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18. BOWS AND ARROWS— Continued. 



d. Implements of manufacture: 

 Flint-chipping apparatus. 

 Arrowhead sharpeners. 

 Shaft-gauges. 

 Cord-twisting apparatus. 

 Shaft-polishers. 



Glue-sticks, used in fastening head of arrow. 

 || Spring consisting of elastic cord. 



19. INDIA-RUBBER SLINGS. 



a. Pea-shooters, used in killing birds. 



lit Spring consisting of metallic helix. 



20. SPRING-GUNS. 



a. Spring-guns. 

 **** Missiles propelled by the compression of air or water. 



21. AIR-GUNS. 



a. Blow-guns, (missile propelled by the breath :) 



Blow-guns carrying arrows. 

 Blow-guns carrying balls. 



b. Piston air-guns. 



c. Reservoir air-guns : 



Air-guns. 

 Air-gun canes. 



22. WATER-GUNS. 



a. Syringe-guns : 



Humming-bird guns. 



***** Firearms. 



23. GUNS AND PISTOLS. 



a. Muzzle-loading arms : 

 With smooth bores : 

 Muskets. 

 Fowling-pieces. 

 Cane guns. 

 Pistols: 



Single-barreled pistols. 

 Revolvers. 

 With grooved bores : Rifles. 

 Ritle-muskets. 

 Rifle-carbiues. 

 Pistols. 



