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A, Fig. 2. the chamber piece terminates in a fquare, upon Defcription of a 

 which the broad head of the lever L, Fig. 4. is fitted, and SSSSfff 



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kept down by the fcrew A, which goes into the chamber ceffion by once 

 piece. It is to be underftood that the cock and hammer are charging, 

 conftru&ed, and a6t in the fame manner as in the beft fire 

 arms, and do not therefore require to be defcribed. The 

 lever is capable of being moved from the pofition M to thofe 

 of L and N j but is prevented from defcribing the remaining 

 part of the circle by an interior flop, which may be eafily ima- 

 gined without any attempt at minute explanation. 



Fig. 5. being a feclion through the middle of the flock, 

 breech, and part of the barrel, fhews the relative fituation of 

 the magazines, with the chamber piece, and other parts. The 

 balls S, 2, 3, 4, &c. are lodged in their proper receptacle, 

 being put in through the hole R, Fig. 4. and the powder is 

 lodged in its magazine Q Q. both which are clofed by the 

 door T, which is then fattened by a fmall bolt and back fpring. 

 A, Fig. 5. fhews the fituation of the chamber piece at the 

 time when the lever is brought to the pofition M. This is 

 done with the muzzle of the piece pointing towards the 

 ground, and the effect is, that powder runs into the chamber 

 P (fee alfo Figs. 2 and 3) and a ball into the chamber S. The 

 lever is then moved from M to L and N, by which procefs 

 the ball chamber drops its ball into the barrel as it paffes op- 

 pofite to N, where the ball remains, becaufe the actual bore 

 of the fcrew barrel is not wide enough to allow it to pafs far- 

 ther than juft to clear the moveable chamber. As foon as the 

 lever has arrived at the pofition N, the powder chamber P is 

 exactly oppofite the ball, and ready to be difcharged againfl 

 it. After the difcharge the muzzle is to be again deprefTed, 

 and the lever moved from N to M : the chambers become 

 again charged with powder and ball ; and by returning the 

 lever back to N, this ball and powder become duly placed 

 for a fecond difcharge. It is obvious that thefe difcharges may 

 be repeated until all the balls have been fired out. The fmall 

 bridge in the powder chamber P (Fig. 2.) is to prevent any 

 impediment from the entrance of part of one of the balls into 

 the receptacle, and the perforations W, W, in the breech, 

 ferve to clear the furface of the chamber piece from any foul- 

 nefs it might acquire. 



Thus 



