0 \ • Register No. ~ c:h / ~~~ ~ {~, · ~ 2 Fll ( ...... ' '.'' ; ' I GALE & POLDEN, ~·TO., PRINTERS, ALDER SH OT W,410. l OO Rcnme. 3- H.O~. w 11'> '] ... . ..... . 1 . ' . ' :.~·;., ' ... ,, .· .. ; . ':'~··' Regiater No. 77/15/4107 15th. January 1905 Minute 1 Chief Inspector of Small Arms (C.I.S.A.) As arranged at today's meeting of the Miniature Rifle Committee, the rifles mentioned in Enclosure A are being forwarded to you for inspection and report by the 14th. inst. the date of the next meeting. Your attention is particularly drawn to the prints detailed in Enclosure B. signed ............... 16/12/05 2 Director of Artillery I have carefully inspected these rifles and beg to submit my report on them herewith - Marked 'X' - I have purposely avoided any firing trials as I think these should be done when we have the rifles made up with ....... [P.T.O.].. I I ! /_ ....... points wished for by the committee, then the various forms of rifling could be tried with the action approved. John Hopton C.I.S.A. 13/12/05 2 CISA I ,,, • .. Register N o. "'1"1/n 1 t.f I() 1 Minute Sheet No. V .GALE & POLDEN , L TD PR INTERS A ., ' LD ERSH OT . .lll,690 lOO UOII!liS. 7-1905. w [931 . ·' ~ ~- ~- ~ c~~YJ .,._., . ~t;j . .lt.~~ ~~~c... htr~·- ~ -.. ~~ -~-.Le~~ I(_./ ~ 7C'l ·r - ~ · .... 6' 1,~-t:::;t.:: . t-:~·- - ~ lc.ft 4. v~P- ~ ~ : ~ --~ - ~- ~~ . . . . . . .... ,, u ~ - ~ .. ~-;-~'u_ .\f- ~ -- -~~ d~ f.- _ .. ~ V~ ·be_ M ~;~ ,:: • ~~-: t:r;~i;.C/Y.~ d~~ .·. , ~,- -'" . .. ... ... . . . ~~t:~; l. ... , : , ,. • -~ ::' • . '~~·.. .·. . . .. ·-··: . ·· . "-· ·~· ::~. ;~~·· .. ~;. '• ' ·, ·-{~-~~ [P.T. Over . . · 0 . .. ,. ,· ... . \· , I ' .. D of' A, (1) About f our weeks. ( 2) I think it advisable not to estimate Mntil the sample rifle is mad.e up. c .... I. s. A. agrees. (3) A screw ·butt traJ? could he made at le s.s cost, but would not, in my opinion, be nearly so suitable as the })attem agreed t.tpon by c. I. s. A. and myself' . ( 4) Th!e O. F. Minature rifle altered as directed was s'en · to you by special messenger this morning. In consultation. with c.. I. s. A., I f ind that paper El' has been cons~-d~r~bly ·modified and · did not \-- . -.. - ·- ·---···- . ... . embody all the points -the Committee wished. I have theref'ore · taken details from hXm as to what is require ~~- 19/12/05 r Superintendent . R.. S. A. F'. _;; .. :(·' ... <.~ / . . . .. ' )>- ~ ' . : ( . (?____ . .~ ·~ .. - ! :_, ·:. · ~------- --..--~~~-----...._-. ......_,___ ·-- .:; . . ··-·· -.......-:--..... -. ..... __ .......... __ ___.....-r--l ·· - ··-~~ .. --··~- . ' ;\r ..... . ,., .. r,- ,.._' / " I ' '·\ - ,. I ,./ j' .-,I. I Y. i. )' ' . . ., ... ~ . ; • . _·.'··: .... : ... · , . ...... ;· ... ,r . •• ~ I _, . Register No.7 7 11514107 M inute Sheet No. 3. - c.s.o.F. I d · The above minute is embodied in your minute of the lOth instant in a Br~nch Memo: A~3.lll06 ·. ~ Will you please now arran~e to have the fore- · . end of the O.F. model again ~sborteried by 3 inches and the swivels ~itted with attachments as in c.r.s.A.'s repo~t . of ·' ~~ · ··~ the 13th instan~ tlie upper to be ~2 inches and the lower •• \ r 5 inches from the toe of the butt. The Committee wish to see the model so altered~:· .'1 on the lOth January hext. .. ;t .. Will you please .also put in · hand two rifles embodying the points ; ticked in blue on ® · . The wipQ]]W'ir . should be similar to that on th e Short rifle. The -pattern · of'\: ~~ -~i i· "t' .. fo.resight ' protector is not yet ·decided un6n. The action to·. b~: · · , l •• · -· ... ~><!:~~~·--~~ .. ·• n.s.A. ty~e modiried on the line s · indicated by c jr ~~;A~· The butt trap " to be of · the ·pattern 'recommended by , G~ I .s .A~:::: .. ,· •. 'e'!l" •ww;; •lol~~~~·~ :cs s;qr : l .. ·.:~v The k~- of the boi t to be . as .far .back . as -'possH>le . an4. _n_o_t··. l~ front of trigR"er guard. Swivels ~s.: -p~·r: . . C-.I .• S .. A. ;~ re~o~·t ··cif1._;· · . . . . ~ 13th instant. The rifling to have the .. 6·~'#.' mode{ g~6.:;6ve ,:.· t,~~{. twi s t in one case t~ · be lli6 and . in 'the o~her 1/19. :~~- ·.·, . . · ..... parts of the . .. . . . .. .:: ::.. ~:· .. None of theAWebley or B.S.A. models s~~uld . ~ . . . . .. used in manufacture • . . ..... '• : .· .,..: ~~.:t ::,::·~ ... ~;·J~ .... ... : Please expedite manufacture ·and le.£ ,.-~~ ::kn~~:?t ... . . . . . ... ·. i :·. as soon as possible the estimat e cost for sup-piy on ~ la;~~~j ,• .. :.:~·;:.-/:·'· ~ .; ·, ' The Webley, B.S.A. and O.F. models . have. be" · · • I l \ ' I =.~: i:.·., .: .. sent dir ect to · the ·Supt:, R.S.A.F., Enfield; .:'t,:" , . '·;·:-: . .. .. · . .' .· scale. c.r.s.A. I To see . Please put in hand a foresi~ht or as arran ged a t Comnitt ee a nd submit it b y n ext rneeting :on . .. [P:T .. _Over . GALE & POLDEN, LTD .. PRINTERS, ALDE RS HOT. 81,690. !ClO Reams. 7- 1905. W [93] • ·,V• .. . . ·~ ' · .I . . . ~ .. .. • . .. \ : ' · •• J lOth proximo. The stock and butt trap and the barrel with foresight protec tor have been returned to you. A.3. I 2-t /12/190 5. D. u:f A., Herewith the original rifle · fi't ted with fore- sight p:r-otecto;r to -m.~et the Commi.ttee' s :requirements, . and .. ;· ~ and .-sling ~s -asked :f'C!l' at the last meetfng. The rifle has bee~ _ slung upon boys swivel's siz~s and seen by C.I.S.A. and there ·seems a possibility s wivels . may not be satisfactory in the. posi t~on __ fixed by Committee · so that at c.I.S.A's suggestion additional holes t the . I · · I . , :fo.r the.m have been placed il:l the stock to allow of' trial being made. The n~w :r·ifles required by the Committee will be ready in about three weeks when I will also submit e·stimat · s of' cust. r (1/1906 ~ C. :S. 0. F. \ Itegister No. D . of A., wi th C .t.S: . .K. 1 L ld ~~ oSJ 1; rm•. 11-I UU;, W (93j e. &·.. . , . --·· -·- - ~ - ---- ., .. Minute Sheet No. c{ - - --------------::1-Next >