The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-04
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PEnRYs PATENT FIRR-ARAs--We were under the impress
so until within the last few days that skill and ingenuity
had been exhausted in the construction of deadly weapons
1t is undeniably that the improvements made in FIRE
in and other countries during the last thirty
years have far surpassed the skill displayed in any other
branch of industry and mechanical science We have in
company with Others Of enlarged experience and sound
judgment in such matters recently examined rife PTS
toll and shot gun all of beautiful workmanship and finish
These weapons called Perrys patent firearms The
inventor patentee Aonzo d. Perry Of Newark New
Jersey, New Yorker by birth trained mechanical pro-
fesson and Of the extraordinarily gifted men in
mechanism of the present any other age VI are not
ourselves sufficiently skilled in firearms enable us to
furnish the reader with Ineligible description of the
construction Of those which exhibited to us but
many officers connected with the profession of arms
unite in the expression Of their opinion that they in
clcuably superior TO any weapons Of the kind yet intro
duced in Europe America not excepting the celebrated
Minnie rife which, in both hempheres FOR many years
gained the palm and won the pands of the scientific for
their unparalleled qualities instrument of For
the present viii conne remarks the rifle or car
bine the gun, pistol musket &C. all constructed
upon the principle In appearance IL differs but little
from other rifles with the exception chat the finish is sim
gularly beautiful and artistic Il is breech-oading and
selEprming The cartridge enters vibrating cyn-
der which works in axis OF circle There are fifty
caps conveyed by tube through the breech and when
the cylinder receives the cartridge cap the same mo-
ment appears The rapdity, accuracy and force with
which it be discharged is almost incredible The rifle
can be charged with loose ammunition al the breeeb
as well as With cartridge, ramrod being required
The force with which the ball is carried may be under
stood from trial which eitassssd AZ distance Of
fifty yards the halounce conica ball passed through
twelve nch-boards placed in frame inch apart and
another time the ball carried about mile But
admiration of this extraordinary yaueess when
compared with the opinions Of distinguished officers
ached the ordnance departments OF the army and navy
OF the United States and take great pleasure in insert
ing the following testimonials
Mr. Perrys carbine is substantial simple safe aud eff
cient and would recommend that they be put into the
bands 0f soldiers 10 he tested IN actual service
Respectfully your obcdenl servant
A. MORDECAI, Capt Ord Bry't Mai.
To the Col OF Ordnance.
WASHINGTON, March Z 1854
SIN; In obedience TO your order have made further
trials of Perry breec-osng carbine aud end that after
rapid firing at the rate Of about ten times in minute for
almost seyeutyhve fires without cooling more than once
there distractions difficulty in loading The
mechanical continuance for moving the breec seems TO be
free from objections and beg leave recommend su
cen number test the principle in actual service on
board sea-going vessels.
We are sir very respectfully your obedeut servants
CHAS WIN. SKINNER
g. A. MAGRUDER
Assistant Inspector of Ordnance
JNO. A. DAHLGREN
Commodore CHaRLrs Nouns,
Chief Of Bureau Of Ordnance and photography.
Remarks-The arm never failed to cap Itself nor did II
miss fire during all the trials made with IT, Range of
bine ttweny-inch barrel mile Weight Of carbine
lbs s o.
We close inadequate notice of toe invention of Mr.
Perry With the expression Of the hope and the confident
belief that the service which his skill hos enabled him to
render his country win be Justly appreciated and that
the conception Of his mind and the work of his hands
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