The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-07
Remarkable Firearms
, in National Museum

PAN ~trttuuuN ana many utkcr ttdn
tries are now to Dc srcu in the small
arms exhibition OF ~, United states
National Museum. The exhibit Ia
cludos some 400 individual pie as
and comprises probably the hest gen
crHl collection ln tho Ju'tod Statcs.
C~uutlderlng that there are represent
cd examples OF military rifles, pistols
and rcVolNcrs. sportIuE shotEuns aud
rifles tatrot rifles and uistola aud
numerous odd ana unusual pieces re-
! latins Goo the development OF fire
lurms
Although the discovery uf gunpuw-
der ls attributed hy some Co china,
thor, Del mo- positive evidence that the
Chinese over made lso of a. At an
early period they produced certain
kIu's OF fireworks, accounts OF which
came through Persia Egypt and the
Moorish countries 100 southern Nu-
rHpo. but runpowdor tor use in fire.
IrWs it b. believed originated in
lttif. spain or Germany while cane
non ui % sort were built iu the early
pant OF the %fourtccrfh century. hand
tJ'Iiu. we're slow In Dee adopted uu
account oI their uur.iinbiity. and IL
Boz mot until about 1854 that they
ar, SHOWN o. have IHpDst,d ia Ger
man, while Europ, 300 general did
boot take Them up u.I tho middle cot
the nu.outh ccnturg. when :hcy be
cam, known as hsud.cannou
The earliest form col hand gun was
90 crudo AFFAIR fired hy the appliut.
tiuu Of % burning match to the touch
hole 'rho nrst Improvement wes tn1
mounting 81 the match ou q spfinA
Jess luDh coz cock which later. upon
fb, addition of a spring, became
Shown as tnc matchbox Examples
of ibis early weapon from India,
CHINA. Atshanistan Japan, F'orm'sa.
Arabia Morocco and Mexico are ~
Che museum collection.
Tho next development vas the
uhool-lock San, about 1913 or lylt.
lQred ny q spark struek ON pyritcs ny
% rou-hcncd who,I rcyolvod by 81
-ptiuE Specimens ut this type OF
-n ard pistol from Greece. Ger
many and England ave also 60 be
seem 900 uh, museum exhibit
s form of flintI1ok. called tho
800 phauuec follow ,u boo 1870. This
substituted. % p.a,, ut tho wheel. "a
.u.h. which held iu ,ts jaws "a piece
ui rNrit,s. aud when released nit the
cover oi ths pan. striking e spark
which lgnitcd the charge 81 powder.
= pain ui pistols uf this type from
DUU-ttutInoply tllustritys the princi-
pile we'll Further improvements iu
th, -uaphuuurc Resulted 100 the film
In,k sun. 900 which 70 piece of flint
roplUD,d the pyrItus. Examples ui
tnis sitIe are more Humun o. some
sixty Ir, included BOO tho museum
collection. r,preseu|.ur ouHrIy every
country 1nI well ILLUSTRATING th"
NlrioI. changes and improvements
made
our ut the mo interesting and
valuable arms Boo the collection Is tho
John uubs.u piutlock. h-rccoh-ioud
Irr Wasuz.u, sun made ma 1856.
which lf7- warlziur 100 "a. stush
.tu.1 Sic pi holding ton rounds OF
..H.e powder .rH bullet. Ip, move,
IU'ul "I H I.... ...u. th, ammunition
Iufa fh. N.rI,. .u.k. fDr hammer
u1 prime. .", Pan Boz .pit, nf ru"
ln-Il.u uau. ~ TO-. maker. inIa udu
u'.." H believed tu ho uf spanish
orieIu ou ....Inf Of its lou,r3l typo
fua the stf', ui its decoration %
Mas probably brought Co Maryland Dos
fu, '.rlr iu-'.,h c%uion..re 100 l'|si
vts rHauI u Baltimnr, and com
f.s.lf,i Iu ..tF aud held DO. the gov
etum,af aufII 1901 when Do vJ
/ Thrown auH. Iu lsNs DO was puI.
chased fnJ H .uHI sun luI p.t DOB It
present .,rf,.I pndit.ou bog gum
.mIIU o. baltimore, fiom whom DO
s .GI'I b.. w American collector
rud Ug' 'u'.U r. ne museum
FROM military point ot view tho
design uf fu .un evidences great
advance OFF Dol. Ifmo tor with tho
mastlu' .hHI sppurt,uau.o tuu
.h"ts could Dbl. .ied iu uu- htflr moro
tIW' .uHU I. r.IUIrcd with a modern
W1sl.n. Altugrth'l tur ar
Iuluiis. i." workmanship and
beauty of 'H rHu make b. "a most
valuable Hua r.uarkahlo relic
Ih" collie ...u fiso contains several
pHl. lu.A tnI IH, percussion cap guns.
which Iui'HHyI he ninfio,k. aud tn,
IIns.tn u..t', san and the French
.ha.e'p"t HH.H appeared somewhat
later
Tho drl,I .r.ut OF Tho .uu and
NHiH'A'|." .. The lNIfNI state. "A.
"clI HIusiIaf. .H q scrI, ui hIst"r-
i.II ,as,. Show rs the types used Boz
ihs $500. rDiIr. .lTs from fbr French
ni INDIAN nh. .lc war with Spain,
'hHs connect. closely history aud
Invention.
NAll, m. 'preign gums arc rcp-
resented th,l r. mot am ol tho latest
] patent pr 'u. type now 900 .s. In
mo European utr, iu the cas-, uf our
mllltal} uf, however. ihu latest de-
t'."Wcni. GOOD. .Howu uud j. - inter-
iiH- ta u.'. ths the springfield
utIr. general. Known Hs the 1905
model thnusH 10 has been improved
upon since fH be- found iu three
separate series the target game ana
military -hnr ur thar % b. suitable.
"iih difi'rrn' -urts OF ammunition.
Co many uses
Some D' ln. museum specimens are
the donation uf individual. others
are from Au,uran manufacturers
thc war auu navy departments. ANA
the ral'ut office The collections
from tho eo..r1mont Department.
came Zoo the Wl-cua hy virtue nf tho