Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-24
FACTORY FOR COLTS PISTOLS IN LONDON
PROM THE LONDON usIrEp SERVICE GAZETTE

PROM THE LONDON UNITED SERVICE GAZETTE.
The admirable modern invention for the perfection OF
which the world is indebted Mr. Corr Of the United
States, has received frequent commentator in these CO.
umns, and praises have been ratified by such Of our
correspondents the Kar froer as may have had an
opportunity of using the revolvers So essentially has
the demand for the pistols increased that we believe
correct in saying that until has been found
impossible to keep pace with the public want Notwith
standing the exertons of the establishment in America
hundreds OF persons had to wait until the implements
could be turned out in sufficient abundance. Now to
meet the British, and continental and colonial reousi
tions Mr. Colt has taken the bold step of establishing
mandatory on the banks of the Thames He has done
justice to spirit of impartiay and challenged pa
tronage OF American workmanship in the heart of our
metropolis.
1t is ten months since Colts mandatory was es-
tablished at Mbank. So quietly and unostentatiousy
has the whole thing been managed that we were in fact
unaware of its being in full operation until two or three
weeks ago. We have now thanks to Mr. Colts civility
had an opportunity of going his arsenal and we
must say in all sincerity that more gra-
tilted in our lives The magnitude of the edifce and the
establishment quite surpassed all that we could have
pected The factory consists of three foors 800 feet
long, and in these there fewer than l50 to 200
machines worked by single steam engine of 80 horse
power Compacness and simplicity, order and exped-
ton are the main characteristics of the operations
Small forges in which intense heat is concentrated forge
hammers influenced by machinery and striking with a
force and which must make the brawnest black
smith sigh dies and perforators machines for cutting
machines for milling; proving apparatus; model and
stock shops; men of Herculean mould lithesome boys
delicate girls every thing and every body that can in
their respective ways minister the great object OF
completeness to be found assembled in the great
edifce.
The chief features Of modern manufactures are cank
ing noises strong euvia oppressive heat bitter cold
In Colts superb laboratory there of these ST.
ence excepting from the gentle revolution of hun
dreds Of welloed wheels total absence of disagreed
Bile smells, excellent ventilation and nicely distributed
warmth form the attributes of this noble abshment
humane discipline presides ALL There are men
to overlook the aborers and there is silent index at
the entrance to the propretor Office in the form of
timepiece, which checks the There is read
ngroon for the workpeope wherein recreate or hold
meetings There are baths and washho for their
physical refreshment What must be the result such
system but the perfection of fabrication especially
where there stint of capital and where rigid
scientousness governs the manufacturer? The British
Government by their ordnance authorities decree GER
tain test of the excellence of their firearms Mr. Colt
submits to this ordeal and then subjects his pistols to
much severer proof. While Birmingham arms are con-
tnuay rejected and often burst Colts revovers fail but
once IN too thousand hundred times and rarely as often
as that We cannot wonder then, at the amazing popu-
arity they have acquired in America can we doubt
that the two or three thousand manufactured week
" at Alllbank will obtain purchasers in this country
what Is so useful as protection against Indians Mex
cans wild animals and the robbers of California must
prove equally ecacious against the dacoits Of Burmah
the rufhans in Australia the people of the hills north of
the funaub, &C. The boarding exploits of the last great
war VIII be as nothing compared to what may be hereaf
ter achieved The fiction Of British sailor annihating
SIX enemies almost at once will become great fact and
the capture OF battery defended by artillerymen with
reyolyers In their belts will be impossible But let us
take care that the tables not turned in abstinence
from the use OF this wonderful peace preserver.