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Scientific American, Vol. 5, No. 3 (1861) (1861)

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der. The device for this is very ingenious. A small struction of the carriage, interposes either leather or cheapest, most compact, and most durable of all car- cylinder, I, also lined with india-rubber, is placed in india-rubber between all connections of the spring riage springs. the middle of… … cylinder, I, into the main Colt received an order from cylinder, while the descent the War Department on the of the piston, E, again fills the cylinder, I, from the The patent for this invention was granted through 5th inst., for 25,000 Minié muskets. external air. By this plan the air is drawn…

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