The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25
MANY NOVEL PISTOLS SHOWN AT PARIS FAIR.
Blu When Parsans Fight Duel With Revoivsrs the Weap-
ous Bear the Mark ~. S A."

sheIl n released, ana the upward-mov-
ing catch ~ tho right hand side OF tho
hoIc nips It up and out, to fall on tho
ground
~, tnstsad OF discharging the frst cart
stdUe psvtsed into tha hole, other cart
r1deen are pressed on top Of Il, the linn
Der sprtnK which forms tho bottom OF
the hole u psshsd farther down into the
heNaIs - each NV cartridge In intro
duced. while the catch at the side al
ways holds the top cartridge. Then as
the top one n caught. cnveloped by the
oaek-puiisd barrel. discharged. let loose
And mpped out. tho sprin9 IN the bot
eo0 a ths handles pushes up a new
carsridgA % BE- caught. discharged and
elected N the Same way.
~ 10 the possible quickneas Of this au-
somattc airing I myself. without practice.
watch N hand. have pulled tho trigger
enarty times In ten seconds and eighteen
ones n I'VE seconds. whiic have been
able 10 discharge eight dummy cartridges
- lens than three seconds
Also ~ fired tho new-fnngied ssgun"
many ti4ee one holiday afternoon in an
empty potato field In the environs az
PAftA and while wc neglected to time
ourselves, NY remembrance of II Is that
~ found - could Gre actual shota with
ths sauss rapidfty.
pistol. recently adopted for the officers u
the bsi1tnn army. Ia called the Brown
inx." although Il seems impossible 10
learn Who the Browning In. Let us
hop~ that he Is an American. because
Ms pistol b as quick a firer and etector
- The misrailleuse. while AZ for loading
u hae fts own sood points. The whole
case Of thsxc automatic pistols against
the most modern type OF revolver does
a. TEL Ia Al xuiV la. ke a.
device Certain revoivers have been call
81 automatic because all the empty cart
ridge ehatle may be extracted from them
~ . single manoeuvre. fhn Belgian
piato, elects tho empty shells and intro
daces neg cartridges into the chamber
not by any separate manoeuver. but by
force ef the reeeil A. ia the case 81 tha
mfsraiitsuse. the seven shots rnay be fred
consscutiveiy and tho pistol left In q
condition Tor r~soafsng by the simple act
Of ruiitnx the frtKxer Indeed thA auto
mssic qualities Of the Belgian arm ex-
tend even 20 ceckiax n each time Ae-
esrscy. ~ wesi a. rapldlty. IL claimed
- the result
Ia the ordinayy up-to-date revolver.
these people say, % account os the fscoEi.
which teufs 90 ilss the mouth % the bar
r~i yon are obliged "a aim eoaaiderahly
hsl0w tho mark. Uniess suar grip Ia
sight this uftiax Is sure 90 take place.
with sAs Rrsw ntnx ss~tai on tia con-
trary." nsy the paHstxns. -tan recasI frss
acts on TIE sIretInx meehAnissn and az.
Tests che barred oniy shs Instant after
The bail has quilted ~ TAsrs h no ne
esssity 80 alma iaw. ara the sighting as
car psssai ts On the sxAet level % the
mark. An examinations 81 ora 81 tire
Aest make e< REVIEWERS showed thes AZ 4
sissaneN 81 thirty sest Il was sighted
q a pugns nfse@a aneA~s s@a@~ ths saArs-
Anoshsr fneisxaes anfayosAnis - the 1e-
exsAes u tiss revolver 10 IN. taes tsat
chaArhar Go the nsrrwf tho Axsx os NhseA
rareiy cofzetSe exactly Tn All these en-
sanAssse sassais the bail h sect fren ths
s@rrel ITSELF as sa the case &c q yire.
Thts prrNeass tne ics# 90 ga eAvtals
IN TIA revolver sNat yam ssNr harm fuav
ksas b. hsaaasng u afrsve tao ehazahsr
The n~sstAn sra rss@mhses aukwarsilt
the srss Nsases suto@stsc rsssaa In Us
Cal xAaaatns@s -tsss sssnRe e1Tso1s ma.
chlss or teoa rather tAAa . g&snts&sx ~
res~er~sx e@ps taat y 10 mere nssa sad
saneAgt nomxentent ANa masA sHnaiisr.
tasfsAd "a pasklax tAs xArSsssssNs tot9 sE4
rSasa4 stseaf YSg ts48 tne Sal metal case
shes halsss saver. reg say saxs Any
~ mser q tueo cases eiFea4Y sraorA ~
th~tF ssas h tas&x~itssaas
Lad tAf cas- si.es IL fnfs hale "a The
hssssoas 81 tAs pesS@4ax hAnssas paxA a "
- Car - q wti %. szAr sAs e-seA Al Us
hessaa e the Ahn2ie zad u = ready 10
asa Yea have neEAinx 70 90 bet 70 pGll
sAs srsGxsr axhsss ssvea tsMeA
me recua " th1 arss Discharge Fsu~s,
east sse euapty sheli sTe@ heis n tAs
w4r - kAe r2stsi taNs Anssve gsWF band
thrassE a ace e4sfrhixe Into the chamber
ass es1as the ~s~paa Cor tAs n~xs sASs-
WakA Sas hst ~ Tie snkka aAekS y 2zsA