The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-01-27
1!llairlIoi,cul,s.


AHEAD OF THE MlNIE.-.t gentleman writes
to the Chicago Press an account Of new RI
flc invented by Mr.. Howe, ofthis city, which
he has seen and thinks incontcStably slpt-
rioT to the MIME. The announcement is
somewhat premature, as the gun seen by this
gentleman is imperfect in one or two little
Improvements, which will be completed in
snort time, when full experiments will he
made, with a view Of testing accurately It's
capacities, that its full worth may be known
previous to which it has not been deemed adj
vlSable by the inventor to f0rcsial the public
mind with descriptions Of what it will do
bat has MOI done. However. since it has been
brought before the public in our sister city.
we may as well give description Of the
rifle.
The one which VIC were shcwl is Of small
size made for a hunting gun, and is i.npcr-
feet in the cooking and Gaping arrangements.
which will be a part of the single movement.
raising the lower end Of the barrel to receive
the cartridge. 1t, however, at 80 "ai,is dis
lance, drove a ball in!3 Il piece Of solid pine
Mjri~e.! Irciies. When the arrangement for
Gaping is added, it can be loaded and fired
at Least twelve times in minute, without
any danger from expansion by heat, or Of get
ting ont Of order by complicated machinery
in the stock. 1t is loaded az the hrccch by
raising from the stock the lower end of the
i,or -t1
four pieces, not comI Heated, and such that
soldier could take ii all apart, and put in or
der again without any trouble The cartridge
chamber is raised By simply moving Che
guard Of the trigger, 1--WE forget the technical
name which draws it back about quar- ter
OF an inch, and then lifts it, when the cart
ridge is pnt in; it is then lei down again by
moving The part back, and sent home uniting
with the stationary ! art Of the barrel by =
nicc!y-ad. uStcd section Of a ball and socket
making n perfect gas tight chamber, while
the back movement prevents any danger
from expansion, as in those brcccll- loading
guns that move on pivot.
and keeps it solid, and there is no piercing
Of the barrel for pivots, or other place for gas
to escape but all is solid and ti&ht.-Yhc
great advantage Of this gun is, that By this
perfection Of the work in the stock, while il
prevents danger from heat in rapid firing, or
an escape Of gas through crcviacs, il further
more admits of the barrel being bored mar
,owcr at the top than at the bottom, and so
may contain a bail larger than The aperture
at the end, which being forced through, gives
the same resistance as The Mimic bulictS OK
banded by the iron wedge, yet will carry as
far and as true. Add 10 this the rapidity
with which it can be loaded, and you have
as a result if it be all chat is represented. a
better instrument than Che Mimic. The gun
we saw has been tested by the inventor, and
fully answers his expectations; and after be-
ing fired fifty times was found perfectly clean
and ready for use as at first. The expert
mcnts to determine what proportion the ball
must bear to the groove, 50 as to obtain the
greatest penetrating power, are yet TO be tried
but the inventor is fully satisfied chat when
tested by time and practice, llowc's Mllwau-
kic rifle will be found to be thc best in the
world. 1t is proved that this rifle will carry
a mile aid haif ULt u true Gim!