The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-17 00:00:00

P. TRAJECTORY.

Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
deg. 30 min.
Q. FOULING.

The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.

R. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.
Distance 30 yards.

s. LN.
Wax on bullets is indisUpensable, BRICATIObut any other lubrican
IllaY be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if though
necessary by the competitor.

111.
S No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
in,ecifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
b
'flica ,ition, should b cent to the Director of Ordnance Pall-mall,e ""on or befort the 30th March, 1867., War
The' specifications and specimen arms will be considered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
L•Zs, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
"ar, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds, select and recommend for further trial such of the systems
48 May appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
anch as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
'warrant their being included in the competition, the con-
ditions of which are stated in this advertisement.
or Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
=experiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
to the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
munition per arm, within four months after date of de-
mand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
committee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ctcy. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
them
copetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
Supply of ammunition required.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
anm which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
by the committee to be the best submitted.
A second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
taining a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
lars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
A third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
ities which will be principally taken into consideration in
awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
of sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
various climates, and general serviceability.
The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
as they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
the cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
sidered as those above-mentioned.
It is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
will a competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
such prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
given to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
service.

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