The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-09 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY FIRE.
ai,eaPable of firing at least 12 rounOFds per minute, without
0.-I_4'. the cartridges bein arranged on a table.
'uOURAOY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The
than arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
44'1 sin.
°6in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
at 300.
The mn to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each. ea

P. TRAJECTORY.
Not tore quire at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
deg, 30 rain.

Q. FOLIN
The shooting not to deteriUorate G.
more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 250 rounds.
R. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be l
that of the present service muzzle-loading Enfieldess Rifle than
Viz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
neat' be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
cessary by the competitor.
111.
Iqo arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
''Pecifications, and drawings of the methods proposed
,
:ling the probable cost per arm, and accouniitmecd Izna,
ammu-
nition, specimen arm, with 20 roundsof s
13, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
',C,81 Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
13 'fie specifications and specimen arms will be considered
)' the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
'Was' who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
r, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
alier.?..t_and recommend for further trial such of the systems
au,VY appear to them sufficiently promising,
. rejecting all
- as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
IP.arrant their being included in the competition, the con-
Qitions of which are stated in this advertisement.
f„,sch accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
experi
en
b t, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
munition
specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
rti„,„l3.,"-icil per arm, within four months after date of de-
coL- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
pioThanittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ccal„. „A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
the t'„e"torS, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
Ti,"„PPY of ammunition required.
ark ',Secrtar of combination offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
ttZ"ich, on of all qualities, is considered
,Z„emmuittee to be the best submitted.
taint reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
lar 11.'g a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particn-
!3pelected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
hti third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The
aweaa,,,'hich will be principally taken into consideration in
Of so—erg this prize will be economy of manufact.ure, power
varion ami.sg rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
Thee climates, and general serviceability.
as the shooting qualities of the cartridge must be. fair; but
the 3:211a3, depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
sider"ndge is associated, they will not be so much con-
It is as those above-mentioned.
a clearly to be understood that under no
.circumstances.
Such ,e9mPetitor be entitled to more than one prize; but
given will be irrespective of any reward which may beservice- the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV
Itt AG
3ziMAZINE AND REPEATING AS.
cervane and Repeatig Arms for Infantry will be
er_e_-
lottZid 3,11(.1 examined inn a manner similar to the Brae h_
itebe-g -"tiles. They must not be less in length than 48
7,,..8,.i.nc1uding the stock.
%slue limit of -Weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
it °.e c.,f the charges in the magazine.
ba3,43etindispensable that the arms be made to take a
13resei,„ti.on, a
The yz
Mae, ."-'Beretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
c0tT2.43,5 erßepeatingArm produced that fulfils the above
; and in the absence of experience does not at
to be",' define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
Th zilifilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for fuNe Magnzine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
1, Jther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
funk 13 suni is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

V.
boll'vellet Secretary of State will take care that no ingeniousbe
aflo 3' Produced in answer to this advertisement shall
tttdPled into the service without proper acknowledgmeacknowledgment,batetbra the name of the individual with whom it origi-
ifB 811°1 the he recorded in connection with it.
into
rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War Om of Ordnance.
-Lee, Oct. 22, 1866.

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