eronantuse. The beard repor.
ted iavoFatly, aai The purchase was made.
Lssi year au order for piscicd field
Ifl4i was given, ard ,~o huadred musks's and
lhiry tkousaod primers were ssai to Texis,
where Tor four mealhs they were subjected
5 toe UoUed States troops to lie usual trials
ana exposures 81 military affAs ie Geld ser.
wee. be frpof u lba eGicofs entrusted
" q ibis lflalIsa!.As gu4tyiee and credlta
be 10 the inventor on5 fateresung TO all mi.
Hary and gan uHeg peposs. A kne~ledgs
OF is merls sac ad,suagss secures 81 that
g nov necesnfy 20 eusurs the adoption Of
q 5 system rbcgescr lhe Nest perfect and
slIiceul arm lof madaTy purposes can sa
fsqllssa, hAa whcTe The same advantages are
sPpioc,atea Ior sporting guns, tass, &c.
Ials iayeIIi9a IS extremely simple 1t
chasRss ns.sbsf tae mssel, weight, nor &C.
ton ui las guaa AID is apphcAbs 10 any klnd
of fifcsrms. Tho arms used for the Govern.
meat IfIals up % lbls ums have been dnl
lecks a.setcd 20 % 10 use ether this primer
or the percussion cop. TIE very slight IN.
cfeaspa cost Of ihe srm upon has system 5
50 coaslserab'o as 10 10 covered by tie
saslag 90 i've hundred pfuers, these costing
less than enc fourth Us much as capa.
SO lsf as ihs soJ of pfiniing is eonce reed, ,
the most sificut &C the soldier has 10 per.
form IA satts, his tssentiou makes hr qua
aufamstc--it peItotuis the act Hsel!--and
,AaJ too . "a BleCi,tou uoailasable by hans
va aout fegssa % poflant or temperature, Or
climate .ot hgbtol UeuAm5sd or b uissa and
eiamsY hagsts, 81 aaew0rdnesS u the 40.
ater
As nsy be supposed Inc lacrease 10 ra.
psdtiN Of frog Is yefy rrsst--ll IS repotted
10 ge from twealy five 10 Ihuiy Pef ceat.--
Ordinarily, and undsf some circumstances.
which omharrass lac soldier las increase
vou,d bo some hundreds pr cent.
As uaas ssme of the Earopean pateat laws
a Published description would debar The IL
veBlor from e6ialsing patent, wo viii mere
ly say ihal this sytem d,fsrs entirely from
those 10 which the dsionaung material IS IN
The form o. powder Forsyts's) or 10 small
pills. or IN metallic or other tubes, HeatIe.
oupes Nebeli) all which systems have been
tired Tor military purposes aud have been
abandoned some Tor insecurity OF lneGlc'en.
ct, and some because they cannot he under.
siood, handled aad managed by tho cemmoa
soldier.
Iae uow System IS reported as safer than
tbs cap, {hore,ofors regarded The mos, saie,l
and us being easily understood, and MANAGED
with entire sinrllcity aud ease w the most
autu,ofed eed vhen oree applied 20 tbs gun
lasts, without ne Necessity Of being touched by
the hand. ior ths duration OF the longest battle.
Some oIaug poitsmeu are psdiaily aequniul.
I'd WITH this invention, It having been applied
To Snaps celebrated rife hy NIpps 81 But
teffsld and "a maau(sciory ef the same arm
and primcr, uper very large scale Is IN pro
efess al Hartford, Connecticut. Tas hea
sra. Rsmm,ngton. of iierklmer, New 1sfk
celebrated or heir barrels, both fsr'hs os''
ted States and private arms, bSFe recently
completed deubic barrel gva upon 'hls sys'
tom Of pr,miag for ho p'enter. lis beauty,
compautnsss. simplicity, and ulihiy We have
neyer -~Ua squalled. 1t cannot fail to arrest
The attention anu pIease no tasle of The sports.
man, Before ws saw this, we we're not a.
ware hat such beautiful eud perloci double.
barrel sporting gems were made IN his coua.
Try
The masy ~od favorable reports that
have been made respecting thts ,-aparihnt IN.
venllon, and the unanimous verdict given III
its favor BY all military and sporting geate'
men who have tried II, leave but httle doubt
Of It's general adoption in tas country aud a.
broad"
Speaking Of the Maynard System Of Prm.
iug, he New York SpitiI Of tho Times, very
high authority, says.
"Wo are convinced ,ha, percussion caps
have had their day. Think, oh ye lovers OF
tho sport, Of the luxury OF has,ng gun iha,
primes itself with perfect certainty and safe,
~ under all circumstances. No morc good
shooting lost on accous, of stiff fingers, damp
powder, or bad caps; 40 more pn'uog out
eyes by flying copper in fine, we are d'spased
10 say no more difficulty at all with the very
thing hitherto tho must difficult.
Tbs appearance Of the gun is much lfn
proved By the new system, as the ugly anG
luminous snail shell guard is dispensed with