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Scientific American, Vol. 78, No. 24 (1898) (1898)

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boarding” was two pairs of sailors under the lee of one of the turrets resorted to. The sailors, literally armed to the teeth, distinguishing feature of our American rifles is their of the ‘‘ Terror.” The exercise is exciting and is much for they often carried knives in their mouths, rushed great… … as regards the larger part of uniform diameter of the rank and file. It is throughout, except where obvious that in a battle- the powder chamber cuts it away. The gun is built up around this tube by shrink- fifty distinct engines and electric motors, the dccu- is reproduced from a photograph by…

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