Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-01-29

lore the mUrdcT. dld not see MN on the iatdl
evening. but Booth, at nine clock, said -
saw Surratt few minutes ago" Atzerodt
states that he separated from Booth and Her
old soon after nine O'Clock, and did not zee
either of the conspirators afterwards
Prom the Manufacturer and Builder
Persian arm, gama,k steel, and Dama,k-
eenins.
The methods of the celebrated Persian gun
manufacturer. Mustapha, are still pursued
bv his SUCCESSORS. The muskets Of that IA
nous armorcr are worth at present, it Is said
from SlOO 10 $500 apiece, though the mod
ern rifles. made ON his system, can be bought
for $40 o. $50, and pistols for SIS 70 $40.
These weapons are generally provided with
locks, hut sometimes. even at the present
day fred with fuse The Infantry of South
ern Persia is armed with them. They are
chiefly manufactured at Laar. When used.
they are partly supported by kind Of fork,
fastened 0u the extremity uf the barrel The
percussion guns used in Persia are Of Europ-
can manufacture. and the most expensive of
them. which are bought by the nobility only,
come from England. Cheaper ones for the
common people come from Belgium. The
Pcr,iaus are good shots, but not sportsmen
iu the English sense. They do not shoot
well on the wing.
The superiority ot the native guns. which
We may call the Aiu-aUia guns. resides, OF
course wholly in their barrel. since. as We
have said, they have not advanced in other
respects beyond the hmy-lock. The process
of Muetapha, which was not unlike that EN-
,.I.r.T I,. Eua.Il.I and American arruorers
in the production at "-tuh-and-twist' barrels
may hc described as follows
FOR che making ola gun. two Yld horse
Shoes are taken. together with small pieces Of
Yld iron. the whole weighing NOT quite two
pounds ln the heating the small pieces are
arranged u such % manner that the horse
shoes form the outer rim. When d proper
decree ot -oitne.- has been attained. they are
welded on an anvil The process j. repeated
i1r several times. until the iron obtains
length of rgo feet and a quarter When
twelve such bars are obtained. thev are bound
together and chen welded the bar obtained
is cut iu pieces of -uch size thar four or six
will form the desired WEAPON. These bars
are then twisted and welded together. the re-
-ultinr niece is afterwari bent and again
welded % one bar. which finally il turned
and bored If the barrel proves satisfactory.
it is Polished in order that the various twist
uark- may auuear which are uroduced by
the different qualities of iron. Il l. after
ward coated with PASTE of two parts of sub
lined -uIu4u- and one part 1l selsalt. and
lpft for tweutv-tuur hours in a warm room.
and hrir, c,ear-ei r. thea ready for sale
Other Pcrsiau arms. such A. swords, etc
consist Of iron. ordinary steel, or dama-k
steel There are four principal varieties Of
the latter material. the manufacture Of which
i- peculiarly Persiau industry The finest,
ar at least The most expensive. O., that of Ar
-uiyau. Nert-. and Schira-. three localities
crlrhr,rd ior this product All their furna-
ce- We're. however. hong ago destroyed and
never rebuilt A blade of >chirs-. Neres. or
Ar-iudyau steel i- now worth an equal weight
90 gold. TIE damask steel Of hhorassan l.
also much sought after for its excellent quail
IT'S. peculiar dark designs and great brillian-
cy. Nader Chah DESTROYED the furnaces Of
kh11--au. and It's manufacture has never
been revived Probably most Of our readers
never heard nf kh.ras-au 1i all. except as the
home oi M,ore'- I.H,i Prophet The dam
ask ot kaswlue Is inferior TO the foregoing.
but reflects a lu>tre like gold. The designs
m most damass steel are interlinked circles.
The manufacture at kaswiue is -tIll cuntinu-
ed, and the prlce,> is like that described be-
low, except that the heads Of old horseshoe
nails are employed instead 90, common iron.
one of the ordinary varieties Of damask II
tie Indian i. j. made at Lucknow. but the
workmeu arcall PcI>ians This dama-k CON
sst- Of three parts silicate Of iron. one part
east iron, and two parts very pure iron.
These substances are put in crucible- which
contain five Co forty misiGs Us u POO gram
mes > the latter are then set in a furnace,
and kept therein for six days at a strong heat.
such furnaces are made 10 contain from TO-
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