British Handbook of the 1 PR Q F Gun Mounted in Field Carriage 1902

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Ifon.recoilingportion.

firiug. An e:tractor, fitt€d with a f,at spring, grb, trb spring'-pernt,

spiral sprins. and cover, is attacheal o the frnont aceof the lock frarle'T'1" todt is'actuatetl by a crank and coonecting rotl fitbed to tle

recoil plates. tho c*a,nfbeinq proYideil with s leier with hanrlle for

vithiliawing tho lock on dnd side,ancl with a. helical spring for

returnins tf,e lock to tbe firing position on the other,

The b'arrel case is of gunm-etal, and' is fittetl with glantls at both

ends nacked with ssbes6s pagking'to soit tfe.@rrel,1qfuigh p&ssgg

throuih the case. It is upviateal dth a filling'holo in"thb qpdr side

rt"a," dhe breech, ancl an-emptying hole iu the untler sido -near.t|9mrzzle,both of which are fitteal with acrew plugs secur€d by chan

and evebolt. Another hole connecteats'ith the steam tubs in the csso

is prdvidett in the upper side nlaxthe muzlle, ttris hole ia stoppe{ bya frrk plog. The Sarrol caseholds abort ll pints.

ifld ojictor tube with sprirg is-fitt€d to the uniler side of the

banel case.--fh;-b;"chmeqhaqii-i""e" consiets :of t*o etoor aitle-pJa-fas

,, risht " end. ., Ieft "resDectively, .gunmgtol bpffer'blocki oail'gtql

covEr nlate. The'side itatee ai; proviiled with truunions for ths

attachilent of the sun t; the carriaie,.end a,re sgcatetl to t'he brilrel

case bv means oT dovetail proiitions anil a toper fixing pin'

Elevati"ng brackets for connecting: tho gun to the elovat'ing'gear of

the carriire ore attached to the lower edge of tbe phtes at the rear'

X'ixetl cade wibh pawlsi springs, and stop studs fol gtitling ancl con-trolling the eztractor of the lock u,ndbarel stops to Prevent +nar'erecoil 3f the barrel aro attached to the ineide of

-mchplate. A atud

for the attachmept of the shoulder piece is rivetod to tte left plate

immediatelv in front of'the

elevatinq brocket, ibe ehoulder pieco ia

furiher secll.ed to the elevatini braclet by a fixing 6crpw' A roller

and crank lever kitch are fitted-to the outiide of the 'iight " plate,-also twb stuil.Efor ammunition box. A rogulator and intlicacor plate

is also ftted to the.roar gnd'6f thel 'frightll', plilto'; the regulatof ear

bri atljustettiby h€anii of th'6:lever ond-ir4icator plat6 so that';-

'' (o) Tho gun cannot be fir,Ptl ; ;r ,: (b) I'or single shots onlY.

(o) For automatic frring.

A trigger bar counecting tbe trigger with the trigger aeax e fftte'l

bv -Ea'og of two etnds tE the lowEi part of the " ri"git " plato. The

blr is retained in position by a spirol spring. 1

The eiale platei are coniedCe& t the-resr u$l,by the bufrer bloek'

to which they are attacheil by dovetail projec0ionsantl o taper filing

nin. The birffer block is prbtided in the ceul,rewith a bufier c4ae''glaud,

and. piston; at the'lower entl with a frigger gnar{' trigger

iev"rr'coone'cting iink, anil trigger; flDalos tle Bgper rear foce, with:a tangent sight bracket. : - .

Tf,e.covei platq is hinged to the siale platee xt thp front el+ !ya joint pin, ani is provid-ed ou the uqder siile:wit[ l.guide block'

wLich sirvos to gui'de the ertraster aad retlin-s the fock Jr-qme. n

nosit'ionwben clJar of the sroov.e in the rocoil plates. A braekeb'withforesight and cap is riietod to the upper righl eide at the front'

The plote"ig

retainei in the closed position by a securiug pin with

chain and eyebolt.The feed block is of sunmetal, aqal is 0tted -with a:elitle a'ctuatctl

by a cranklever

in the block,one end of the lever engagilg

lithI

siual on tho slitle, a,nct he other end with a repess n-the barrel.'



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The glide ie provideat with two aolqalir-g levers for travelling thd

iJilliiirii'b"il-;h;;sh tho-feeil

bloclialtl two recaininsevers

ffi-;;h";t iiTl" r""a"[l;"k f* holling rhe beu while the sliale

il;:;il; t" tno oppiil" Ji*"tio"' StJelguitlosare fittedo the

"ri* "ia-T"*;; ,id;-;f [u" t""a block.to'onsurohe oartri-tlg-es

#i|o; ioiffiffififfi;to" witna-"a-l by the ertractor of the

i*ti-c"#ras"

;;d,;lii-ilps insialehe_eedbbckserveoprevent'Jliiirai*[-,.*'ep*i"a t"" fair hro-ughhefeetlblock'

. SIGE.TING

Tho emn'iseishtedon tho rigbt sitlewith fore anrl tang€nt:ig}tl'

The iorasishlconsigtgof e steolacornpoint in o bracketwbrcnrsattached o thi coverof the brnechmechauisrxrase'-'T;;1"";;;t:*.i;il;l;;aa"

or eteel,hoving a crosshead-giYl"g2 ilee.rees de"flection-rigbt antl left, prnvidetl with o Dotched deflecDron

;;i?;d t;;";t* t.i"*lin".ii[t t"" is flttetl with a removablo

;;;-;ttt; n*Jo?t"a'*ith a vafi scale o 3,000yards' reading.to

i6";*d;."";;; "-;d;i1" t[" ti"* facewiih' fu"\ goari*gwith

;i;;t"t; i" th" iieht socket. The sight is Eupporyq n a bracket

ottaihealto the reai enil of tbe gun,auil is securcd bJro Prr wrm

ohaia. -

:: ecTloN oF MEoHANISM-

SupnoCe he gtm to have iust fireal -The exploeion cautes- he

recoiliiti oortiof to move babkwonile through o cliatance of e-bo-ut

ill""rt?tlilerebv caueins the cuwe on tf,e under surface of the

"il"plrriate to:prese aloinst antl m-ov9 along the roller, thus

rotating the trank'(tbereby drawing bock tlre loc\) and causing the

crank f,andle'to fly forword with an accelerdtedmovement; thus a

taiee po*ion of tLe energJrof recoil is transferred to the crank'

Ch; d;;t;f the recoiline";ortion to the rear compre'se' the barrel

sprins and also moves t&6 ictnating levers in the feeil block slide totfil "i'*Ut - ", to "og"g" behind a diesh cartridge in the belt' 'When

the lo"ck moves baek-wi'ril the ertractor withilraws the emp_ty case

from the barrel snil a fresh cartriilge froT the belt in feed,block.

The ortrirntor is kept in poeitiot! by m-eans'of-its.horns, which, nbve

olons the uppor gir{ace of the solial cams insiale the breschlpaso

urtiiitUeea,rfiidgeie cloanof. tbe belt; when it arrives at the-rear

""a "f these caile, it falls, partly by its own wcight "*a. pa.*ty.Py

the action of the guitlo block on the cover, th-ue bruxg"rng ho

cartridee drown ftoi tle feecl block oppgsite the chamber, antl the

emptv"case

drawn from the chatbdr opposite the ejector tnbe'

Th!

"eover

block also keepe the lock in poeition when the latter isquitc baak; as its ffa,ngeeoro then clear of-the guiiles on the recoilp l a t d s . ' : : ' t ' ' ' : : : I '' 'When

the'force

of recoil .is expenalecl,he action of the barrel

ond crank eprings comed into plaf, carrying tbo.recoiling portion

forward and^rev-olvinqthe craik'by the unwintling of the crank

sorins. therebv forcinl the lock td the lront. As t1e recoiling

"frU":" travel-s ornarE.it moves ihe.actuating levers oh the feed

irlock slide to the left, arid thus brings up, autgmatically, a f'esh

eartr,idge nto position in the feed block. A" th" lgck movel

Action ourecoiL

Action ofbanel anclcrouk springs.



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't:::'t

forrtarcl into the firing position, the live cartridge and the eorltycase, aro placeil in the barrel chamber and ejeotor tube respbd-tively, tbe ertractor is m_ove4 pwards by rhe ac'tuating lever ac^r,ing

on the extractor leeers, hereby: eeving tLe empty oa6e-in,the j*kictube, where it ie lreld by the ej,-.oCorobe'rprinf rintil pushed oit lytbe next case,also causing the live car[ridgb to slide orer the gibuutil opposite the firiog holi, and engag'rng a-fresl "a"ttiag" wnicbhas been automatically moved rip into position in the feed bftick.The turning of the cra'nk lever t6 the frbnt not r.ft a**rii" fo"[away from the barrel, but also gives a downwarcl uotioo to theconnecting roil anil rear portion of the actuating level, which latter,bearing on the tail end of tbe cocking lever, ro-totes it on i[s axis,anil the heacl of the lever, being enfagecl in e recess n the striker,

forces [he latber to thd rear, compressiDg the main sprins. Wheuthe benttqJ tbe cockins lever Las mbvecla[bve the belrt oI tEe tfrEsersear, he ptter ;s forced by tbe main spring under it, and is thus; lleto hold the cocking lever in the cocked position.. Tbe continuedmotion_of- be cockii'g lever carries back the striker until the nafetycatch (which is cboie anrl is acted upon by the safetycatch spring,;ie forced nto the bent of the striker autl ritains it .

-Thostriker-is

ibus preventeil from flying forrerd. by two,aotionA,viz., lhat of.tU"trigger sear a,'nd that of

-thesafety citcb, so,thot the sbr,iker.cannot

move forward.unless both are disenfuaged.

- Q..t&u crank ,handle

reburniug" t6 tne latch tbe loqk mgv,ss tothe front, ancl the connecting rod and rear portion of actuatigg,levers haye an upward motion,io tbat the uppeisurface of ihe lattere!8tge8 the tailenrlof the safety catch antl lifts iCclearof tho ehikerwhen tho lock is in tle forwartl position, the slriker then movesalightly to the front till it is stoiroctl by the bent of tbe oockinglever engaging tho bent of the trigger seai. If now fhe tiigger leverin t,ho rigger bracket is pulletl, the trigger bar'is drawn brckwordqf,t the same tinio a projection on the l*tter engagesand drarrs withit the tail end of tlie l"igger sear, thereby r:eteasing the cockinglever, the mainspring then-propels the etriker on to- tbe cap anilexplodes the carti.idg6.* If ih; gun has besn set for automaiia fireand the presbur'eon the trigger is maintaineil as the loek moveaforward, the lower entl of the trigqer Beorcomes n.contact with ttreprojection on the trigger ba,r, and

-itebent is thue withdrnwn from

the-cocking-lever,before he ertractor hos quite rcaehed the firingposition ; the striker is therefore held oulyby the eafety catcb, aniiwbct;the latter is liftetl by tho roar end of' the aohiatin$ lever, tbestriker is releasedand is tf,rown forward on to the c*p by"the ""tiotof the meinspring. The releaseof the safgty cotch {mm.the strikeris s6 timed. that it canuot take place until the lock is in the firing

position;Points to be attenileil,o beforefiring :-

(u) Eramine tho ban"el and see hat the borre s clear., (b) See that the hytlraulio bufrer contairis tho pnopero+ount of

liquirt (glycerine and water in. equal parfsf; this can be

- testedby removirg the filling plug at-the upper side of the

-cylinder, he liqnitl ebould be up to the edgeof the fillinghole.

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ng action,

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* Oulsidetho trigger sear a guard. s fftteil which prevents ibe poslibilitv ofits being accidentollylulleil rrhei'the locL io being roniovetlor rfter-it hsr 6eenneuroYednom the gutr.



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(o) See that tho barrel csse s fille,l rvith water.(d) IMorf th.e mecbaniem sereral times by means of the crauk

lever, relearing the etrikor each time, and see thai all-

Dsrts work smoothlv antl correctlY:(e) Eiemino the ammunition ontl see that it is of t!e- propel

doscription, tbat the belts are correctly 6lled with it analpackeii carefully in ths ammunition belb boxes, t!9 ahgflepointing towards the muzzle. To ffll an ammunition ttelt To ffll on

by hand-,nsert the cartridge in the loop from the thin edgo arrmunition

;id ;; $ thlu sh until ihe front cop;; ;;s is flush wfth b"lt'

the fiont or thick-etlge of tbe belt. To p"ck-e belt in f,fus To pect o

ammuniiion belt bx". place the bor so that the lid can 66 -beltn ou'd**fi ;h";ab;,i.ffi"l;;kiil #;.r f;gg'1-.il ffi,-;H:"* tho lid, then, with ehells tothe front, lay the belt in layers-'

'* ' in fhe .boi, taking cere to fi0 them tightly' and.well up toboth ends, ben repleco the licl. If the foreaight is fittealwith a c&p, Berohat the latbor ie'removeal.

Poittis to bb atteti.ilail o during fring:- Pointe ituring

(a) See that s sufficient eupply of waler ie kepb in the barel*8'

(D)'To ioia- the. gEn, insert !h9 ap'l'aaition beit iu the feeil Tolosilthe'

block, turir-ile crank lever fulli to the front, pull the..-$rnbelb through the leeil block to the left as far as it will gosntl. releaso the crank lever, then turn crank lever to tbo

front again, pull l,he bolt a second time, and ou releasingthe crank lever the gu.n ie loadeil g,nclreacly for firing.

(c) Tbat tbe right hairtl-is

kepf, cloar of the brank le'vor toovoiil risk of iniury.

(d) That, the regulator lLver is alweyr in the " E&fo posi0ion,exccpt while the gun is actually being fired.

(e) That tLe bolb is on-no aocount -oUe pulled while the gun isfirbgi

Points to be ottenQeilto after fiting :- Pointr rftrr

(o) Tha0 tho regulator lever ie turned to t'Bafe,'? ttat the go+.r" trog'

unloatled, ond fhet no cartridgen are left in the ejectortube. To unload. the g'Eq, turn .thc crank lever fully to To unloadthe front, and releaso it, again turo it to the frouf ard thogua.

release b; this leaves hg bonel anil extractor empfy, and ifthe lock be now tlrawn hack till the borns pf th6 extractorare dtighu by the cam pawlg then any eartridge leff intJreeiecton tube can h withdrarn fur liand.

,(D) That the interiqr. of the barrcl jr. oiled. imtneiliately *t*t To guuil

(c) Th;t t-"du "to'i"-td;"d frorn the- barrel case,which ie *de.og'on-

qoickly done by removing the emptying plug.

(d) Thet tlre main spring is releaged.(e) Tbat the lock ie teken out, cleaneil anil oilecl,anil ihat thee:tractor, striker, antl spriugs are exa'mitreil to see they

, a'fe no! ilPnageil.

N.IB.*L uill npt bc necessory o strfut the l,oakon thie.

(/) The gug ehoulil be'oovered, to p"otect it'fipm ealt water,'rain, &c.



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FATITURES TEAT l[Ay OCCU& AND gOW TO REMEDY

. t . . . ' . t ; . . " ' . ; , ' , ' - : T I [ D U ' '' , : i :

; Acciilen0al.stoppages

in the aotomdtic'action of the guu ar€generally tlue to either:-r

' 1::

I. Inabilif sf the lock to come baaik far enough to 'ollow ihsortraobor to tlrop.

il. I"ilili;;""i i[" r"","t to comeright forwarcl after reooil. '

- III. Extractir being unable to riseTo its higbest posititiri alChough. thp lock rg almpgt home.

fV. tr'ailure tot-ne"the cartridgq 61 f+ gebsnffrjqnt're.til f,mn ii.t I i,f ignited, d.though the lock has gone correctly iuto ther forward positiou.

In each of the.above oasee t is seen therefure that the lock and'extractor are arrested in'diftlergnt.positions, and as tbesa are.eractlyindicateil .by fhe crank hondla, tho poiition of the lottei shoulii bocarefolly' bbsefyt)al lildctly a'sfoppagd oocurs.

- lo geeisfin tloing': hiiittiaerimuratic skstcires are given, whiohshow approxiqateltthe ppeiiion of tbe erank hanille in eacli of '.ths

above four caseg.

I

llhe-cons€so{ failgrg are probabl;r:-

I. Too nuch weight on the cronk apring, vaut cif oil, orcharge. i .

g! '

Position oflock onoccurFonc0

of failures,'

Probpbloceuroooffailure.

tr'ilst csss.

Ifewy crani

6pnng.

'Wantof oil.

Secondoass.

a light

II.

fir.

Ohetruction ia nhn.r.nher r ilefectivo'amn!'unitiol.

(.g),&9 tit.l0 piflWon thpuauk spring.@(bi',WaatUftiil.-.;..,

':..: ,(c) "DOuiee0tl'lock.Dduiegetl'lock.

Fault it'fetird,'' :' '

fv.(d) : Fault iu,feodi

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(a),'Micefirg. . ,,..\@ /

JrEEur I

(b)'Umpty'cei*riilge:oi

one with a loose pmjectile.

The above mby be reqqedieal s follows:-. f. There is no need to open the cover,simply bring the crankbantlle fully forwarcl and release t, then all ii ieadv f6r firine. Ifthe stoppage is repeateil the crank spr.ing ehoulal be lighten-ealar

preyogsly described; takiug,car€ to see hat the regulator-lever ig att tE&fg . t t t r t ' , ' ,

- If thie stoppage ccurs with the crank springatminimum weighf,.tle cover ehould.be opened and the bearingeand working parte welloiled,thgregulatorleverbeingpreviously ut=ned6 f[s rrBo$r'r osition,

- II . Turn the regulator ever to..,s&fer"open tbe cover,prdsrrdowithe ertractor and turn the crank handlo oyer.to the front-. erkine itnp by force if nEce'ssa-ry,aiee the lock'ona

'eranine the cliarnb'ii to

seo f thero is any ob^stuctjqn in.it, and also tho'c6rtrittlos

in theertraetor to see f any anodamaged.

IrI. ]'iret remove-fioger from trigger lever, then without openins

fhecavs4 tri&e hee"anl gver U"rFFwith heri*ht h;d atiroAl.'

Thir4 cato.



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Light crantrpring.

tro

bome, akiug c&re o removetho. hand from the bantlle i

ancl f ueceesary.reploced y the spare one, care being taken that thoreeulator lever is nreviouslv olaced n the " safe ' nosition,egulator lever is previously plaidd in the " safe 1''poiition, :

It mav.be bdil6d that the nla,n of fixins tle lock aud movtnny uolaaJqn* tf." ita,n i n"!1q h"t""'f prd -n_rovjng3

this is easily done, and then on again pulling the trigger the sameetoppoge'recurs fter firing'a few roonds, t will be advisable o turnthe regnlator lever to the " safe " position anrd o incrcase the weightof tl,Jciank spring.

If this stoppage recure with the spring at maximum weight, theregulator)ever.ehould be turncd to the i'safe" position, the coveropened,aud the bearinge and working parts well oiled.

If tbe 6;unagajn fails similarly, the lock should be removecl foreramination aud replacedby the spareone.

SbouJd it bo fountl when this stoppage occurs that the cranklever ba'iFot be easily eent home by-i blow fmm the hancl, hen

turn the regulator lev6r to the t' safc"' position, open the cover, andlookat the face of feedbloek, wben it will probably be seen hat theeartridgeq l'ave not beet properly fed.up.

-Nowfeel the bolt in the

f€ed ,bloek to see whether ib is loose or iammed; if the former, itcao prolobly be adjueted by pulling the belt to tbe left front; butshould ib be tightly fired with the cartridges fed crossways,withdrawthe lock (taking care ts press down the ertractor while doing so),r$ise it; anil cleor it of cartridges; next replace the loc.k and fir it asfollowe:-Turn crank lever to the frout uneil the eam pawls engagotbe horne of tha extractor, then let go the crank lever.antl the lockwill now be founil fixed so that on pullins the crank lever to the rearthe recoilirig portion is drewn bccli ana"the'octuating lovers in thefeeil block aremoved to the right,.thereby releasing the pressure onl,ho belt,'go that by pulling the-latter to tho lefb front the nextcartridgb can nsuslly 6e coriectli brought into position; then closethe coverr'turn'tlre crank lgver fully to the front, and let it go;then ou tiiinifig the brsnk'lever again to the front5 and pulling thebelt to the left, all is ready for firing.

A jam in the feetl block can usually be readily recogniseil withoutopening the cover,'ee in thbt case tho recoiling portion is preveutcdfrom goingrl$ht forwaril, onclsb a dpacecan be clearlyseen between

thefront.qf the crank bea,ring antl tlq er{ of the slot in breechC&8e.

If it ie foqnrl that the feed is correct bub that the crank levercannot be sent'hoing, the loek shoulal be'r-ijinoved for examination

r;9"::&

Fault in feeil.

Ifant of oil.

Domagodlock.

Eow to moveiecoilingportion by

meong oforank hanclle.

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It may be adiled that the pla,n of firing the lock and moving rtherecoiling portigq by turning the crank lever as described a$ve,

ltfi6id8 F.I$fdfltrth"op iof qt ffigf 9H.e_bcafioB-pEitq -6f tb d bahel -at

Eow torocogoiee ajam in thefsoil blocl.

Fourth case.Miea6ro.

its mosG'irriportnirt'pointSTiiz. i;(a) Just in reax bf tbe breech pack-gland (whicb.can be got at by removing the feed block),'and (b) at

the muLzle end in fmnt of the packing qlantl.IY. Tririi;tho'crank lover -overtnlt] to the front, pult tbe beltto the {eft,through'the'feed block, and let go the lever. By thisacti@thd defectivo cartlidge wiII be drawg out of the chamber anclplaced in tb6 ejector.tube, ind a new cartridge ilrawn from the beltantl plactitl fu the chamber. :

Misefired rhay occuf aefollows:- ,'I .

Bya weak'mainspring., .9. By the firing pirr in. the striker being br3kon 9r wonr flat on

.. ,.,;- !h9 poigt._ :. ,3. I-ioekLechanism being coirottetl.

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4 BI " ilefective cartridge.

Causes ofniesfiro..



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amrnunition, the otl.er to carry two ammunition belt boxes. .At tlefront o_f-tlre box, immediately under tbe seat, wo compartmentsare

formed for carrying-on ttro-nearside-a 8-16.greaseblx, two o."i".tanks, and a can for spare bufrer liquid-on t['e ofr side-a box forsparr parts and tools.

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The storeecarrietl on the limber are detailed at p. 48.

Aveucu Vfirrenrs.

(Wi0hont personal eguipment or ary Nos. of detachment.)

Mart f. Mart If.

fgonT" n;''

T;' T' T'\t'I woter n jacket .. O O t4 O 0 14lcornege- . . I L zz 9 o r?

T'eiohr ^a j ammunitionbolt box bractet .. O I O O I O --o--- --

| u-u"t {(with rz empty belt bores) . ll 2 4

lr*-"**'.ir'*ootiii .."

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L { o o r r , , 5 2 1 o

A}TMUNITION.

(Plates IX anil X.)

Clnrrrncr.

- The cartrid_g;oase s_ofsolid drawn brass,slightly tapered toward.gthe mouth and recessedat tbe base o take a perc-usribncao. The.charge consistsof about I oz. 90 grs. of cordite. size3*, placld loose.in tbe case,with an igniter of nitia0ed canv&splaced und'erneath.

Pno.rtctrr,us.

The common ehell is mado of cast iron, and is scr€wed n the heat{to receiYea nosefuze.

The steel shell has a pointed beail, ancl is scrpwecl n the hpeetoreceive a base uze.*

Both shells havo a erpper tlriving band near the baseuod " f,bpp.".steadyingband on theshoulder. A groore is tumed below he drivinr,-band, into which the neck of the caitriclge case s pressed.

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X'uzus.The fuze for both shells is percussion,and constructed on the

same pri_nciple. Each f_uze_is rovitleil with o split collar, and apellet, which contains the detonator. On tbe gh-ockof discbarse.the_collar_expande-ond,ets ack over the pellet,ancl ben, on impa"ct,both are 0hrown violently forward, so thal the needle (which is hred,

in .the ecrr-wedcap) picroee the detonator, thus igriting the powcler.in the shell.

Areregetotalwoightbehind.traces.. ZZ O ZO 28 g 16---

r A number of steelshellshrvo beerr rsued,but no more will bo provided.

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Bursting ch&rge.Wsigh0

nlbdaod

luzeil.

in.

1.45

I .a 5

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MACHINE X'IIJI,ING BEI,TS.

lb, oz.

l 0

l o

lbs. oza. grains.

6 0

rhebeu uing achi""5tff.fiJ

il"*lhave been-partially inserted"inbo

6o force home the cartriilgesthe pockets of the belt-by

DIMDNSIONS, WEIGIITS, BALIISTICS, &c.

Yeigbt.

gr8.

840

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I 7 I40 (about): 4'36 cnbicinches.

1800 .s.P";;;;;;iLu* ;r s"" :: , "i"* ii* rons ,tsq. nch.perforationfwrougbr"",{ltfrffih* = 3:33

ll"''

I at 65ti ,, -_ 1.39 ,,

ft congists of a metal block with a groove on top, anrl a ieverpivoted at the bottom rear end of the bloc-k.

Tbe belt islaid on the top of the block with the carfriclse (which

has been partially inserted into o pocket) lying in the sr;ovd. withthe base towartls tbe lever. on- pressing t[e lever lowarcls theblock, the ca,rtridge is forcealhome-into t[e belt; th.e latter beincprevented rom m6ving by two projectionson each siaeof the erolv€lCare should be taken that tbe levei.completes ts stroke each Yme,orthe headsof the cartridge will not be in-line.

The machine is carried in. a specialpacking chest, which also actsa,sa etand for the machinewhen in use.

W'eight of chest with machine aud occessories, Z lbs.

TOOI,S FOR REPAIRING BELTS.

.The tools for repairing belts consist of a die and punch, oncl themethodof use s aJfollows:-

Bcmore the damagedeyelet or strip.Pnt the new eyele-tn lihestrip, and, placing the large end of the

9J9t9l on the clie, nsert-tho punch in the small enclauclerpancl it bylight blows on the puncb.

-In pu_ttingstripi on the belt, care must be taken to keep the wide.end of the str.ip the correct way, as, f not, the pocketswill not be

correct.* A number of steel sbelle hare beeu issued, bnt no mors will bo prrvided.



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