British Manufacturing Industries (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from British Manufacturing IndustriesWhen the superiority of the needle gun of Prussia, in 1864, became apparent, and experiments proved that the danger arising from the use of cartridges con taining their own means of discharge was a myth, the old system of construction of fire-arms may be said to have come to an end. Stock, lock, and barrel have been changed, and but little now remains of the old ¿int or percussion lock, all the features of which have given place to details more useful, but not so ex tarnally attractive.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.