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Description Of A Portable Gyn, For Mounting Or Dismounting Ordnance:
WHEREAS the Portable Gyn , invented by Lieutenant Bell , being only 5 feet 7 inches hi gh in the frame , is entirely covered by the parapet , when mounting or dismounting of ordnance ; and , by making use of the line round the handles , the men employed may retire to any convenient distance , if necessary for their safety : so that when they are in the very act of raising the gun , they will be perfectly secure from the effects of the enemy ' s shotandin a great measure
, , , from their shells , if thrown at hi gh angles of elevation . The Portable Gyn possesses aiiodier very material advantage over the triangular one , in always standing firm , and without danger of oversetting : for it is evident from its construction , that the greater the pressure on its frame , the firmer it will stand . It is also so constructed , as to run through any covered way , or narrow pass ; and , even , should it be
necessary to take it to pieces , in order to convey it with greater ease to batteries difficult of access , the operation may be . performed in a few seconds . In short , this invention , for safety , lightness , simplicity of construction , size , and expedition , is infinitely superior to any gyn , or machine , ever used for mounting and dismounting artillery ; since experience has shewn , that a 32 pounder , weighing near 3 tons , may be mounted its in less than minute
on carriage one . A gyn upon the same principle with that in the Plate , but somewhat larger in its dimensions , will answer eveiy purpose in mounting and dismounting field artillery . And should a field piece , by any accident , or misfortune , be overturned , it might , by the assistance of one of these gynsbe immediately rihted . Or should any carriages
, g be set fast in bad roads , when an army is on its march , their whole weight may be raised by a Portable Gyn , in order that a plank , or other substance , may be placed under the Wheels , to lessen the draught .
The Portable Gyns have occasionally been used as a press drill ; and have been found fully to answer so desirable an end upon a battery . In a word , they will answer any purpose where the handscrew can be possibly applied ; and that , with more ease and safety . Professional men have suggested to the inventor , that the media , nical powers of the Portable Gyn might be used with great success
in ship-builders' yards , for raising heavy logs of timber upon their blocks , prior to their being formed into -masts or yards ; as well as for many other purposes which require a great mechanical force . It has likewise been suggested , that a gyn , made of a proper dimension , would answer extremely well for ' riggers ; as , by means of a leading block , any rope in the ri gging might be strained to the greatest nicety , which the machine of itself pauis .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Description Of A Portable Gyn, For Mounting Or Dismounting Ordnance:
WHEREAS the Portable Gyn , invented by Lieutenant Bell , being only 5 feet 7 inches hi gh in the frame , is entirely covered by the parapet , when mounting or dismounting of ordnance ; and , by making use of the line round the handles , the men employed may retire to any convenient distance , if necessary for their safety : so that when they are in the very act of raising the gun , they will be perfectly secure from the effects of the enemy ' s shotandin a great measure
, , , from their shells , if thrown at hi gh angles of elevation . The Portable Gyn possesses aiiodier very material advantage over the triangular one , in always standing firm , and without danger of oversetting : for it is evident from its construction , that the greater the pressure on its frame , the firmer it will stand . It is also so constructed , as to run through any covered way , or narrow pass ; and , even , should it be
necessary to take it to pieces , in order to convey it with greater ease to batteries difficult of access , the operation may be . performed in a few seconds . In short , this invention , for safety , lightness , simplicity of construction , size , and expedition , is infinitely superior to any gyn , or machine , ever used for mounting and dismounting artillery ; since experience has shewn , that a 32 pounder , weighing near 3 tons , may be mounted its in less than minute
on carriage one . A gyn upon the same principle with that in the Plate , but somewhat larger in its dimensions , will answer eveiy purpose in mounting and dismounting field artillery . And should a field piece , by any accident , or misfortune , be overturned , it might , by the assistance of one of these gynsbe immediately rihted . Or should any carriages
, g be set fast in bad roads , when an army is on its march , their whole weight may be raised by a Portable Gyn , in order that a plank , or other substance , may be placed under the Wheels , to lessen the draught .
The Portable Gyns have occasionally been used as a press drill ; and have been found fully to answer so desirable an end upon a battery . In a word , they will answer any purpose where the handscrew can be possibly applied ; and that , with more ease and safety . Professional men have suggested to the inventor , that the media , nical powers of the Portable Gyn might be used with great success
in ship-builders' yards , for raising heavy logs of timber upon their blocks , prior to their being formed into -masts or yards ; as well as for many other purposes which require a great mechanical force . It has likewise been suggested , that a gyn , made of a proper dimension , would answer extremely well for ' riggers ; as , by means of a leading block , any rope in the ri gging might be strained to the greatest nicety , which the machine of itself pauis .