The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-08-11
The Needle Glln-Its peculiarities.


The Needle Gun-Its peculiarities.
The needle gun is Il, brecch loadn
rife, of Il very simple construction. 1t
has its name from Tie fact that the
powderis ignited not by q hammer
striking a cap, but by needle perfora,-
ting the cartridge and exploding the full
minating material by friction. At the
brcech of the gun there is 4 handle in
the form Of a knob. BY moving the
handle to one side, which is done by Il
very simple and rapid motion, the
breech is opened; the cartridge is then
slipped into the aperture, and the
handle is returned to its Original posi-
ton, closing the breech. By the same
motion the handlc is pressed back 50
as to be detained by spiral spring.
When tie tr.sgr is pulled, the
needle darts forward into the brcech
through 4 small hole at the lower end
of the barrel, and pcrtorates and ignites
the Illuminating material in the cart
ridge, thus exploding the powder The
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