The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-14
NEW LEE RIFLE FOR THE NATY.
Requirements Made by the Government of the Manufacturer of the New and I'm proved Weapon Which is to be Made in New Haven at Winchesters.

the Manufacturer of the New and I'm
 proved Weapon Which is to be Made in
 New Haven at Wimchester's.
 Washington, Oct 13.-The naval ord
 nance bureau has arranged for the
 manufacture of 100, 900 rifles invented by
 James P Lee of Hartford, Conn, This
 gun is supposed to be the best of the
 small-calibre arms yet invented. The
 calibre of the gun will be 2S6.
 The material of which the barrels
 are made will be forged, or rolled,
 steel, all tempered, and then annealed
 and showing on two-inch specimens of
 standard form, an elastic limit of at
 least S0,000 pounds per square inch, and an elongation of at least 20 per cent. This material will be of uniform
 quality, free from slag, seams, hard
 spots, and all other defects, and will be inspected during manufacture, and tested for acceptance by the govern ment's inspectors. The above require ments can be met by an open-hearth steel containing about AZ per cent. of nickel, and such steel will be pre- ferred, but any steel meeting the re- quirements may be used. The barrel forgings will have no further heat treatment after acceptance.
 The material for the bolts and re- ceivers will be of the best quality, and samples of it, selected by the govern ment's inspectors, will be tested physi- cally, and must show on two-inch speci-
 mems of standard form an elastic limit of at least 40,000 pounds per square inch, and an elongation of at least 20 per cent. when annealed.
 The rif1ing will consist of six equal grooves, having a uniform twist of one turn in 71a inches. The depth of l grooves will be GOA and their form that of the Metford rif1ing. The stocks will be of the best quality of walnut and finished in proper manner. The butt stock will be of shotgun pattern l with half-pistol grip, and the fore stock and barrel cover will be excavated in | wake of the barrel, so as to be in con | tact with it only on annular ribs GOV l cred with asbestos.
 l The butt plate will be of aluminium 1 checked or roughened, and with slid
 ing cover over pocket in the butt. A steel butt plate may be used if suffi- ciently light and strong. The bands will be of steel, as light as is consistent with proper strength, and fastened with 1 screw pins, They will be fitted with a lug suitable for holding the bayonet
 If suitable light aluminium bronze al ! Joy is found, 1t may be used, both fol 1 butt pla te and bands
 1 The pattern of rear sight not having l been decided upon, the cost of it's manu. 1 fracture will be the subject of future | agreement, but the making of the front | sights and the attaching and adjusting of both sights must be done by the ! contractor, and at his expense.
 l The barrels will be properly Drowned l and the bolts and receivers either | Drowned or case-hardened as hereafter l determined upon as best. All parts re quiring durability are to be properly hardened.
 One rife from each lot will be firet not above 100 rounds, with standard
 ammunition furnished by the depart ment, and defects developed in any part by this firing must be lcmedied by the contractor The government vii hold the contractor harmless agalns any suits on accounts of any alleged infringements of patents iil the prosecu ton Of the manufacture of the rifles re quired.