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- Gun Maxim, ·303 Inch - plan, with cover removed
1. End of crank. 2. Projecting arm of crank handle. 3. Crank handle. 4. Breech casing. 5. Fusee spring 6. Chain 7. Fusee. 8. Spring box 9. Resistance piece. 10. Buffer spring. 11. Check lever. 12. Lock casing. 13. Firing lever. 14. Trigger bar. 15. Projection on trigger bar. 16. Trigger. 17. Tumbler. 18. Lockspring. 19. Firing pin. 20. Crank. 21. Crank pin. 22. Connecting rod. 22A Cotter. 23. Side levers. 24. Sear. 25. Extractor. 26. Barrel. 27. Ejector tube. 28. Horns of extractor. 29. Keeper bracket. 30. Side cams. 31. Cover spring. 32. Cover. 33. Gib. 34. Adjusting screw for fusee spring. 35. Extractor spring. 36. Handles. 37. Double button. 38. Trigger bar spring. 39. Gib spring. 41. Extractor levers. 42. Belt. 43. Upper extractor stop. 44. Groove for side plate spring. 45. Cartridge grooves. 46. Ejector tube spring. 47. Side plates. 48. Guides in which flanges of lock move. 49. Guide ribs for extractor. 50. Cover lock. 51. Gunmetal block. 52. Hole for firing pin. 53. Safety catch. 54. Screwed head. 55. Connecting rod spring. 56. Crank bearings. 57. Slots, breech casing. 58. Crank stops. 59. Ammunition belt box, No. 2. 60. Feed block. 61. Top lever feed block. 62. Cork plug. 63. Feed block slide. 64. Top pawl. 65. Bottom pawl. 66. Band roller. 67. Barrel casing. 68. Screwed plug for filling. 69. Asbestos packing. 70. Packing gland. 71. Cannelure for asbestos packing. 72. Gunmetal valve. 73. Steam tube. 74. } Holes in steam tube. 75. } 76. Slide valve. 77. Steam escape hole. 78. Milled heads of oil brushes. 79. Oil brush. 80. Sight, tangent. 81. Sight, fore. 82. Shutter. 83. Shutter spring. 84. Shutter catch. 85. Notch for shutter catch. 86. Screwed plug for emptying. 87. Slides, right and left. 88. Gib spring cover. 89. Check lever collar. 90. Cover lock spring. 91. Safety catch spring. 92. Tangent sight spring. 93. Bottom lever feed block. 94. Trunnions of barrel. 95. Extractor stop. 96. Firing lever spring. 97. Shutter pivot screw. - Mounting Tripod ·303 Inch, Maxim Gun Mark
A Crosshead B Elevating gear C Socket D Arm, crosshead F Screw, clamp checking traverse G Tumbler, elevating gear H Bolt, jamming elevating gear J Front legs K Rear leg M Shoes N Socket lugs S Stud, joints, a jamming handle, front legs T Joint pin, a jamming handle rear leg V Handwheel elevating gear - 8-mm medium machine gun
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- Walther pistol
- Hand Grenade No. 5
Mechanical Bombs. Hand Grenade No. 5, known as Mills’ Hand Grenade. Mills’ Hand Grenade No. 5 weighs about one and one-half pounds and is in constant and steady use at the front, being the best known of all grenades. It consists of an oval cast iron case, containing explosives and serrated to provide numerous missiles on detonation. In the center is a spring striking pin, kept back by a lever or handle, which, in its turn, is held in position by a safety pin. - Hand Grenade No. 1
There are three kinds of bombs: (1) percussion; (2) ignition;, and (3) mechanical. It is not possible to describe every bomb in use under these three headings, but the most typical are selected for description, although it does not follow that they are all in use at the present time, but will give a fairly good idea of what is required. Percussion Bombs. 1. Hand Grenade No. 1. 2. Hand Grenade No. 2, formerly known as Mexican Hand Grenade. 3. Rifle grenade No. 3, formerly known as Hale’s Rifle Grenade. Hand Grenade No. 1 consists of a brass case screwed on to a block of wood, to which is fixed a small cane handle about half way up the case. Outside it is a cast iron ring serrated into 16 parts. The upper end is covered by a moveable cap with a striker pin in the center. On the cap are the words “Remove,” “Travel,” and “Fire” in duplicate. These are marked in red and can be made to correspond with red pointers painted on case. To prepare a bomb, turn cap so that pointer is at “Remove,” take off cap, insert detonator in hole and turn it to the left until the spring on the flange is released and goes into position under the pin; replace cap and turn to “Travel,” which is a safety position. When the bomb is to be thrown, turn cap to “Fire” and then remove safety pin. This bomb explodes on impact, and to insure its falling on the head, streamers are attached. Care should be taken that streamers do not get entangled. The bomb must be thrown well into the air. - Hand Grenade No. 7. and Ball Hand Grenade
Ignition Bombs. Hand Grenade No. 7—Grenade heavy friction pattern. Hand Grenades Nos. 6 and 7 consist of metal cases filled with T.N.T and a composite explosive and are exactly alike, except that No. 7 contains shrapnel bullets or scrap iron, while No. 6 contains only explosive. At the top of each case is a place to fix the friction igniter, which is supplied separately. When these bombs are to be used, detonator fuse and igniter are put in and firmly fixed. Before throwing the becket on, head of igniter should be pulled smartly off. Ball Hand Grenade. The Ball Hand Grenade consists of a cast iron sphere, 3 inches in diameter, filled with ammonal and closed by a screwed steel plug which has attached to it a covered tube to take detonator in the center of grenade. It is also lighted by a Brock lighter.