The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-24
From the New York Express.
Porter's Patent Revolving Firearms

vi all the numerous improvements mace IN arm
OF late yeas. there has not been, perhaps, Of
merit than the improvement in revolving arms known
MS PoeI's patent. gun made after this patent has
three great advantages FIRST the surprising rapidly and
ease with which be fired second the perfec,
pcy Of its working; aud third, its being perfectly water
proof There is now, with this Improvement, the cap
gun, the carbine, military gun. and the shot gun
These guns are quite lght-,he heaviest, The shot gun,
ching but nine and bali. The cap gun between
ca and eight and the gh,es the carbne, only six and
quarter pounds The locks OF these guns consist OF
but four pieces lumber, GEAR spring, and main
spring On the outside Of and fastened 10 the lock
which is hinged 10 the stock, and may be opened
will, is round capbox, containing thirty cap. while
the inside, and turning the stock is c Under
tanning the charges. OF which there nine each CYL
nder. Underneath the lock, and the trigger, is a
guard. which, after charge fred is thrown back by
simple action OF the hand. turning the charge cylinder
and placing another cap ready 10 fire; it taking but
few seconds exhaus. the nine charges in each cyIn
der When cylinder exhausted, the lock opened
from the stock and iresh cylinder put on. not over
couple OF seconds being necessarily consumed In one
minute thirty shots easily be fired and that with sur
prisng accuracy. The only difference between the cap
gun and cabne s that the caps in the latter are placed
in the ehargecy Under instead OF separate box, and
everylme the charges renewed the caps renewed
slsohus avoiding the necessity OF replacing the cape
every thirty shots, and nsurng rapidly in the dis
charging CONSIDERING Tue increased fady, folce, and
accuracy with which ball be thrown by This FIRE m
il WILL doubtless, prove the most ehecivefor warke
purposes OF any that has been in use, as il is es
mated that body OF one thousand men, with this car.
bne, could fire twenty thousand shots every mir
ute.
Tennessee and Louisiana, The only StaOA TO which The
owners Of the paten, Messrs. JJnes x 1ooney. have
made application yet, have adopted this cxrbine as
their State arm. and several dsting uished military me
who have witnessed its performance, among them Brevet
Bngadier General William 5. Harney Brevet Colonel
w. w. Loring, rifles Captain H. Marcy, 5ih regiment
and Lieutenant A. C. Burnside 81 Infantry, have siyen
certificate expressive OF their satisfaction a, the result
and stating that they should recommend lis adoption for
The army The sho, gun differs from the cap gun only
in size, being larger. All these guns can be fred I'LL
each chagecylind.T is exhausted. without being removed
from the shoulder One of each OF these guns hand.
somcy finished, are now exhibition at the Crystal
Palace The improvement is patented here, in England
and in France, and il eopsed nearly all the other conn
tries OF Europe and IL will doubtless supersede eventu.
ally all other arms. for purposes OF war al least IL.
working very simple, and be witnessed every lay
between the hours Of len and twelve at 3I6 Broadway
where would advise all who are interested in such
matters, TO call and satisfy themselves The Office for
the transaction Of business connected with this invention
is al No os Broadway t.H.-