The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-25
THE AMERICAN GUN MACHINERY FOR THE
ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, Dec. 20
the last two years to the movements of the English 60
vernmcnt in revouonzing their system of manufactur-
ing small Gre arms to make ii conform to the Anne
ricsn system There Is difference Il haif century Of
mechanical progress between ths two systems in
the American. The English make insarior article at
lei. The Americans superior article at lower cost
altogether by machinery and that machinery the mos
Ingenious intricate and remarkable OF any invented
and put in in the civilized world The germ Of it lay
in the invt ntons of Thomas Blanchard formerly of hs
city, which have been lipened and developed BY the
ingenious mechanics Of the United States Arnory here
the chief Of them in the work being Cyrus Bucknd the
master mechanic o. the establishment.
Some two years ego, the English government deter
mined upon a grand national ar,nory for the manufac.
Of small ms after the Anne plan sent out tn
this couary commission Of army officers and engineers
for inspection aud arrangement in connecti with
new boa purpose These gentlemen had free access to
establishments, and finally determined to copy the
Button S !.
choi engnsor and mechanic at the Irpers ferry va)
mory and he is in that country tbs discharge Of
its duties They also ordered buih here coplete
renee, Of Windsor w. were empoye 10 build some one
hundred "milling machines used to cuttAe gun ,-ss
execute the ether iron parts of the gru These are
con men machine, in this country at least, and
soue months rince completed and sent abroad. This
branch q the contract amounted TO some thirty fory
But the important and intricate ,nashnery-
that tor the manufacture OF the gun etocl--
trusted 70 the Ames Manufacturing Company Of Chico
to England la tho steamer OF t!.is week. The
elements OF national and local pride enter large
u into this lot Of machinery That may be excused for
speaking OF it with speciality. consists Of Is
different machines three Of which duplicates The
rest constitute the set,' and through each of them
does the gun stock have to pass Ia the manufacture
Taken into the first rough pieco Of wood it
Of the last completely finished and ready for lock- barrel
ramrod &c. No hand labor is required upon H. save to
apply the saDdpaper that gives IL the finishing smooth
ness Moreover each stock made BY IL il just lie every
other. Though modelled upon the like machinery at tho
arnory here this lot for the Epglsh governa ept or,
braces numerous improvements in details that or
great value.
Tie machinery capable of turning out $50 stocks per
dayesch machine requiring the average Of minute
execute its peculiar ctce. Previously to shipment, st
/ Ames company, and worked 70 perfection.
The COS, to the Engsh government o. this superb lot
CONT AIRY, and we believe they so regard 1t ALSO :,
60 to Europe and take the charge Of the machi
rc,y and it, operation. he also employed SUPER
inter the ruc!ion and has devoted the last six
machinery made in the United states Mr. Clark
has been engaged TO remain year in England and is
paid 81 700 year for his services with expenses out
the wse
panied also by David Brown, lately workman at the
Springfield armoy who Is to he employed in the English
armory In upeiitendipg and working the machinery
devoted TO the metal parts Of the gun.
The new government arlncry Of England into which
this machinery and its ntw operations to be intro
dnced Is located at Enfield lock- nine mi north Of Lon.
den It is intended. ultimately to employ 800 operatives
ard turn 500 muskets daily. Captain warlow Of the
Royal Biifh) Artillery, L. al the head of it. Captain
HJ w. Je,v ofequa rank in the corps, has rep.
resented the English government in this country during
the snufacture Of the machinery aud remains I,o
to the completion Of contract for Is 600 rifles for the
same government which are In progress at the establish
men,s Of Pobbns 4 Lawrence, at Windsor, Vt, and
Hartf