John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 96

• March 28, 2017 02:08:58 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Firing Mechanism 18 Pounder O.F.;

       The firing mechanism is

  for percussion firing and is so arranged that the gun cannot

  be fired before the breech screw is locked and the breech

  mechanism lever home.

  
  

  It consists of a striker with firing pin, rebound block,

  and securing pin, main spring, guide for spring and

  tripping piece, with flat spring and firing screw,

  fitted through the centre of the breech screw and retained

  in position by the sticker guide block on carrier A steel

  firing lever in the interior of the sticker guide block,

  serves to cock the striker and fire the gun, one end

  of the lever engaging with the tripping piece and guide

  for spring and the other end with the trigger in the left

  side of the gun when the breech is closed

  
  

  The trigger is actuated by a direct pull on the firing

  gear of the carriage thus partially revolving the firing lever

  by means of which the striker is forced to the rear, and the

  guide for spring to the front, compressing the main spring

  until the projecting toe on the inner end of the firing lever

• March 28, 2017 00:59:43 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Firing Mechanism 18 Pounder O.F.;

       The firing mechanism is

  for percussion firing and is so arranged that the gun cannot

  be fired before the breech screw is locked and the breech

  mechanism lever home.

  
  

  It consists of a sticker with firing pin, rebound block,

  and securing pin, main spring, guide for spring and

  tripping piece, with flat spring and firing screw,

  fitted through the centre of the breech screw and retained

  in position by the sticker guide block on carrier A steel

  firing lever in the interior of the sticker guide block,

  serves to cock the striker and fire the gun, one end

  of the lever engaging with the tripping piece and guide

  for spring and the other end with the trigger in the left

  side of the gun when the breech is closed

  
  

  The trigger is actuated by a direct pull on the firing

  gear of the carriage thus partially revolving the firing lever

  by means of which the striker is forced to the rear, and the

  guide for spring to the front, compressing the main spring

  until the projecting toe on the inner end of the firing lever

  
  

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• March 28, 2017 00:58:43 Cheryl Ellsworth

  Firing Mechanism 18 Pounder O.F.;

       The firing mechanism is

  for percussion firing and is so arranged that the gun cannot

  be fired before the breech screw is locked and the breech

  mechanism lever home.

  
  

  It consists of a sticker with firing pin, rebound block,

  and securing pin, main spring, guide for spring and

  tripping piece, with flat spring and firing screw,

  fitted through the centre of the breech screw and retained

  in position by the sticker guide block on carrier A steel

  firing lever in the interior of the sticker guide block,

   srives  to cock the striker and fire the gun, one end

  of the lever engaging with the tripping piece and guide

  for spring and the other end with the trigger in the left

  side of the gun when the breech is closed

  
  

  The trigger is actuated by a direct pull on the firing

  gear of the carriage thus partially revolving the firing lever

  by means of which the striker is forced to the rear, and the

  guide for spring to the front, compressing the main spring

  until the projecting toe on the inner end of the firing lever

  
  

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