The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-12 00:00:00

11. THE AAS A HOLE. dust be as little liable Ito njury by W
long-continued firing,
breg su agA'and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
ach-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
"nil°l32 of being used Without accident by imperfectly
foe.", and of being manufactured in quantities and of um-
traine.d
Ira and
THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.
and list be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
S
• exPosure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for ,nyler's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-
natal explocion ast ...xua_cartriliccia_and rAnsdilia
"u'og Manufactured in large quantities, and of unitof
quality.
x. CALIBRE.
Optional.
OptionalTllE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
M. THE LOCK.
Optional.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
ai_e.aPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
o.'"Ata,g the cartridges being arranged on a table.
"‘-'CURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
T
thanhe arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
a "Giat 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500)
It Gin. at 300.
shotsaniean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
ach.

P. TRAJECTORY.
ug. yot to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
m 80 pain.

Q. FOULING.
at The shooting. not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
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—
:4z., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
aonrs in water.
Distance 30 yards. _

s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
'hay be superadded or applied to the cartriage, if thought
necessary by the competitor,

- 111.
No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
Specifications, and drawings of themaectchoomdpsanpireodpobsyeda,
Stating the probable cost per arm, and
finished specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Office, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
by The specifications and specimen arms will be considered
t_he Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
"ers, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
War, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
select and recommend fer further trial such of the systems
:„8111,_ aY appear to them sufficiently promising., rejecting all
s may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
„Warrant their being included in the competition, the con-
ultions of which are stated in this advertisement.
f tach accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
t°,-,r,ZlPeriment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
"un specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
raunition per arm, within four months after date of de-
-111843- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
I,rtinittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may era-
°Y• A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
41)ePetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
r,,PPPIy of cove
it required.
Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
h
wv,•
•by t "lch, on combination of all qualities, is considered
taAe committee to be the best submitted.
.second reward lti ode £6OO for the arm which while at-
lara, u9g a satisfactory gree of excellence in other particu-
is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
li4;a. third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
oaw"en Which will be principally taken into consideration in
ff sus this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
various climates,
rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
thee
climates, and general serviceability.
as Shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the c,,Lll22,Ydeyend upon the rifling of the arm with which
eidW"'"uge is associated, they will not be so much con-
as those above-mentioned.
la clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
Rtiesa c?rnpetitor be entitled to mere than one prize ; but
liveuenze will be irrespective of any reward
adoptedl...FT! may be
servicelo. the 1q
of the arm finally p into the

IV
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MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
teivedgezin,,e and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
leaci•.at',i, examined in a manner similar to the Breecl4lB-
- b 'fie& They must not be less in length than
„,s, including the stock.
vatinisetin
of tho charges in the magazine.
tlusxieveelireh of weight for these arms is fixed at 91lb. ex-
, It •
present to take a
dinPeusable that the arms be made
Mai
Secretary of State offers a reward of 300-for the best
coriTzine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
• and in the absence of experience does not at
-to bent define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
Thoillifilied before such an arm can be adopted.
ler f Se oiag,azine orßepentingArms, which are accepted,
This ther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
ttrin. nuna is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

V. t The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
ad°o`72,._Y, produced in answer to this advertisement
dshall be
imi.Y.l'iale Into name without proper acknowle gtuTi,
tia'tiothat the of the individual with whom it origt-
jf's shall be recorded in connection with it.
which the first pFize is awarded is adopted
lilts the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
w
Wax rn of Ordnance.
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