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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 22j 1898. 
firm for the use of taxidermists. From "Dust" and No. 
12 shot up to EBB, TT, FF and OOO, every size of 
shot is shown, while for the vast majority of tlte shots 
known by numerals the firltt also has a half size, such as 
.6J4, 7^4, Syi, and so on. 
The model of the shot tower, filled with specimens of 
different kinds of shot and mirrors, adds much to the 
neatness and attractiveness of Messrs. Tatham & Bros.' 
display. 
Winchester Repeating Arms Company. 
Mr. David Daggett, who has charge of the exhibit of 
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., has a large staff 
of assistants, hut he needs them all. The company's space 
is full of attractions for the crowd of sightseers who 
visit the Exposition, and Messrs. Ferd Van Dyke, W. 
Maynard, B. A. Bartlett, J. A. R. Elliott and L. J. Alston, 
Mr. Daggett's assistants, are kept very busy. A willing 
and able volunteer is also always on hand in the shape 
of Mr. W. R. Clark, from the factory at New Haven, 
Conn. Mr. Irby Bennett has also been in attendance 
this week, having arrived form Memphis, Tenn., on 
Jan. 17. 
About the newest thing in the whole exhibit is a 16- 
gauge repeating shotgun, model '97, the first of the kind 
ever made. The "Winchester Brush Gun," a repeating 
shotgun, model '97, and the "trap" and "pigeon" guns, 
all model '97, of course, for the older models are no 
longer made, are also on exhibition, and attract much 
notice. 
The development of the repeating rifle is shown in a 
stand of old-time weapons. The first form of a repeat- 
ing rifle ever made in this country was the ''multiple 
charge" rifle-, made in 1825. This rifle held ten loads, 
placed one on top of the other, and was loaded from 
the muzzle. The next repeating rifle to come before the 
public was the "volley rifle"; this was the tinst rifle ever 
made with a tubular magazine under the barrel. The 
cartridges for this rifle were wrapped in consuming en- 
velopes, and were the first of their kind. The next step 
was the "volcanic rifle," built by Smith & Wesson in 
1854. Then came the Henry rifle, manufactured by the 
New Haven Arms Co. in 1864. This rifle differed from 
the "volcanic rifle" in that it had the Henry extractor 
and that its magazine was loaded at the muzzle. This 
rifle was followed by the Winchester of 1866, which has 
been so improved upon that the model '95 rifle now 
shown, with all its improvements, is something entirely 
different and far more serviceable. 
Specitnens of the gunsmith's art are shown in the 
many different cases that stand upon the space occupied 
by the W. R. A. Co. The Lee sporting rifle, .236caL., 
aiid the Lee musket are always sources of interest to 
lovers of small-caliber weapons. Then there are light- 
weight arms of the models '86 and '94, and a specimen of 
a rifle specially designed tor use by boys. In the show- 
cases can also be found a single-shot Winchester weigh- 
ing S^lbs.; sectional rifles of the '86 and "95 models, 
showing the mechanism of the locks, breech action, etc., 
and also a sectional rifle of the model '73. These latter 
specimens are of more than ordinary interest, and are 
well worth examining. As a novelty, also, a rifle with 
an aluminum stock is shown, the metal making the 
weapon much lighter than it would otherwise be if made 
of wood. 
In a case that stands at one corner of the company's 
exhibit are some highly finished arms, the workmanship 
being of a very superior quality, while the tracery of the 
engraving and the finish in gold, silver and platinum is 
beautifully executed. Close by is a stand of guns with 
barrels twisted and bulged out of shape, the idea of this 
portion of the exhibit being to show what immense strain 
may be put upon the barrels of the repeating shotgun 
without actually bursting the barrels itself. In mention- 
ing the various' makes of rifle shown by this firm, it will 
not do to pass over the specimens of schuetzen rifles on 
exhibition: these guns are worthy of the name they 
have won for the firm that makes them. 
Another small glass case shows working models of 
the "trap" gun and a repeating rifle, the mechanism and 
manner of working the gun being atitomatically shown 
by means of an electric motor. Next to this case is the 
mutoscope, showing RoUa O. Heikes in his act of rapid 
firing and rapid smashing of bluerock targets. This mu- 
toscope is always in use, and is certainly a feature of the 
Winchester exhibit. 
In the glass case around the base of the main portion 
of the exhibit are shown many things of interest, chief 
among them being the samples of bullets showing the 
different results obtained by firing into sand and wopd; 
the bullets themselves are transformed into fantastical 
shapes by the operation, and a good idea may be gained 
of the crushing force of a soft-nosed buU^t m the body 
of a moose, deer or bear, by examining the specimens on 
view. Long blocks of solid-heart pine and oak show the 
penetrating powers of the small-caliber army and navy 
rifles now in use. - , 
There is no denying that the exhibit of the Wirichfester 
Repeating Arras Co. is full of interest. 
Remington Arms Company. 
The space occtipied by the Remington Arms Co. is 
well taken up by a full line of exhibits of the guns and 
rifles manufactured at Ilion, N. Y., the company's head- 
quarters. Mr. W- H. Grimshaw is in charge, and 'he is 
assisted by Mr. G. E. Humphrey, both of them hailing 
from Ilion. 
Some remarkably pretty and cheap specimens of gttns 
When ordering these auxiliary rifle barrels, it is only 
necessary to state caliber and grain of cartridge required 
Hovering around the exhibit of the Remington Arms 
Co. may be found its popular. traveHng salesman, A. G. 
Courtney, who has much to say about the goods he rep- 
resents. He is also talking about the single-trigger, 
double-barreled gun soon to be brought out by the firm» 
Union Metallic Cartridge Company. 
The Union Metallic Cartridge Co., better known as 
the U. M. C. Co., occupies a prominent place imme- 
diately to the left of the main entrance. In the center 
of the exhibit rises a vast pyramid of original packages of 
paper shot shells, a total of 201,000 empty shells in origi- 
nal packages being needed to make the pyramid corn- 
Remington Arms Company. 
are shown, particularly the i6-gauge hammerless guns 
now on the market. These guns are light and easily 
handled, and are bound to become favorites for field 
shooting and in the brush. These guns, like all the 
others now made by the firm, are built with either 
straight or pistol grips, and wiU shortly be brought out 
in aU three grades now made by the firm — Nos. 1, 2 
and 3. 
In hammerless ejectors, the exhibit contains sorne capi- 
tal specimens. One case of specially fine guns will draw 
much favorable cominent from those who know what a 
good gun should look like, and what it should be. The 
"ordnance steel" barrels, blued, make the guns very 
racy-looking;, if such a term can be used about gun bar- 
rels. The guns in this case are not just specimen guns; 
they are merely samples of the work turned oitt by the 
Remington Arms Co. at its factory in Ilion, N. Y. 
Another case contains specimens of sporting and 
schuetzen rifles, some of the latter being worthy of 
special mention, owing to the exquisite finish imparted 
to them by the company's experts. Along with these 
fine rifles is displayed another of the firm's specialties, 
the wicked-looking derringers, "compact and reliable." 
These are .4ical., rim-fire, have a chequered rubber stock, 
and weigh iioz. only. As a Western man said when 
looking at them: "They're small, but, oh! my." 
In the same case with the derringers and rifles are 
some samples of the auxiliary rifle barrels. These bar- 
rels extend the entire length of the shotgun barrel, and 
are held firmly in place by a thumb nut at the muzzle. 
They shoot accurately up to 500yds., and can be inserted 
into" any shotgun barrel, and taken out agairt with per- 
fect ease, thus turning a shotgun into a rifle at almost 
a moment's notice. The auxihary rifle barrels weigh 
about 2lbs.; thus a 7J41b. gun becomes only a Qj^lb. rifle. 
Winchester Hepefitipg Arms iCompanyf 
plete. Each step in the pyramid is marked by a 
l-pounder shell, the whole being surmounted by some 
6-pounders. At each end stands a 4in. shell, looking fully 
as powerful as it is said to be. The base of the pyramid 
is covered with royal purple cloth, on which appears the 
firm's name in gold letters. At each corner of the base 
are boxes of gun wads, topped with glass bowls con- 
taining the gun wads that are special features among the 
many manufactured articles produced by the U. M. C. 
Co. at its works in Bridgeport, Conn. 
The space occupied by the firm is square on two sides, 
the third side being circular, so as to conform to the 
contour of the Garden. The pointed end is toward the 
main entrance, and here are grouped four showcases and 
a pedestal that carries specimens of i-pounder, 6-pounder. 
4in. and 5in. shells: the polished drawn brass cases and 
the bright steel points of the shells show off to good 
advantage. In the four showcases are displayed other 
products of the U. M. C. Co. One case contains primers 
and caps of all kinds now in use, either in this country 
or in very many of the foreign countries, for America 
sends such articles all over the world. Another case con- 
tains boxes of a vast number of varieties of ammunition 
for pistols and small caliber rifles. Still another case 
shows every variety of sporting or military rifle ammuni- 
tion manufactured by the U. M. C. Company; and very 
deadly and effective do the .303 and .236 ammunition 
look.' The fourth case is an interesting one, particularly, 
to the shotgun enthusiast. In this case are displayed 
many kinds of ammunition for the shotgun. Sectional- 
ized loaded paper shells are shown with the powder and 
method of wadding clearly seen through celhdoid sides 
that have displaced the paper of the case for this pur- 
pose. To punctuate the three corners of the space occu- 
pied by the U. M. C. Co. are three palms, while two 
very pretty standards of white and gold woodwork sup- 
port four electric lights on each, the light being soft and 
diffused by reason of the opal globes that cover the 
lights themselves. On either side of the pyramid stand 
two rapid-fire guns, a Driggs one-pounder and a Hotch- 
kiss of the asme caliber. 
Of course, Mr. J. A. H. Dressel, secretary-treasurer 
of the Sportsmen's Association, is nominally in charge 
of the exhibit, but he is far too busy a man to be al- 
ways on hand. Thus the main portion of taking charge 
of the U. M. C. Co.'s exhibit is under the direct control 
of "U. M. C." Thomas, the company's ballistic expert, 
. and his assistant, John J. Hallowell, a budding ballistic 
expert under Mr. Thomas's care, but a full-blown expert 
with the shotgun and the company's factory-loaded am- 
munition. , „ i ,J 
Von Lengerke & Detmold. 
The exhibit of Messrs. Von Lengerke & Detmold 
is a very varied one. Guns, fishing tackle, bicycles, and 
sporting goods of all kinds, go to make up a list of 
' articles that is so large that the firm require all the space 
It has taken to displav them to the best ad^%ntage. 
Attention is easily attracted to the exhibit by the signs 
of E. C. and Schultze powders in large letters of gold, 
electric tracery being used at night to bring out the 
above letters "prominently. Below these letters are to 
be found the members of the firm and its numerous em- 
ployees, busily engaged in showing various portions of 
the' exhibit to the many spectators who gather ai-ound 
the space occupied by the firm. ,. , 
On each side of that space is a glass case> lined with 
