The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25

- Mo Fot04uy cunning ~ the Yam
exhibition. Z short distance from the
Russian esnperor'n magnificent coffee
ti4n Of oid towing pieces and pistols
80 tAs retrosrectivs SHOW Of tho Han
~ ~ its evuiutiSsfs threugh Avo een&uF~
~ have bsen displayed the lakest forms
~ automatic small arms. deadly lIttla
Dnnppers. using smokaless powder with
- shere noise than ths snApping of .
N1ip o. stlently discharsing comprssssd
yveAtfn9 rfncs and shot9uun shown b.
- thsQ these ouiok-astng. ouico-isa1-
~ ep1tnree startie tho imagination. Tha
hogDa ptstois Of old enars and oTan1
1uAss are studded with ssans and inlata
With gold: their workmanship appears
Neaxntncent today. and th~y even had .
god tdsA % tho revolver. ~ may ~
eesn y several sixteeath century sxan-
-; but the percussion prineiple Wa hl6-
- frcm than. and the automatic aevtcs
wpuid have seemed to them something
unoGicAl and diabciical. Tue pistols for
eho dewnIng century are not decorated.
they are small enough 10 - Into the
test pocket. Hut in their quick work
nay re capable Of surprising not only
Athos. Porthos and Arxmis. but the
quick shooting Western cowboy himself
The Preach masterpiece called - nh
traitleuse" II tho smallest automatic re-
peatin9 ristai yet invented. and thar
claim FOR 4 thai II IL thu auicksst loader
and uhicsdxr. We are far away frvm
ths old fashioned revolver. whose empty
carirtdse shells must he sjecsed hy =
ep>cial movement Tho uHisraillsuse
eoarceiy locks like piafol ~ ALL its
handle deseending from almost thu GEN.
tes ef the barrel while IT. trigger,
euuecssa back to the haWflc IN 3 full nss.
putls back hair the hsrrSl with Il to Jam
the waiting cartridges up against the
otriker
This h what the misralIieux~ can do.
with eiEht little smeksss=s-pcsaer cart
ridses slowed away Va IT. handle. ready
"a ~ pushed an, cue By ons and caught
~ the sstnrninx hasrsi u can shoot
EIGHT bullets a. quickly a. the trIxxer
car he eailea-ne eoskinx and a. zach
heisst goes cut pops the empty cartridge
shsit tsassHs the rsssel frye 10 be re-
ieaaNt.
I say ssfs~e 10 be rsloadsdT' aavlseaiy,
hsssnse u Il not neess@sry 60 disnAAxus
81 the eight eartrisfa~s CO begin reaeazs.
tns Earh cartridge may be replaced Inn
msalassly after n 10 nrea by the ssnspae
set II reshinx nsw cartridge Into q
hals IN the tap ~ tho pissea Three shos.
fss example. psey Be fred--or tws aF foar
cr fise~aad fhen, IL sAar~ ~ q moment's
eime, the usxsxin~ uHy Ne niies ur
axasa. Or a srst shet may be fred--lts
smass -A~ss raertnx esss.-aws new cart
StAxe b. rsfsasa into It's place ana AIRED
wtthUat esilin9 on thn ssv~n reserve cart.
rsdxss slowed away IN sha hsndae. aud
- ca tnssnnlseiy
N an ssregt hana the leading sna
ehAettax kteense@ Ainacss Instantaneous.
Yso~e@e cartridges are held to tire iefs hand
~ te pressed snta ire hess IN she sor az
enc stxsas @n~ ~ cma. ~ eAfsssae~ after
eAs.fssxs 10 sfsshsrxcs snd elected sn~.
ewo, fAree. fear. ava ssx- se~sa Or eight
seeessamx - the erressunissss and exs-
servses "a ths array
rMknx tbs snssr~sswns~ m shs rtxnt
hard ana hsoksnx &s~n ~ u. sne ~Ast<-
~ ssa fAss. smanasslass~tr shase the nansse
ss.rsa.~s tho exwnaese wswstnx 70 tAs
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szse ~ e&rtsesxss tts rstsrn " yssist-
snx mpssnx Witch MAS 10 rwsAss sewn -
ina tsssnsa 81 tire t1siaw h&sstt~ az the
s.4saas rs tAe pressure % = tes1 p~ncfA
fnr exAs9sA~ A cas<A ~pvAlmx fa Ere
ssxet mad stAs ~ the ~hSts~ - ss<n q
A3xe an epwars and saAAiag ssr~snsni
~ TIA sstgs~F u raissd
&rxsnm A&s SAteh uaaRsnvss he cart.
rstxs4 II eae cartridge aaiy "a pressed
snta a. haae = ra1saa42 go sse srgaas
ansg sae nnes ahs~ barrel 80 pass@A a&ek
- taste@s R ana Ssnn u ne against ia
~s.sfA~r~ ss shs passslnx ~ sAs tFiGgsr,
AZ N. AAss~i tsesu~<s The vaels cart
vtAxs w. a ito reek nnGs 81 ira 80 10
in.s, - Ia u. ease ~ q re~pav.s. Anai
IN. eai;ss 70 sGss With tie wssaie t~eee
es ere eAAFxA TNls p~snstss a maeA
weaker sAsres tAna = F~ausrra ~ =
ratse sns seeasi A. ses snSxshas barred
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