Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-19
THE "vIRGINIA PACIFICATOR," THE GREATEST
GUN OF THE AGE.

To The Editor ofthe Wig:
am proud 10 see that the inventive genius of our
State keeps pace with her advancement in other parcu
lars Among the counties that can boast Of unusual pre-
emnence in adding to the number Of useful Inventions
Augusta stands in baSso TeeUo She has furnished
AeCormcks reaper, Lilleys compass, horgans churn,
NcCormicks fruit preserver, Revercomb's pillow, Wad-
dies corcoupe and last the greatest invention of the
age the gun Of he above name. We observe by the
Stanton Spectator and FRdcdtor that Lorenzo Sbert
E.o. and Col J. Marshall acCge, Of Mount Scion, ia
that county, have brought out this gun the invention Of
Mr. Sibert and from the description Of its performances
II must attain pre-eminence everything in the line
of small arrns What asIonishes all who have IT, is
the simplicity OF its mechanism and the rGpdity and
with which il can be discharged The principle is new
me and can be applied, they claim, to all firearms,
Great or small A metallic cartridge is used which can
be used for years aud when Is loaded greater or less
quantity can be placed in magazine surrounding the
barrel from which, by gravitaiion, they fall into cham
her formed BY pair OF cylinders, the end Of the
cartridge here connects with the BARRELS discharged
falls into the breech and is there carried until wanted TO
he reloaded Tue rapidy Of the discharge aad force of
the ball are matters oil asonishmen The model exhib
it'd by them only IL inches IN length OF barrel carries
hall OF 100 10 the pound 600 yards and at 60 yards will
"a through two inch pine board. The gun, when made
~ the ordinary length will carry from 10 three hun
dred cartridges can be discharged easily fifty times per
minute each cartridge carrying its own heat aud dirt
way with IT, and Il one from any fails TO 60 off the
operator does not stop inquire why, it is thrown out
and the next in place The lock is the SIM
nest mart Of lis mechansm-and TO see il work
gard il US an automaton The gun must be an inyaua
bic one to Southerneis, and wherever they have
il; they have invariably been charmed with it, Secretary
Floyd whose opinion individual is equal to that OF
any man. thinks it invaluable weapon and on its exh
bton to him few days since, said to the gentlemen in
charge oft she would at have ordered hundred
or more TO have cxpermented with the plains but for
his being prohibited from doing by late act Of Con-
eress" lie gave them the subjoined letter. and regret
ted his inability 10 do for them. The gun would
be invaluable in Indian hunting at full speed the gun
could he discharged and the exhausted cartridges all saw
ed.
WAR DEPARTMENT, July TO- 1860.
ESrLrMvy-I have examined with attention the model
Of repeating rifle you submitted TO my examination
yesterday.
am iavoraby impressed with the simplicity and du
rabity Of its mechanism and have no doubt il will
prove an extremely valuable addition to the breech load
ing and repeating arms.
Whenever such specimen Of this arm is presented as
YOU desire il will afford pleasure to have it tested
| BY Board Of Ordnance officers.
Very respectfully, your obd't servt,
| JOHN b. FLOYD,