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English: E. Whitney carbine, caliber .50 disassembled

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Title: Report of the Board of officers appointed in pursuance of the act of Congress approved June 6, 1872, for the purpose of selecting a breech-system for the muskets and carbines of the military service, together with their report upon the subject of trowel-bayonets;
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: United States. Board on Breech-loading Small-arms United States. Army. Ordnance Dept
Subjects: United States. Army Firearms Bayonets
Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: Library of the Marine Corps
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37 PARTS PECULIAR AND ESSENTIAL TO THE SYSTEM. Two of Wobd: 2 Tip Stock, 3 Butt Stock. Nine principal metallic paitsnot otherwise mentioned:8 Frame, Hammer, Breech Block, Locking Brace, Locking Brace Retractor, Firing Pin, Guard, Trigger, Extractor. Ten Screws: Firing Pin Screw, Button Screw, 12 Guard Screw, 13 Guard Screw, 15 Friction Spring Screw, 19 Trigger Spring Screw,21 Main Spring Screw,54 Extractor Screw, 24 Recoil Stud Screw,52 Tang Screw. Six Pins:26 Hammer Pin,31 Breech Block Pin,29 Locking Brace Retractor Pin,17 Trigger Pin, 20 Main Spring Friction Roll Pin, 10 Main Spring Stop Pin.Six Springs: 34 Firing Pin Spring,14 Friction Spring,18 Trigger Spring, 20 Main Spring, 22 Locking Brace Spring,55 Locking Brace Retractor Spring. Four other minor parts: 35 Button, 20 Main Spring Friction Roll, 23 Recoil Stud, 23 Recoil Stud Dowel Pin. 24 PARTS NOT PECULIAR TO THE SYSTEM, OR COMMON TO ALL ARMS. Barrel and Front Sight, Ramrod, Butt Plate, Butt Plate Screw, Butt Plate Screw, Tip,

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