New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-25
4 NEW MAGAzINE GUN.
NEwlYoRK MEN INTERESTED IN PUSHING AN
AUsTRIAY's INvENTIoN-A BIG ITALIAN

CONTRACT.
A story was printed yesterday afternoon to the
effect that a repeating rife had been invented by an
Austrian named Henry schulhof that would do moro
deadly work than any hrearm In tho market ana
that tho invention backed by American capitalists
Tho story ran that echulhof could not got any
financial support In Austria IN carrying out his plans
and be 10 this city 20 interest," oaDials's ner"
IN pushing the rife 30 the front.
John r. Dos Passos the lawyer. was met by tho
inventor and was soon convinced Of the superior
merit OF tho weapon. patent was talnn out, and
erperrments were made in Springfield, with the most
gratifying results Then company was formed ana
called @The schuIhoi Firearm Manufacturing Com
panyS Mr.. Dos PassOs went 10 Europe In December
and IL was stated that while abroad he had been
active IN bringing the merits OF the gun to the alien
ton Of government officials. The result OF bis laoors
a. set forth in tho report OF yesterday, was that the
Italian Government had ordered s5OOOo rlneS Wnien
would cost about s5,0OOo00.
Charles O. Shelton said last evening TO Tribune
reporter that the sehulhof Firearm Manufacturing
Company was incorporated about a month ago with
capital stock Of s7500o0. The ncorporators included
Mr. Shelton, Assistant Distfct-Attorney Benjamin r.
Dos Passes, william McCamman, Of Washington;
william @. Davis and Joseph Smith.
Mr. Shelton had not heard that any government
had given a big order for tho guns, and he DID not
beeve the published report true In that respect
or tho news would have reached him. IL was true'
however that the United states authorities had made
satisfactory tests at Springfield and that company
had been organized to manufacture the gun, which
was undoubtedly an extremely important invention
Assistant DistrctAttorney Dos Passes declared thas
he would not be at all surprised II the Italian Govern
ment had sent such an order has been mentioned on
account OF the superior merit of the sehulhof gun, but
In the absence OF definite news from abroad he could
not say that any contract had been entered into This
magazine gun had been considered 10 be an exceedingly
valuable Invention by everybody who had examined It.
Tho MAGAZINE was easily and quickly worked, dis
charged cartridges were thrown out and fresh car
trjdgos were thrown in in mass and then the weapon
was ready for use again. The magazine could contain
tan or twelve cartridges the gun was light and easily
carried. and had a strong durable barrel.
Mfr. Dos Passos said that his brother had gone
abroad on professional business OF an important
nat,n, and not on account Of the gum IL was likely
however that no had brought 1t incidentally to tho
attention of persons who would DO instrumental In
having Il introduced in the most advantageous
quarters.
any brother aud others contlhned Mr.. DOS
passos. @are interested in this invention. Just ex-
aetIy what they propose TO do now or what their
financial prospects arc | cannot state II they gst
The italian contract tho work can be dono here as
ebaaplv as elsewhere and tho guns WIZ 20 made In
tbjs eountrvs MIR. DOS Pass0s added that ALBERT
Berstadt tie artist, also interesteo IN tho maya
zine gum