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

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N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
ain9capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
0 Aitig, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
'ICCURAOY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
%The arra must give a mean figure of merit of not more
°ll 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
The. at 300.
Bhrots each mto be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
ean

P. TRAJECTORY.
eg. 8 l'iOt 0
tOmin require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
m.

Q. FOLING.
ajhe 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
vis.t of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifle—
hours 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
I.rsrs in water
Distance 30 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
,„ Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
Necess—aY
suPeradded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
arY by the competitor.
111.
No SD arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
af.texfications and drawings of the methods proposed,%lir the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
nitihg
specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable arnmu-
ofatm) should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
Tche'e Pall-mall," on or before the 30th March, 1867, d
by th aPeeifications and specimen arms will be cpnsidere
war-6 Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
who will be selected by the Secretary of State for
seie',and who will, after firing the 20 preliminary rounds,
e‘ and recommend for further trial such of the systems
ma
such Y appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting. all
war may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
dirant their being included in the competition, the con-
k", of which are stated in this advertisement.
for Aae" accepted competitor will then-be required to furnish
tonu eouri:pee:t,armat,Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity
ran 6 spechnen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
within four months after date of de-
cor/ill— -ndab competitor will be required to disclose toMittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may em-
ploy'el, A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
Petltors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
;11:11)131 of amunition requred.
arra e ecy retary m
of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
by tillvhich, on combination of all qualities, is considered
e committee to be the best submitted.
tabliseeend reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
lar a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
-1: is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
aweaa.,which will be principally taken into consideration in
of a ruing this prize will be economy of manufacture, power.
vanstaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
as various climate eneral serviceability.
The Shootingqualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
the pa3' may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
aidera—rtrid is associated,
they will not be so much con-
it a 8 hoe above-mentioned.
11 clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
such- competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
give Prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
sarvincet.o the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the

IV
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
eeltivearzine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be Ie:
loadir, and examined in a manner similar to the Breech_
Incb-e-g,-"ifles. They must not be less in length than 48
The limit the stock.
clumve 'imit of weight for these arms is fixed at 91-Ib. ex-
bay(!f the charges in the magazine.
n'toadispensable that the arms be made to take a
hee
411 a Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
ton(lititle or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
Ptese,,',.°°_,Bl' and in the absence of experience does not at
to be oellue the standard of accuracy or other conditions
,rh fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
for ft se Magazine orßepeating Arms, which are accepted
r„,,rlier trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O. each.
artll-1-.ms sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

Tit V.
boveiet Secretary of Slate will take care that. no ingenious
ha° Y produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
`slid Pled
into the service without proper acknowledgment,
11..k.lothat the name of the individual with whom it origi-
'ifs shall be recorded in connection with it.
!at° the rifle to which the first rize is awarded is adopted
the service, it will bear thep inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
War mico of Ordnance.
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