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The Shot- Gun. 



these superior in all respects to those of other makers. Two had to 

 be selected out of the numerous types now offered to sportsmen, and 

 in doing so, we have selected two with which we have had much 

 experience and which are undoubtedly excellent. 



Before proceeding to describe the modern breech -loading shot- 

 gun, it is essential that the general reader be conversant with the 

 names of the various parts of the gun, including the separate pieces 

 composing the lock. 



The names of the parts of the stock are, A, the hand ; B, the butt ; 

 H, the heel ; T, the toe of the butt ; C, the comb ; F, the fore-end ; 

 and G, the trigger-guard. 



The barrels are attached to the breech-action, the name given to 

 the whole piece of iron X, Y, Z. This is screwed firmly to the stock. 

 The perpendicular part of this ■ — shaped piece is called the break-off, 

 because in muzzle-loaders the barrels could be separated from the 

 rest of the gun at that place. The face of the break- off, against 

 which the breech-end of the barrels tightly fits, is called the standing- 

 breech, or false-breech. The barrels rotate on the breech-action 

 around the hinge -joint, V. The lumps L and L, firmly dovetailed 



SECTION OF HAMMERLESS 

 BREECH-ACTION. 



