New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29
OF INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
THE TESTS OF SMALL ARMS SOON TO BE
MADE AT NEWPORT.
ONLY A SATISFACTORY BREECu MECHANISM
NEEDED To COMPLETE TIE MOST DE-
sTRrCTIvE WEAPON THE WORLD
HAS EVER SEEN.

HAS EVER SEEN
Washington. July 2s.-The great Powers Oh -u'op ,
ere almost al deeply Interested as Is the 'ni'eu
States in the coming competitive tests OF SINAI aims
beginning the Newport Naval Iorpeco "'a''o" ",
August l. when the final sep will be taken to"aru
eoupplng the marines and buejacke;s Of this coun-
try with the mos; destructive weapon IN the world
The small arm at present used N the Navy Is .''
familiar A inch calibre which Win inc resu'''o"
black powder. gives an effective range oil ''-o' 'a''
Only nfty-hve rounds being carried by each' we"
the high ve.oclty producing smokeess powder these
guns are rapidly becoming Obsoete ana All "'o"v'"
nations have adopted weapons win sh''ie'
calibrcs. Itay. Rumania and Holland nave o"o''
c5 mi!limetrcs; Spain and CHI! mil'meueS' 'n1
new United States Army caNore - ~ HCh' INV
famous I.ebe OF the French Is mi'iimetres' OF
3l5 inch; the Mann.icher OF Germany is % NIL
rra.-es. and the ordnance experts OF tho United
States Navy. after careful consi-era'on Ha'c
adopiei calibre Of m..meres, or 2'o men, "e
smallest bore used in warfare. being Dat s'b""'
,re,.er than the familiar Pinch caibre OF the
small boys first pistol, or the cat rne' "o"
ever the cartridge which the Navy VII use III ,ne
nov, gun i totay different from the popular buIlel
can lis projec;ile looks ike an inch ana nan VA
heavy telegraph wire. ard the Explosive c"''"D
OF the cartridge widens out Ike champagne oo'e'
The bullet is nickel steel coated with mckee wes"-
ing lS5 grains: the explosive Is ~ grains OF r"r''e'
the highss,-powered smokel"ss explosive the enc
two or king RANGE is 300 yards. and each man
| can carry $50 rounds The United states "'Se"'"
have already manufactured large numo"r oil III.
row barrels which are Only thirty inches long. and
| the long protcc;ges from them have been driven
| through nNy inches OF sold pine Ihorousn p'S''
! have demonstrated the wisdom OF adopting '"c
| smaller ca .ibre and the only thing now remaining
., nrovIle American blucjackeis with the most ter
rho Of ure-destroyers il a breech mechanism .n-
nh, nc the accurate discharge 81 me Sfed'S' ""'"
| Tor of prOiecii.eS In the Least Time 49,
Naval officials have the hish's. U"qv his and
| with This end In view last March secretary III
bert called upon inventors lor vi ,r nxn"rtmen,
| raj purposes and making August the ga ~
upon which completed guns should %" 1 nhoId
and tests under "A competent haNai p"h'u rsa 4,
| L.yin AZ Newport. The Government IS now r'"nS
TO begin these tests II has fHrnisms' ,uM,nsiE
! seven barrels. many OF them 10 ihthonS t".'' ~.
| ars and considerable curiosity exists rs 10 thr
contrivanccs which viii b" submitted As tnr III :,
order for new guns all barrels To pr ihau1 -? 49,,
,.ovcrnm.n, and the weapon TO be finished bN INC
succcssful Inventor viii probably amount to ISTH
arms II is confidently expected that sonir 81, r'y'-
| cal improvements in smali-arm practice VIII pee
dcvclorrd ana little or no doubt X "xprcS"l ,I,s
| ~ I-ni,od ef,ies viii secure something superior
Inn, Inv use I'm Europe II indeed an advance
| is moi made which will astonish the world aS h"'"
early great Amercan NH h Exceptionally Sc
we're safety general action, defectiV" hfniu %
excessive charges rapidly. accuracy ana n ,Ir
! o. s,and dust and rust entering INTO cohlp'li
| ton The endurance test Will he 800 continuous
! rounds without cleaning. ana me la.lIS 80
fem can be- completely taken apart ana put 10
gcther VIII De- noted -. -, ,,os,
,,tsrs ,ciu d.pend whether France will abandon
IN Iebel arm. with which she has gone 10 SUI
,1 ~ thr United States in adopting th'
s,nall"r raIlhre and a superior magazine gun. ~
tests Of machine guns which nav ue'n rt Indiat
az the Washington ordnance tsctVtI "a, n,b i" "',n
Head proving grounds. and when WI o. ' nrr
pose OF selecting the best nachih"s' '''"
I Tor newly adopted barrel