Hoffmann (Professor), 1839-1919 · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. ; London : George Routledge & Sons · leaf 83
s placed in position. Into this the cup h is then privately inserted, the per- former taking due precaution that the weapon shall thenceforth be held muzzle uppermost. The borrowed rings are now dropped into the tube, naturally falling into h. The act of ramming down forces d over h, the loose… … Fig. 44. Fig. 45. Apropos of pistols, I may take the opportunity of mentioning another rather ingenious pistol-tube, of French construction. This also is cylindrical in shape and contains a piston a a, normally pressed upwards by the action of a candle-spring, b, to the position shown in Fig. 44,…
