Show I SALT lAKE AND OGDEN M MAY Y BE ARMED WITH TillS GUN I mn I f Th There is a prospect of the automatic J Colt Col pistol Browning patent being adopted by the police departments department of f fOgden Ogden and Salt Sal Lake provided whole wholesale wholesale wholesale sale rates can be obtained from the Colts Manufacturing company Tho The impression has ha been created that this weapon fires a continuous stream of lead as long as the trigger is pressed until the magazine is emptied empted This Is a mistake The action acton is automatic except that the trigger is pulled for firing frIng each shot The arm aria ar can cal ca be dis discharged discharged charged at the rate of five shots shot ner Der second the cartridges being automat automatically automat cally supplied from a detachable magazine Inserted in the handle of the pistol pistol I After the pistol is charged with wih a filled fled magazine one opening movement is made by hand bringing the first firt cartridge into the chamber On pulling the trigger the cartridge is fired the empty shell shel is extracted a new cart cartridge cartridge cartridge ridge is loaded Into the chamber all al T lt 1 4 these operations taking place auto automatically without any manipulation of the arm ar This automatic operation of the pistol is effected by the recoil of the moving parts and as a conse consequence consequence consequence quence the recoil is so absorbed in being be being belag ing lag utilized that it has ha not the usual disturbing effect This pattern unlike the same kind manufactured In Belgium Bel ium has ha a ham hammer hammer hammer mer that may m y be used for firing the first shot if f desired thus doing away with wih the necessity of the opening movement to start the mechanism |