350 PUNT-GUN 



F. A BOSS, to fill up that end of the spring which 

 has nothing to prevent it from swerving. 



G. SLIDER, of solid iron, on which rests the whole 

 weight of the gun; through which works the swivel- 

 pin B; and into the female screw of which goes the 

 male screw of H, which is the next, and last, comparti- 

 ment here shown. 



H. A LONG PIN, to support the spring, and prevent 

 it from swerving. The thick end, or shoulder, on the 

 left, fits tight into the inner circle of the spring. The 

 cylinder (where the H is marked) is a bit of box-wood, 

 put on to fill up the inside of the spring which, when 

 forced together, by the recoil, brings the rounded end 

 of this wood in contact with the boss, F; for which 

 reason I put before it a piece of thick Indian-rubber, in 

 order to ease the jar. 



[When the recoil takes place, the pin is forced out 

 through the hole in front of the loop C, for as many 

 inches as the spring has play; and this pin, by the way, 

 must have a square point, in order to be unscrewed, 

 with a key, when removed from the slider G.] 



I shall now, to the relief of the reader, as well as 



