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“In our remarks on the new Breech-loading Revolver manufactured by Mr. ——, we noticed as important defects, first, the fact that occasionally a missfire occurs; and secondly, that the drag on the base of the discharged copper cases is sometimes a serious obstacle to the revolution of the chambers. Since that time we have had submitted to us for trial by Mr.Crane, of 3, Royal Exchange, London, a Revolver taking a central-fire cartridge, which completely does away with these objections. There is no great novelty in the plan adopted, it being made up of the best parts of various well-known pistols; but, as a whole, it, in our opinion, approaches very closely to absolute perfection. The bore is the same as —— largest size, ·442, while the weight is a quarter of a pound less—Crane’snew Revolver weighing 2lb. 4oz. against 2lb. 8oz. as in ——. The ignition is exactly on the same principle as the central-fire shot cases now in general use, the missfires from which are certainly not more than one in a thousand, and probably not so high. In addition to this advantage, in consequence of the blow of the hammer being given on the centre of the base, after the explosion takes place the empty case is driven forward from the face of the false breech, and not the slightest grind or drag occurs in the revolution. We have shot 50 rounds without a missfire; but of course, this test would not be sufficient of itself. As, however, the caps, anvil, &c., are exactly similar to those which have been successfully tested in the field during the last two seasons, we need not discuss that question. Mr.Cranehas succeeded in regulating the action so nicely that, even when using the self-cocking process, we have been able to make very fair practice with his pistol. We give an engraving with a section of the ball, which we understand is likely to be adopted in the service. It is manufactured by the Messrs. Eley, and we believe will be sold at about the same price as the rim-fire cartridge, viz., 7s.or 8s.per 100. Altogether we can strongly recommend this Revolver, especially as it is to be sold, as soon as it can be supplied in sufficient numbers, at £4 10s., in oak case complete.”
“In our remarks on the new Breech-loading Revolver manufactured by Mr. ——, we noticed as important defects, first, the fact that occasionally a missfire occurs; and secondly, that the drag on the base of the discharged copper cases is sometimes a serious obstacle to the revolution of the chambers. Since that time we have had submitted to us for trial by Mr.Crane, of 3, Royal Exchange, London, a Revolver taking a central-fire cartridge, which completely does away with these objections. There is no great novelty in the plan adopted, it being made up of the best parts of various well-known pistols; but, as a whole, it, in our opinion, approaches very closely to absolute perfection. The bore is the same as —— largest size, ·442, while the weight is a quarter of a pound less—Crane’snew Revolver weighing 2lb. 4oz. against 2lb. 8oz. as in ——. The ignition is exactly on the same principle as the central-fire shot cases now in general use, the missfires from which are certainly not more than one in a thousand, and probably not so high. In addition to this advantage, in consequence of the blow of the hammer being given on the centre of the base, after the explosion takes place the empty case is driven forward from the face of the false breech, and not the slightest grind or drag occurs in the revolution. We have shot 50 rounds without a missfire; but of course, this test would not be sufficient of itself. As, however, the caps, anvil, &c., are exactly similar to those which have been successfully tested in the field during the last two seasons, we need not discuss that question. Mr.Cranehas succeeded in regulating the action so nicely that, even when using the self-cocking process, we have been able to make very fair practice with his pistol. We give an engraving with a section of the ball, which we understand is likely to be adopted in the service. It is manufactured by the Messrs. Eley, and we believe will be sold at about the same price as the rim-fire cartridge, viz., 7s.or 8s.per 100. Altogether we can strongly recommend this Revolver, especially as it is to be sold, as soon as it can be supplied in sufficient numbers, at £4 10s., in oak case complete.”
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SeePall Mall Gazette, July 22 and Nov. 23, 1868;Engineer, Jan. 1, May 7, and July 18, 1868.
Footnotes[A]Singing in the ears.[B]On the platform.—(Ed.)[C]The only preservative needed is a diluted wash of arsenical soap inside the pill boxes, which, as in all other cases when soap is used, must be well dried afterwards before the boxes are filled.[D]This, together with its accompanying instruction book, can be obtained at the explorer’s room, established by S. W. Silver & Co., 66 & 67, Cornhill.[E]This test branch can be obtained either at the explorer’s room, or from Mr. E. Streeter, Conduit-street, Bond-street.
[A]Singing in the ears.[B]On the platform.—(Ed.)[C]The only preservative needed is a diluted wash of arsenical soap inside the pill boxes, which, as in all other cases when soap is used, must be well dried afterwards before the boxes are filled.[D]This, together with its accompanying instruction book, can be obtained at the explorer’s room, established by S. W. Silver & Co., 66 & 67, Cornhill.[E]This test branch can be obtained either at the explorer’s room, or from Mr. E. Streeter, Conduit-street, Bond-street.
[A]Singing in the ears.
[B]On the platform.—(Ed.)
[C]The only preservative needed is a diluted wash of arsenical soap inside the pill boxes, which, as in all other cases when soap is used, must be well dried afterwards before the boxes are filled.
[D]This, together with its accompanying instruction book, can be obtained at the explorer’s room, established by S. W. Silver & Co., 66 & 67, Cornhill.
[E]This test branch can be obtained either at the explorer’s room, or from Mr. E. Streeter, Conduit-street, Bond-street.
Transcriber’s NoteObvious errors and omissions of punctuation have been corrected, as noted in the table below. Most obvious spelling errors, where the printer was the likely source, have been corrected as well.The Dutch or Afrikaans ‘remschoenen’ (brakeshoes) appears on pp. 145–146 as ‘reim-schoens’ and ‘rein-schoems’. Though the former is more nearly correct, both are retained.The word ‘mattress’ is spelled more frequently ‘mattrass’. Both are retained.Onpp. 187–188, the quoted passage beginning “I have had a little experience...” has no closing quote. It is presumed that it ends with the paragraph, and the quotation mark has been added.Onp. 215, the final closing parenthesis of phrase ending “though many other varieties may be used)” is unmatched. Either the entire phrase was meant to be parenthetical, or the punctuation itself is unintentional. It has been removed, in any case, as unnecessary.In the table for 9-pounder brass field guns onp. 241, the length of fuse for an elevation of 5 is printed as ·0. It is most likely that this is a misprint of 1·0.Onp. 397, the quoted passage beginning “The whip is 6yds. long...” does not have a closing quotation mark. It is probable, but not certain that it ends with paragraph.Onp. 457, the phrase “whether the traces are of rope chain or leather” may be missing a comma. It is not obvious what a “rope chain” might be.Onp. 573, the passage “...when it is not adopted in North America. The flesh of the buffalo, or bison, and in South America that of the domestic, or rather half-wild, ox, is used...” seems mispunctuated. It is likely that the passage should read: “...when it is not adopted. In North America, the flesh of the buffalo...”.The six column table Table of Altitudes onp. 742has been reconfigured to four columns to limit its width. As in the original, the final values of each pair of columns is repeated in the first row of the second pair, etc. This was done to facilitate its use according to the instructions that follow it.In the Index, the major topic was repeated on each column or page break. These have been removed, and the punctuation and capitalization regularized. One lapse in the alphabetic sort order was corrected. A semi-colon separator is used twice, with the two items on the same line. These are retained.The hyphen in compound words which appeared on a line break has been removed if that form is most common elsewhere in the text.The following list describes any obvious printer’s errors that were detected, and the resolution of each.p. 28in cases w[h]ere the land intervenesAdded.p. 63ar[r]angementAdded.p. 154the sponging bath would carry 190lb.[”]Added.p. 215though many other varieties may be used[)]Removed.p. 256[“]Fig. 22. BerylAdded.p. 457the traces are of rope chain or leathersicp. 486Eg[py/yp]tTransposed.p. 527Mauri[l/t]ia flexuosaCorrected.p. 642mar[sk/ks]manTransposed.p. 653testaclessicp. 660indulg[o/e]Corrected.p. 705or will you be shot?[”]Added.take the flogging offhand.[”]Added.the singing of it.[”]Added.p. 716transportat[i]onAdded.p. 725Veneti[a]nAdded.p. 744Dr. Living[s]tone’sAdded.p. 784When fat is to [be] stored upAdded.
Obvious errors and omissions of punctuation have been corrected, as noted in the table below. Most obvious spelling errors, where the printer was the likely source, have been corrected as well.
The Dutch or Afrikaans ‘remschoenen’ (brakeshoes) appears on pp. 145–146 as ‘reim-schoens’ and ‘rein-schoems’. Though the former is more nearly correct, both are retained.
The word ‘mattress’ is spelled more frequently ‘mattrass’. Both are retained.
Onpp. 187–188, the quoted passage beginning “I have had a little experience...” has no closing quote. It is presumed that it ends with the paragraph, and the quotation mark has been added.
Onp. 215, the final closing parenthesis of phrase ending “though many other varieties may be used)” is unmatched. Either the entire phrase was meant to be parenthetical, or the punctuation itself is unintentional. It has been removed, in any case, as unnecessary.
In the table for 9-pounder brass field guns onp. 241, the length of fuse for an elevation of 5 is printed as ·0. It is most likely that this is a misprint of 1·0.
Onp. 397, the quoted passage beginning “The whip is 6yds. long...” does not have a closing quotation mark. It is probable, but not certain that it ends with paragraph.
Onp. 457, the phrase “whether the traces are of rope chain or leather” may be missing a comma. It is not obvious what a “rope chain” might be.
Onp. 573, the passage “...when it is not adopted in North America. The flesh of the buffalo, or bison, and in South America that of the domestic, or rather half-wild, ox, is used...” seems mispunctuated. It is likely that the passage should read: “...when it is not adopted. In North America, the flesh of the buffalo...”.
The six column table Table of Altitudes onp. 742has been reconfigured to four columns to limit its width. As in the original, the final values of each pair of columns is repeated in the first row of the second pair, etc. This was done to facilitate its use according to the instructions that follow it.
In the Index, the major topic was repeated on each column or page break. These have been removed, and the punctuation and capitalization regularized. One lapse in the alphabetic sort order was corrected. A semi-colon separator is used twice, with the two items on the same line. These are retained.
The hyphen in compound words which appeared on a line break has been removed if that form is most common elsewhere in the text.
The following list describes any obvious printer’s errors that were detected, and the resolution of each.