The New York herald., 1867-02-20
BREECH-LOADING ARMS.

Uast,rr or the Board of state Ordnance
Oncara- ss,iuasion and Trial OF Gums
Th. pa,,,rg,op ,,-.urovcd, National, Empire
Congress, NIinbank, &c. :. .n....
Pursuant 10 adjournment the poaru y
posing the commission appointed oy inc osa'' - 's'
and report upon the best breech-loading arm ass00eu
at the state Arsenal yesterday md tried several new
veapons which were presented by the owners and in.
yentcrs Il may be well TO state here that this s Inc
last time the board win eet that after the coming
fortnight no new guns will be received. The commits
sion would have closed Their work before had II NOS
been that quite number OF guns we're entered anu
the desire thoroughly experiment and thus
the State to procure the best weapon possible
rna Grss TESTED.
Quite large number Of breech-oaders nave oeon
already tested ard OF these but few have
impression, far their capacity Is nd m
Yesterday several were experimental wl.S' ,aa os,
account of the result with description Oh 'no uioS'
prouip.ent, will be found below.
THE REMINGTON IMPROVED.
This weapon Is essentially different from ana ~ IN
every respect superior TO the breechlcadp rife OF the
name described IN the HERALp somp months AGO.
double ears which formed the lever of the breech block,
IT (he over) opened and shut by Means OF single ear
opening q the breoch causes, the empty cartridge
shell TO be rapidly elected from the barrel and, unlike
sas d Us @ she msr has 70 connection
many excellent charac,eriscs and, should the State
decide upon making gyms instead Of altering old Ones
must prove formidah Competitor OF the other breech.
leaders. The gun WHICH was tested had been Cred
Thousand times before often at the rate of eighteen
shots per minute sad without the slightest injury TO
any part OF its mechanism Il is elegantly finished, Is
very hight and has immense strength Its construction
very simple tho brooch block beng composed Of only
three pieces wch can be palled 10 pieces and put TO-
| gether again in q few seconds
1 THE MnIBASK
This flle first weapon tested yesterday II con
OF swinging breech block on the same principle OF
tho Berian and Allyn guns II fred one hundred shots
IA six minutes and nrty-1ye seconds
| This weapon differs in construction from all othol
breechoaders IL is merely alteration from Spring
field rife and consists OF two parts-ons being the bar
| rel and the other the stock. By means Of spring
CooAins tho throws open, she breech and eject
the Shell at tho smc time The brcech IL thrown opel
fred With remarkable rapidty not less than eighteen
shots having been fired in one nute aud OF this mum
e ng ~ ase s
Afterwards one hundred leunds were fred in fou
minutes and forty seconds bong an average OF nearly
with view OF testing its p0crs the result ta
y worked with Just as mh as before In its con
ton, is certainly btent gun. tits strong and ar
! parenty capable Of rHh service. The rapdity with
which IL was fred led quito q sensation for lttl
| while.
THE ixxrrosAL RIFLE
description OF IT, ks gun been already given In tb
HERALD. II was = - third tested yesterday an
passed through ry ordeal fired thirteen
shots in one MINI, ., of which number not less tina
|
range. Its penet Rbiun through the eleventh an
into the twe I'm board. Afterwards one hun
| dred shots crc fred in seven and tire
cess was gone through with, but without aiectip
the working OF thegup in the slightest degree. The
| bullets were hed'fTom the barrel at ono charge. Q
the whole this of the most successful tests Th
National Is ntey new gun, ind Its principle caDne
i DO used for lerios muzze-loaders.
4 THE EoRGANsTFRN
This was esc Fourth gun tested yesterday. II is tn
| Invention OF German, and Is small weapon wit
swinging fceecl block Of novel construction, the mer
| pulling ea & OF tho trigger opening the breech an
ejecting u y she'll Eleven shots we're fred In on
| minute, which number six struck the target
eneirat was through the thirteenth and into the foul
tcenh ot nfd The further examination OF this gun wa
postpone in consequence OF the cartridges being partl
unit for iase ~
ALLYN GUN
This iStthe old Allyn brecchoader with an improve
reracteF II 1rst fred twelve shots In ono minute, an
then unos huldrsd shots in eight minutes and Atty tw
seconds It's penetration through the eleventh an
into ths twelfth board Its greatest merit is the ne
rctrafur but II still possesses all the faults Of tn
AllyM ureeos- loader
| ROBERTS sMrsON.
This the last gun tested. II is constructed on th
same principle the Sharp rifle, and looks muo
like chat weapon. II first fired nine shots in minute
OF which fvc entered the target. Its penetration
through che eleventh and into the twelfth board After
wards one hundred shots fired in eight minutes
half. Tpon the sand test being applied the breecl
block refused TO work. by Of grains Of sand
teiing the open parts and preventing free action.