Modern mechanism, exhibiting the latest progress in machines, motors, and the transmission of power, being a supplementary volume to Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics (1892)
Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 382
ue to wear can be corrected by simply adjusting a screw. The barrels can be att^ached to the stalk, whether the gun is cocked or not. The cocking-rod engages with the lever, which in turn engages with both hammers at the same time, so that the latter lock simultaneously. The lock is so constructed… … Fig. 18 —Whitmore gun. it into cock positivelv in case a sear-spnngshould break. The mainsprings being swiveled to the hammers, friction is reduced, conse-quentlv the gun cocks with remarkable ease. A strong block of steel is forced over the trig-gers by the double bolt pushing a steel rod on…
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