The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-01
THIS MAN OF GENIUS
DEMONSTRATES WORK
Joseph c, c. coulombO Has Completed
Tests Before The Mortified Gun
Club What He Has Done,

Northfeld, Feb 27.--Joseph G. coul-
ombo, inventor Of the eoulombo Noise.
less gun, has just completed series Of
successful demonstrations before ID
members Of the Mortified Gun q
This is the first public demonstra iH'|
which he has made in the United Slalz&
Duringq the past four months I'D f4@
been in South America where he IHs
been making demonstrations,
In the demonstrations here he ds9a
guns made In this and foreign coitnt7sfs'
from the millimetre L. $. navwfI}if'
the highest powered gun of is laAH IN
use, 30 the ordinary 22-calibre sI<Rfling
rife, all with satisfactory result&g with
the invention, nine .tenths OF thN noise
is killed and the larger the caliAre, the
better the results A millime4e U. >
navy rifle without the use a the IN.
vsntion could be heard by men stationed
three miles away. and with &C device.
only $50 yards. Tho ordinary sporting
rife could not be heard 100 yards away
These tests were. made lHder ideal
weather and IN low country.
The invention Is not an attachment,
but part of rife. A thing steel casing
extending the full length II the barrel,
from ! to 1iE inches In diameter, de-
pending upon the power of the gun used
II not only kills the sound but elimi'
mates all OF the recoii, which the inven-
TER claims Il most essential in accurate
shooting. Ordinary powder, used in
this gun becomes "sniokeless," another
great advantage,
When asked If this invention was not
similar to the Maxium Silencee Mr..
CouIombo said, "Eentirely different"
Ny invention is a part Of the gun while
i,faxims is an attachment"
"Tn my invention, the barrel extends
through the entire length OF the device,
making II impossible for anything COM
ing into the path of the bullet, while
the Maxim device Is screwed onto the
end of the barrel. The Maxim attach
ment the mechanism OF which is com
prised of discs with holes through them
10 allow the bullet TO pass out, makes
gun very delicate instrument. With
only about a sixteenth Of an inch be-
tween the attachment and the path Of
bullet, any slight blow, or the wearing
Of the threads, by putting on or taking
of the device, would throw the holes
out of alignment and obstruct the path
Of the bullet. The Maxim attachment.
being screwed to the end Of the barrel
adds materially to the weight and con
Isequently difficult shooting. This is ell.
minated with my invention.
Another advantage of my invention
over that Of Maxim's. is the use Of the
gun in military service. II is not nee
essary to remove any parts to fix or I'm
fix bayonets.
This invention. which has occupied
most OF Mr.. Coulombo's attention for
the past three years, is patented in all
OF the leading nations of the world.
Early last fall his friends persuaded
him, that as a military secret, the in
yention was valuable. and he went TO
South America to bring the invention
before Gen. Castro. While there he
made many demonstrations before the
ministers from France, Germany, Spain,
and Portugal In making a demonstra-
ton before the Spanish minister, Petro
Quartin, he came in contact with de-
fective gun barrel or cartridge and
nearly lost his life. The thumb on the
left hand was blown off and many scalp
wounds were made. After partially re-
covering he sailed for America to join
bis family here.
Mr.. Coulombo Is q graduate of Nor
wich university, in the class of '05 and
While there was noted for his ingenuity.
He Is the inventor Of many successful
appliances. Among them are the nom
reliable bottle. solidihed alcohol auto
mobile transmission and marine torpedo
all OF which are patented He leaves
here March 10 for Connecticut and New
York where he Is to demonstrate the
noiseless gun. Before leaving he Is 10
lecture before the student body at Nor
vich university and give denionstra-
ton.
Az the conclusion of the demonstra-
in before the Mortified Gun club Mr..
aoulombo prung sensation it being
an ammunition that will revolutionize
he use Of firearms. He took from his
pocket little device attached it to an
ordinary revolver This device elimi
rates absolutely all Of the recoiI, but
not the sound. This he declined to dis
cuss,