SAFETY.
The safety on this rifle is very simple in its action and construction. The fining pin, a cylindrical piece of steel, is cut completely in two. When the action is closed and locked, these two pieces are brought up by the locking bolt into a direct line and practically forum one solid piece. but the slightest motion of the linger lever draws back the firing pin, the locking bolt is lower ed :old the front end of the rear piece drops down into the slot in the breech bolt, where the locking bolt operates. With the firing pin in this position, it, is held back positively and it is impossible to drive it, forward until the breech bolt is closed and firmly locked by the locking bolt, when the firing pin is again connected by the locking bolt. This can hap' en only -when the whole action is fully locked. If in taking apart and assembling the rifle the locking bolt should be accidentally left out, the rifle cannot be fired, thus effectually preventing any accidents of this character arising, froin carelessness or ignorance. The lever is held in position by an automatic lever catch. placed near the front end of the lever, thus avoiding a projecting safety catch. The locking bolt does not project, being entirely within the receiver, whether the action is open or closed. The rifle is not only improved in appearance, owing
to the fact of its being smooth and free froin projections; but, there ale no links or bolts to interfere with the hand or catch the clothes, and no parts of the action are exposed to catch twigs, dirt, etc.
The trigger is in one piece, instead of being divided into tt trigger and sear as in the model 1889 rifle. This improvement does away with all play about the trigger ancl simplifies the action, by reducing the number of parts. The ease with which this arm can be dismounted and assembled is an important consideration. Any person of ordinary intelligence can do this without previous experience. To take the action apart, but one screw-driver is neces sary inasmuch as the essental screws are made with practically the same head and slot. Figure 6 shows a section of the rifle with action open. The models 1893 and 1895 rifles have exactly the Sallie action as the model 1894, the only points of difference being in the size of the receiver, breech bolt, carrier and similar parts, which changes are of course necessitated by the differences in the dimensions of the cartridges.