English: E. Remington & Sons 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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■+- 44 41 PARTS PECULIAR AND ESSENTIAL TO THE SYSTEM. Two of Wood: 2 Tip Stock, 3 Butt Stock. Twelve principal metallicparts not otherwise mentioned:29 Breech Block, 31 Firing-Pin, 32 Firing Pin Retractor,8 Frame, 23 Hammer, 11 Guard, 14 Fiiction Lever, 18 Trigger, 25 Locking Brace, Locking Brace Sear, Extractor, Main Spring Swivel. Six Screws:Button Screw,Guard Screw,Guard Screw,Ejector Spring Screw,Tang Screw,Recoil Stud Screw. Eight Pins:Hammer Pin,Firing Pin Retractor Pin,Breech Block Pin, 15 Friction Lever Pin, 19 Trigger Pin, 22 Main Spring Swivel Pin,26 Locking Brace Pin,28 Locking Brace Sear Pin.Two Springs: 16 Ejector Spring, 20 Main Spring and Trigger Spring (combined).Three other minor parts:38 Recoil Stud,38 Recoil Stud Dowel Pin,36 Button. 29 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, Tip Screw, Upper Band, Swivel & Pin, Upper Band Spring, REMTNGTON, No. 22. 42 Middle
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