, 1870-07-26
AR MS,

tfCrDrt OIL aAE Ma x.U1aiS bfdt1skncC
f2nnrd On >n.s.,l -arai.> sss:d Arms
ssnsl Equipments
iIa,hinytpn sIalg 10, Cyr,ys5on!zre " Tic N~r
ork Journal "t Commerce.
The fact WIS ttntei iu letter OF one day
last week that tue 1t. Louis Board Of ord
rlance. General :rAodell late Secretary Of
War). President. had submitted \ fe,ott.
That report. which have Just been allowed
10 read aud take notes fr,n,, is highly inter-
eeting. in view Of ts bearing OIL the future
a'm:Eg and equlrp'ng of our so!disrs III the
ElfEtll-LuA11Sn n1rLis AND s1tsk1-rs-
II: ADDITIONAL la e.refni and continued e1-
steriucuIs OIL each arm. manipulation and
examination Of lts srpasate parts was
Thoroughly ma.le by member. Of the hoard.
l he investigations we're limited tp the deter
:en,s Of breecl,~lo4tiiny small
arms. without regard to uucs-
'ote OF caiiere. Ei1inE " ammunition. The
A,aiu elements of excellence considered were
-s,enGth. durability and simplicity Of 1,reech,
mecllsl,it1n. casc. certainty ANU rapitlsry ot
accidents from use in the l,alnls Of tr,sl,e.
IIe extended recurd of details developed in
the various experiments waa only nlale as in-
ridfusM to these important tests. The board
selected tix systems. III the following order Of
relative merit Remington. Springfield sharpe,
iforSanrter1,, ataItiu-HenFy, aud Ward Bur
,on. Ihey. aiso selected tle same order for
cavalry caIbines, but regarded a. essential for
cavalry service that tho Remington carbue Le
70 .ntasated a. to load At half Geek.
The hoa1d say that ouly the first three sys-
tenlh named pt,.scss =uch superior excellence
y warrant their adoption lv the government
for Infantry or cavalry without further trial in
The hands CT troops. OF these three tho board
say Hey are unanimously and decidedly Of
:ttc apinlon that the Remington ia the lest
system for the iu the army Of tie Cn,ted
states. laey recommend that all arms lie
Drowned.
nEEErH-IoArISt, PISTOLS.
Tho lizard selected fTo1it AMONG the number
}.resthted in order Of merit a. ua,ned, the fol-
loving six: Remington .inglc-barrc. pistol.
viii, E,ant centre ire: Smith L Wesson re-
yolvez: Remington revolver NJ. j do No. 3 ::
do No. /.
The Remington was the only siucle-basTcl
| rjstei sul11nittrd TL,y regard i: as ~ excel
.~nt wea,c11. ut il k.:Qul be modified So Al tn
!,,a.l at haif-eock.
| Ihsv pronounce the SyuitI, L VesEon de-
.i3.riy superior to any revolver submitted, hut
| -ay it sIn uil br modified as follows Made
,ri,tse fire. cylinder >s,oull he heightened 20
! az to clp4t tlc s1,acc in front OF the brcecn
t!rel, AID co.tu;er.uuk SO as,a caves the yaz,-
rr:ec r1m. The calbre SHOULD be increased to
| Sic standard
1Eey ear tic mairspr1uc of .hs Eemiur,on
revolver should ssr strengthened 20 a. to III.
crease certainty OF fife and the ,,lunc. si,oul,
70 made to strike more accurately lie centre
| IT the Iase tf liz cartrilcc.
They 1ecom,s.y,d that ali small arms tn
| made Of the same cal,,lre- 'Thov Tcaar,i !,
| tarce caikre .,ur,. i,nnnr1aut for p;st,sfs md
| r. vu)yr1r than f,r aru,r Of longer ranee Ts.ey
saw handles. "a shared ia. in I,rsncinr tie
ncaror from tile lols,er to aim. il vii ~, be
ner.,rarr to change tie ,irst rrssonr bend ,i.e
\ ,,.;.. -r1s, a, -
I'd b. murh A. ihe streu:tl, of the w.aon;, viii
irx,;sy. ,,e i;,,t to i,o ,.,.,,-nn, Il v u;t ,I,
/ t,prf.nrn,. Tl,rr s.r rav,ir, ar,;,.1 viii )
aat,rr sIonj1 hare ana or tw., s;n,,ln h,rr
f;.to,. in ,,ls,,c ~ en-. ;ue mi s,y,l ar1,,,
-, w;:1, ;, r,r,,,n, s1cni;i no g.. rsrnisnr ~ =.
ru,e titute for szITc am. thar cay.lrr tr,,rs
rlloulI he funnl,rd win tho ans ,I,,s;cn,tsi
| II ,l,rn anil 11,s.r4,c,e.1 i, thrir nan I.,,e1
think ,hctS .I,omiI h. fun ,,,assc, nfe,rair3
| ar mentioned shove.
swonns,
Tl,ey reccn.:ucnt. tl,at t,ismnnptcl ote;.,r.
swos.l4 >lorl! le exchaneeI Tor t],e 4ulai
-ao,J tha; iirht art;IierY H.. arn,ctI Xii, -.
rolyer. ;,stc,I uf sal,rs.. an1 tha. S.rrn.n.,
I .,f infantry b. relieved Ut Tie sword Iut RI
lain lie ssel..
Tho noaed rcco,nn,e,d ,,;e, of :. u;ca.
c,rTn.naE ncvrs
| They recommsui tt,e a]nri;on NJ c,rtr:1c,
lc,,. ia tl,c following. ort1rr ar merit.
| I.ieutenaut j. Buffers, po,,ch :: DO, box
| Gene, al L. Il. Dya,'s. pouch; Lieutenant {
| l.. Be-t's. lox: Colonel $. Crispin's, Lo1
i.ietenans Colonel Roberts. box.
Epr1r,ES7s
Tbcy recommend the following styles o
eo,urncnts:
re,,rpse's, complete: Ba1ter's. do: She1
l@k's, do: SEYMOUR lna3,sacks: Clifford
20. a1asou's do.
TINT ovEacoArs.
r1,ow ro,oxrr,n,,,I ~ - 81. IL. 1,rn., +.,4 :.