Supposed He Fired First.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 20, 19 May 1909, Page 60

Supposed He Fired First.

At last we have a pistol that cannot miss. It seems incredible, but no matter how poor a shot you are, you are certain to hit the person you aim at, and even the exact part of his body you choose. The only drawback about the new weapon is that it only works at night or m the dark. In the light it is no better than any other revolver. But it is at night that the pistol is most needed, and it is then the hardest to hit for the man armed with the ordinary revolver. The invention is simple enough. It can be fitted to any revolver or rifle. Above the barrel of the revolver and exactly parallel to it, is a little tube containing a lens and an electric lamp. At the rear of the tube is a little spring to be pressed by the thumb of the hand that holds the weapon. Electric wires connect with a small dry battery kept in the pocket or under the pillow, or wherever it is convenient. Suppose you awake at night with the feeling that there is * burglar in your room. You point the pistol where you think the burglar lurks, and with your thumb press the little spring. A spot of light appears where you have pointed the weapon, and you move this around till you find him. In the centre of the spot of light is a black dot. This dot shows where your bullet will strike. The instant you see the burglar in the light you c-an pu'l the trigger and be certain to hit him somewhere. If you wish to hit his head or put a bullet through his Heart, just move the black dot to his head or heart, or wherever you wish, and pull the trigger. At a distance of 90ft the spot of light is about 6ft tall and as broad as a man. The black dot at that distance is about the size of an orange. The objection brought against this firearm is, unfortunately, true: “It shoots as straight for a burglar as for a householder.’’ 4 4 4