Mechanical movements, powers and devices; a treatise describing mechanical movements and devices used in construcive and operative mechinery and the mechanical arts, being practically a mechanical dictionary (1917)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York : The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 401
1638. GUN LOCK.—I, lock plate;2, hammer; 3, mainspring; 4, tum-bler; 5, sear or trigger lever; 6, searspring. 1639. COLT CYLINDER REVOLVINGDEVICE for firearms. a^ the pawl thatcatches the circular ratchet /^; ^, a spring thatpushes the pawl into the teeth of the ratchet;D, the hammer butt to which…
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