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Scientific American, Vol. 4b, No. 22 (June 1861) (1861)

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inished muzzle. To Wesson tried each of his rifles by screwing it into a accomplish tjiis, he sawed off about two inches of the invention in this line, made by George B. Brayton, of wooden vise and firing it twenty times at a target, and end of the gun, anxl this piece is secured in its place… … of the atmosphere. to press it forward. A little BRAYTON'S IMPROVED BREECH-LOADING CANNON. As it is the process of clean- percussion powder is placed in ing and loading the rifle which the rear end of the cartridge, wears the muzzle, of course there is no difficulty in while the gun is being wiped…

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