English: Updegraff musket, caliber .50 disassembled
Identifier: reportofboardof00unit (find matches)
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
Digitizing Sponsor: Library of the Marine Corps
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PARTS PECULIAR AND ESSENTIAL TO THE SYSTEM. Two of Wood: 2 Tip Stock, 3 Butt Stock. Twelve principal metallicparts not otherwise mentioned: 5 1819 20 25 Frame, Breech Block, Firing- Pin, Firing- Pin Retractor, Hammer, Pawl, Guard Plate, Side Screw, Extractor, 31 27 Trigger, Hammer and Brch Block Links,Hammer and Brch Block Links. Six Screws:Hammer and Brch Block Pin Screw, Guard Plate Scr., UpperGuard Plate Scr., LowerTang Screw, Upper Butt Stock Screw,Recoil Stud Screw. Six Pins:Lever Pin, Lever Pin,Lever Pin,Breech Block Pin,Hammer Pin,Pawl Stop Pin. Two Springs: 28 Friction Lever and Trig-ger Spring,12 Main Spring. Two other minor parts: 16 Recoil Stud, 16 Recoil Stud Dowel Pin. 22 PARTS NOT PECULIAR TO THE SYSTEM, OR COMMON TO ALL ARMS. Barrel and Front Sight, Ramrod, Butt Plate, Butt Plate Screw, Butt Plate Screw, Upper Band, Upper Band Spring, UPDEGRAFF, No. 42. 44 Middle Band, Swivel and Pin, 43 Middle Band Spring, 42 Lower Band, 45 Lower Band Spring, 32 Rear Sight Base, 33 Rea
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