The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

M. THE LOCK.

N RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
airneianPable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute. without
0, A filo on.rtridgeelpongeti on a table.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
- The
%a!, ~a.rra must give a mean figure of merit of not more
tule:Pin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
t 300.
ahoy• a
eh e mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
°tB each. _ _

P. TRAJECTORY.
degot require at 500 yards an elevation of more than
8' 80 lun.

Q. FOULING.
atl ra shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
,vvo yards after firing 250 rounds.
n. PENETRATION.
that e mean penetration of five shots not to bo less than
haof the present service muzzle-loadin Enfield Rifle-
-12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
1.8 Water.
Distance 30 yards.
\lra s. LUBRICATION.
to„ iz on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
4,4 superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
—ssary by the competitor.
111.
Sp, ~41111 S will be received without the usual proof marks.
sting the
and drawings of the methods proposed,
Tg the probable cost per ann, and accompanied by a
bitiBucd specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable arnmu-
of,On, slimild be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, "War
`'„c, o, Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867.
specifications and specimen arms will be considered
w‘.''he Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
`B, who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
,elee, and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
aBt and recommend for further trial such of the systems
may appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
:ch as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
d.arrant their
heiaro stated in this advertisem entng included in te competition, .
the con-
Each
lt °,ls ofA accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
to,e,lPetiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
sPecimenrm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
ialik-,tim per arm, within four months after date of de-
e —ll,- Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
ipmitA
sumtee t exact nature of the he may em-
. 3% he
of £3OO will be paidlubrication to each of he accepted
ti°l"Tetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
The Sec
of ammunition required.
Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
Which, on combination of all qualitie, is considered
he committee to be the best submitted.s
tamingond reward of .£6'oo for the arm which, while at-
lara satisfactory deeTee of excellence in other particu-
A", Is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
le third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. Tho qua-
awl" which will be principally taken into consideration in
of arcling this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
varsistaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
r,l°llB climates and general serviceability.
Et, 1,,10 shooting 'qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
th,uoY may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
sitfe,.eartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
/9t, as those above-mentioned.
Iv 4 is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
seeba competitor be entitled to more than ono prize ; but
gloPrize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
eryie
en to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
e.

IV
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
teit,Lgazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
-104,V and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
ineblng Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
rr„'s, Including the stock.
tb;::!ae limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
rtive of the charges in the magazine.
is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
bayonet.
ditions
Ita a Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
coeazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
and in the absence of experience does not at
teite34t define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
fO. c'se Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
Tk4rther trial, will be paid for at the rate of .£6O each.
Ettk.4iB sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

V.
nobs, Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
ado,etY produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
Itte,,ed into the service without proper cknowledgme.n!,
tat,Lilat the name of the individual with whom it °rip-
rshall be recorded in connection with it.
Late the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
"10 service, it will bear the invader's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.

War Office, Oct. 22, 1866.
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