The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-06 00:00:00

lc THE LOCK.

N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
miming, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
0.
ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 3Gin. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and bin. at 300.
The moan to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

P. TRAJECTORY.
Not to require at 500 yards an elevation of more than 1
'Leg. 30 min.

Q. FOULING.
The shooting not to deteriorate more than 20 per cent.
at 1,000 yards after firing 230 rounds.

R. PENETRATION.
The mean penetration of five shots not to be less than
JIM of the present service muzzle-loading Enfield Rifie—
rz., 12 half-inch elm planks, which have been soaked 48
hours in water.
Distance 80 yards.
s. LUBRICATION.
Wax on bullets is indispensable, but any other lubricant
necessary
be superadded or applied to the cartridge, if thought
'eceSSary by the competitor.

No arms will be received without the usual proof marks.
Specifications, and drawings of the methods proposed,
Stating the probable cost per arm, and accompanied by a
:,aislied specimen arm, with 20 rounds of suitable ammu-
nition, should be sent to the "Director of Ordnance, War
''"Xe, Pall-mall" on or before the 30th March, 1867.
The specifications ands pecimen arms will be considered
by the Ordnance Select Committee and its associate mem-
bers, 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
suchay appear to them sufficiently promising, rejecting all
as may not be considered to offer sufficient merits to
Ill'arrant their being included in the competition, the con-
tlitions of which are stated in this advertisement.
Each accepted competitor will then be required to furnish
to experiment, at Woolwich, six arms in strict conformity.
° the specimen arm submitted, with 1,000 rounds of am-
konition per arm, within four months after date of de-
kand. Each competitor will be required to disclose to the
te„Tomittee the exact nature of the lubrication he may ein-
ra°Y. A sum of £3OO will be paid to each of the accepted
,e,tilpetitors, to cover the expense of the six rifles, and of
"e suPPly of ammunition required.
a The Secretary of State offers a reward of £l,OOO for the
o which, on combination of all qualities, is considered
"Y the committee to be the best submitted.
4.:A. second reward of £6OO for the arm which, while at-
;7311111g a satisfactory degree of excellence in other particu-
ars, is selected for merit in respect to its breech mechanism.
A. third reward of £4OO for the best cartridge. The qua-
lities which will be principally taken into consideration in
awarding this prize will be economy of manufacture, power
°f sustaining rough usage, freedom from deterioration in
Various climates, and general serviceability.
The shooting qualities of the cartridge must be fair; but
11s they may depend upon the rifling of the arm with which
Te cartridge is associated, they will not be so much con-
Itweras those above-mentioned.
is clearly to be understood that under no circumstances
mill a competitor be entitled to more than one prize ; but
132 v eo
01 prize will be irrespective of any reward which may be
et to the inventor of the arm finally adopted into the
Service.

Iv.
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.
e've;"`Lagazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
ind and examined in a
manner similar to the Breech-
c"ing Rifles. They mustot be less in length than 48
cbes,
we the stock.
_, The limit of ght for these arms is fixed at 9ilb. ex-
clusive of the charges in the magazine.
bayonetindispen
It J.
sable that the arms be made to take a
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 800 for the best
Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
pnditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at
t)esent define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
fulfilled before such an arm can be adopted.
tor hose Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
”!arther trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.
4rtn-u.his sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition per

V.
brllo Secretary: of answer take care that no ingenious
adopted
produced in to this advertisement shall be
opted into the service without proper acknowledgment,
a that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
" shall be recorded in connection with it.
it:f the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
t° the service it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance.

ar _Office, Oct. 22, 1866.
SALE OF OLD STORES AT THE ROYAL
AKIN CLOTHING DEPOT, PIMLICO.
Stat- CE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the S. cretary of
cha e for War is prepared to receive TENDERS for the per-
V.,I•D STORES, now lyinz, at the Royal Army
"ePot, Grosvenor-road. Pimlico, y here forms of
be vh' may be obtained, and where the store. fo- sale may
oe„ ed, onehe three days previous to the day fixed for the
a 4i VerY ei hTenders, between the hours of nine and eleven
Tenders wo and four p.m.
ehtig must be made on a printed form, which may be
Ofricel,' as above stated, and are to be delivered at the War
ne~malt on or before Thursday, the Bth of November
the dressed to the Director of Contracts, and marked on
The Seereta
PftniZtt,;de, " Tender for the Purchase of Old Stores,
o all of the Ter
Itrdeefr late.reseryes the right of rejecting any

offi T. HOWELL, Director of Contracts.
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