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Show Gun Without Recoil. An officer of tho United States navy has Invented a gun that Arcs a six-pound six-pound projectllo without recoil. This gun, bectvuso of Its absenco ot recoil, Is woll adapted to uso on acroplanoa or dirigibles. Tho gun Is most Interesting, bavlig both ends open to tho atmosphero. Tho Bhell has tho projectllo "ttod Into ono end, and In tho othor end Is a mass ot bird-shot Tho Bhot Is of sufficient weight to furnish tho required reaction reac-tion when tho projectllo Is discharged from tho other end ot tho gun When the gun Is fired tho projectllo Is thrown from tho muzzlo nt a high velocity ve-locity whllo tho shot Is discharged from tho brooch nt low velocity. |