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Scientific American, Vol. 29, No. 2 (1873) (1873)

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ign is that the ignited powder in the shell shall chine, as shown in Fig. 38. er and flatter than the rest. It transforms in the fall of the throw a quantity of flame: suddenly into the gun, and ex- When the trigger is pulled, the mechanical pigeon flies and year, within the wood it inhabits, to a… … tiages, by which much fatigue would be avoided by the men?| the sportsman fires, thus enjoying the best of gunnery prac- | and the capacity of the works about $4,000,000 yearl) The Chatham, J. H. Pasumy. tice without cruelty to innocent birds. If a shot strikes the | company employ 700 men. © 1873…

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