Chapter 36: 36 school entrance examination
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Examination
Since the revolver is no longer a secret weapon, it is necessary for Tang Mo to make a real "revolver" for himself.
In fact, he had accumulated some smokeless gunpowder and asked several apprentices to help him stamp out some copper bullet cases with a steam engine. With the steam engine, stamping became very easy, especially for stamping soft metal copper.
He used the time he squeezed out to hand-craft some metal fixed-loading bullets in his laboratory, specifically for revolvers!
This may be the first batch of truly metal fixed-loading ammunition in the world. It has a primer and is made of copper metal. Its appearance is very close to modern bullets.
Tang Mo has always had the habit of keeping a secret weapon for himself. Since he had already taken out the revolver, it was only natural for him to get a secret weapon.
After seeing off the happy Tiger and promising him that he would get some ammunition for him in a few days, Tang Mo strolled to the factory where Matthews was.
In the noisy factory building, the roar of machines can be described as deafening. The workers were all busy with the work at hand and only said hello when they saw Tang Mo.
Walking to Matthews' side, Tang Mo waited for him to polish a new part before he asked loudly: "How is the new part I want made by you?"
"Is this what you're talking about? It looks like a cylinder... like a brand new revolver cylinder." Matthews handed a very beautifully polished cylinder to Tang Mo.
Different from the cylinder of the old revolver, this new cylinder has some linkage notches on the side to fix the position during the automatic rotation of the cylinder.
At the same time, there is a very precise spring device in the middle of the bullet cylinder. This device can use a push rod to pull all six bullet cases out of the bullet cylinder after the bullets are burned out, completing a quick ejection.
The design precision of the entire cylinder is no less than that of the most sophisticated parts on a steam engine. This is what Matthews can do only with his superb skills, and Roger might not be able to do it.
"This is a very complicated structure! If there were no drilling machines driven by steam engines and other machine tools, I might not even be able to do it." Matthews admired sincerely: "It's so fascinating. I just guessed it. With some of its functions, it can already be said to be an epoch-making product.”
Matthews is a very experienced weapons manufacturing worker. He once worked in Cyric. Later, he was fired and lost his job because he contradicted his boss, and he wandered to Beiling.
He is very familiar with the structure of weapons and is also very experienced in making weapons. If not, he wouldn't have the temper to contradict his leader - capable people have a bit of a weird temper, or conversely, incompetent people will be submissive...
"Oh? Did you see something?" Tang Mo was still very interested in Matthews' professional abilities. If there was only one person in this workshop who could keep up with some of Tang Mo's weapon design ideas, it would be this old dwarf from Beiling.
From this point of view, Lord Earl is quite interesting. He was willing to give up such an experienced weapon maker to him, and he could at least give him a thumbs up!
"Are you testing me?" Matthews looked at Tang Mo and had the idea of feeling Tang Mo's bottom.
To be honest, he really wanted to know whether Tang Mo was worth following. After all, as a skilled old craftsman, he thought he still had some worth.
The more capable a person is, the more cautious he is, and he is unwilling to give away his loyalty easily. Wes was like that, and so was the old dwarf Matthews apparently.
"Absolutely. If you get the answer right, I might consider finding something new for you to do." Tang Mo smiled and made a promise, a promise that would definitely interest Matthews.
Matthews was startled for a moment, and then he burst out laughing. The laughter could be heard far away in the factory where the machines were roaring: "Ha! I like those ideas of yours."
This is his truth. He really likes Tang Mo's idea of the K1 fast gun, and the design of the steam engine also shocked him.
What's more, Tang Mo also demonstrated the design of a revolver that can fire continuously. These designs have never appeared in this world before.
For a craftsman who spent half his life in a weapons workshop and dealt with machinery almost every day, the temptation of these mechanical designs that fascinated him was simply irresistible.
"I will definitely not disappoint you." Tang Mo put on a smile, making Matthews full of expectations.
Since it was an exam, Matthews started. He pointed at the bullet chamber that Tang Mo was playing with and said, "I can see that the middle part of this thing is a mechanism for rapid ejection! There should be an almost identical part in the recessed part. , and with the spring, you can push all the 6 bullets out of the bullet chamber!" Tang Mo was surprised. He nodded, full of interest in Matthews' answer. He really wants to know how much potential the craftsmen of this world have, and how much they can see from just one part.
Matthews continued: "In addition, I believe these weird notches are not for decoration. You are going to use these notches to fix the bomb nest... to increase its stability..."
There are indeed many bumps and grooves on the revolver's cylinder. These are not designed for aesthetics, but are made deliberately from a purely practical point of view.
Some bumps and convexes are deliberately made to reduce weight, and some notches also have their own purposes—Tang Mo naturally knows, because what he is making can be said to be a truly modern revolver!
But Matthews has no way of knowing, so we can see some clues simply from these carvings. Matthews is really a very powerful weapon craftsman.
So Tang Mo nodded and acknowledged Matthews: "Well, I admire you more and more, Matthews."
After hearing Tang Mo's approval, Matthews knew that his guess was right, so he continued to speak: "If I guessed this right, then it proves that this bullet chamber is better than the previous revolver. The stability of the magazine may be a little less stable. In that case, I can confirm that it is a movable part...the rotating shaft in the middle of the magazine is not fixed to the gun body!”
Starting from reasoning from some small places, you can guess so many details based on the structure. Tang Mo once again felt that Matthews was a talent.
The other party was able to guess that Tang Mo planned to use a movable bomb nest! This is the essential difference between a revolver and a revolver, and it is also the essential difference between a modern revolver and a traditional old revolver!
With traditional revolvers, you cannot throw out the bullet cylinder to increase the reloading speed! It can only be loaded one shot at a time, which is an intolerable flaw for modern weapons!
The new revolver has been improved so that the bullet cylinder can be thrown out of the gun body, allowing for rapid reloading. The reloading speed and reloading convenience are several times better than the old revolver!
What’s more, a quick loader specially designed for revolvers later appeared, which can load six bullets at a time, and the loading speed has been greatly improved!
"Hahaha..." Tang Mo laughed heartily after hearing the speculation of the old dwarf Matthews. He felt that keeping such a talent would definitely be a big gain for him.
As a result, unexpectedly, Matthews continued to create surprises for Tang Mo - the old dwarf continued: "Well, you can't use paper shells for such a sophisticated structure, because the paper shells also contain fine gunpowder. The debris will definitely get stuck in these almost seamless moving mechanisms.”
Tang Mo was stunned. He really didn't expect Matthews to be able to deduce so many design details of a weapon from a bullet chamber.
If Matthews’ previous speculation could be described as professional, then what he said now can almost only be described as monster.
In fact, this is because Tang Mo is not a craftsman in the true sense, so his feelings are a bit exaggerated. Real craftsmen really know the structures they are familiar with.
Obviously, Matthews's technique is almost impeccable, so what limits him is only the direction. He does not lack the keen insight of a weapons craftsman on the development of weapons.
"Such a precise structure itself cannot withstand the impact of gunpowder deflagration! So you must find a way to solve the problem of bullets." So, he quickly expressed his opinion - it is precisely because of these The details allowed him to see many clues about Tang Mo's new weapons.
Similar to what he said, the ejection structure, and even the thinner cartridge structure, are actually unable to withstand the erosion of gunpowder.
If metal cartridge cases are not used, it is just the residue of gunpowder, which will turn the sophisticated ejection structure into a joke full of failures.
To think about it another way, if you continue to use paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition, then there is no need for an ejection structure at all, right? You only need to clean the barrel of the gun, there is no need to make a complicated structure at all.
"Let me guess, you are going to use a metal bullet case? Right?" After guessing like this, the dwarf Matthews raised his head, looked at Tang Mo, and asked in an almost determined tone.
Tang Mo did not answer him, but smiled and asked Matthews' determined eyes, "Are you the only one who has such a talent, or are you all dwarves so smart?"
The roar of the machine became noisy again. After a brief pause, the machine tool driven by the steam engine started to rotate happily again.
(End of this chapter)