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Title: Re: More on this soon! Post by butlersrangers on Sep 20th, 2018 at 5:24am
I have three beliefs regarding the Cummings Sub-Target Gun Machine:
1. No one is now alive, who used and practiced on one. 2. Somewhere in the world, (in a closet, basement, attic, or obscure corner of a military base, naval-yard, retired armory/arsenal, military academy, or New York - Public School), there is a S.T.G.M., in pieces or whole. Likely, no one there has a clue as to what it is or its original function. 3. If enough gun enthusiasts are aware, one day it will be found! At the present, I am just happy to know that at least one fixture equipped rifle survives and what the fixture looks like in detail. Attached: Photos of Cummings 1910 advertisement and Wilkinson catalog. Machine sketches with rifle 'fixture' and its location marked. (Note - First sketch shows early cable arrangement, later system used linkage). Last sketch shows Wilkinson battery powered solenoid and wire system. |
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