< Previousj : - ~-J ·~;~h.~-. l<t~:~'-.1· I Taking ·the points in order as dealt with by the I shape ' of t he butt and grip, trfg ger and trigg~r Com..ro.it.te e, the guard, is af:' in t h e Web l e y' mode l. 1 2 :3 T.,_, P e d · · 1·n t l1.e O.F. model, modified at_ th 4 .!if! . or - en 1s as I!l.f! EYI.:. ing of ::.he lOt:,h -Janua:r:'Y. I t , was no i:, po ss ible to cor.1bine tht> mechanism of ·the Tebl~y 5 pull off wi"th tht? r.ct.iun selected. As simple as po ss ible a :fo:rm of drag pull has be.:m worked out, suitable for the f of ac~iun adop~ed. Th e backsi ght has been designed approximately of th 6 size of "Lhat submitted on the VTebley model, but a friction gr ip for ·the slide has been retai;ne.d to give the means for fine adjustment. The pro tJe ctor horns are placed as required ·s.tmila:r_'l to those in the sho:r;t rifle. The ·s ight with windgauge sel~. cted by the Committee 7 :ts marked as patented. An entirely n~w fo~m 6f windgauge. h as therefore, been worked out which is che,ap to manufactur and neat in appearance, and, I thihk, certain to be satfs- :facto_cy ::Ln wu rldng. Tfle :foresight ·is the same i _n side elevati'o~_.as the B . S.A. model, but attache.d to the ~ifle so as to allow .adjustment and, with its protect9.r, is as submitted and app b.t the meetin~ of Janua:cy' lOth. 8 & 9 ved The action has requi~ed to be entirely re- designe • : Jei ther the Webley bolt nor the B. S .A. bolt coUld be modifi to meet all t h e Cammitt.ee•s :r:·ec__uirements. The W~bley patte was unsui t able for a magazi_ne or trough load.:i,.ng, and it .a·s 10. _ . ., well as the B.S.A. bolt had a loose st:riker always in -cont w1 th the c~tridge rim, and consec:uently a sou;r-ce ot:/ dange_ ,. in s pite of any safety mechanism. ~he strik$r head and :fa~ of safety catch ~e the only po-;tnts :r:·etaine.d i~- the action .frotrt the ~.:fit .1. m'd~el • rn ... the I!loP,el now submitted the f'ove~ of ·!_,he ~ol t has be±··· ·slightly· -enlarge~ so as t _o admit df a solid strlke':r--, and ye not mad~ largt> enough t.o interf'er With lo~dibk from a t:r·ou~h · . o~. ( < .. · ~--------''------ ., 13 14. 15 & 16. 17. 18 Register R o. Minute Sheet No. ~---1" i or ~from a :na gnz ine a:ft,er thP. mumer o:f -t~he ori ~=; inal 0. F. pcd>i>ern. The loading ·tr·ouGh in which t,hG bolt head lies is symmetrica l a nd more r.onvenion·t ·thc:.n in the patte rn previously submitte d. T~P- bo lt is released f':com t,he body by h olding back the / t~igger; and a suppl ementary gruove and nut,ch r etaii1 the stril:_ter head in i·ts corr·ect relp.,tion wi t,h the bol i.:, hea<;l af't,er the bolt h as been with drawn, so that it can be readilY replaced. \'i'-:b.th- out any confusion. The bolt tran be stripped by giving a fractional turn to the keep 'screw iq the s~riker head, and then unscrewing the b olt head. The pitch of' the threadS on. the bolt head and the stril~er i s unif'om so th~t bo -th unscrew together. The butt plate and trap are as ,arranged wj;th C.I • .S.A. Knob of' bolt i s in s8.m.e relatiye posit iop,_to t h e axis a:s in short r ifle. The appea;ra.nce o:f its arm i s somewhat dif':feren-t:,, but this is a question of' cheapne·ss in !1l8nut'act~ anQ. does not. in the least af'-.fect, t h e handling • . One barrel is as arranged with one turn ip 1~ in-ches d the oth~r one t u:rn in 19 inches·. In_ the rif'~e f'o.IW~de_A. barrel, body" and bolt guide have been made 'solid. n is onsidereP,, howeve.r, that i ·t would be as cheap to !!lake them 'n two pieces:;. and this would have the advantage that rt wou],d llow of' new barrel;s befu,., g fitted to existing act,,ions at a cost. It is probable t h at in these rifles the ba:vrel.s be worn ou~ long before the a ctions •• Bands c~ d swivels are as appr~ved on O.F. mode1 at last Stock - walnut. On receipt o:f ·the Committee t s deci s ion of' the J..Pth a . ' I modi:ficati~on was made in the action now submitte:d to · I llow of' its being supplemented by a magae:i,.ue i:f ;t-e~_'uire.~ . xcept in t he final opera·tions and adjus tmen-t, ,;it ~ fou.r.u;L . : .:~~~; o:?-sible -to put, th:r·ough three sets of' components aue -:a;-t.er too ·<;,~ . ' f . • ''11.; ther wit,hout delay. Sup·t, . ~f'ield ha~ ·Lhex•e:fore n~tir-.. ,,}'~ , unoleted a ~·if'le with the sarrle act iQn eJ:, these he.rewiffiT. O~e~~-r·· Q, & !'.,Ltd. wi ~.:,h ~:,he ~dd1 tion or the maga'Zlne ana a nat·.I.·e~ W1 m ;~'.'-'· i 1 ·:·· -· ~~,553. 15 rms. 9-l!JO-.~ w L93r ,_. . t 0 • , · -:~' i .._ · ·~ ~-~ :.;, .:S.}·~~ ~ --- --- -- ~ ·~ .. I Cos t, J- .~ • Register Ro. "1"[/11 Jv I 0 f Minute Sheet No. b with somewhet shallower rifling. Although it is not ready to :forward wi th these papers, it will P+•obably be :r·e.aQ.y in time f'or Supt.~. Enfield t u take up tu the meeti'~~g o:f the Corrnnit,tee ·t:,u-mor-ruw in a nearly r-omplete cond:i, t~u~ .. The magazine can either be ins~rted f'rom belo~ ~s in usual milit,a.:r;y pa·Vte+ns, o;p , as it wuuld seem t~ me preferable 1 it Cfl.Pt be i'nserted t';rom ~bove as in the 0. F. model whe.n ·t:,he actiu.n of' iiJ,serting i _t may be taken as simulating charger loadili8.. It h.a.s been qUite im;pussible to meet _all the require.- :m.ents wi thuut increasipg the .oust of' the ~if'.le co:qsiderably above the limit originally .aimed at. The ri'f'les now submitted have almost all the ~ef'.i:n_ements of' a f'~rst c~m; s military rifle, and .it has to be borne in min}i that reducing the var·ious components :i,n size in many cases adds to_, rather than reduces, the cost of' m~ufac~ure. It is e·stimated that to produce this rifle a:b a reasonable co-st in quantities of', say, 400 or 500 per wee~ .. £ an expenditure in preparation of' 12,200 at leat.t'would be :required, in addi.tion to an _ existi'ng well equipped plant, such .. a:s at this :factory o:r the B 'ham S .A. Factory. Raving such an eQuipment it is esti';lllated that the rif'le , as SUbmitted , wi-Lhuu t magazine, could be made at Enfield at a co 'st of' £1.15 per rif'le,. including sights, butt plate, etc,. but not includ- ing magazine. The cost of' the sights is estimated at abou:t . 3/-, t h e cost of' the biltt plate at about 2/1, the s..ddition,al· co·st of' the :mp,gazine d and fftti;n~s would be about 2; _, 'spa;roe r:~agazine woUld cost 7-i- • I enclose targets fired :from both rif les. Thr.> bar:cel with one turn in 16" is clea:r:•ly the more '' accurate . e . & !' ., Ltu. ~.o.;~. 15 nuo. 9- J~u;, w l93j ? /2/1906. c. s. o. F • . /l ·~ .'i r/ zf I'/ ' , I I i D. u·E' A. , I forward herewith speci:E'ication and drawing ~T u. R.S.A.F. 2172 fur 1-.1ilJ.iat~.re Ri:f'l.e which has been drawn 'up in view of' the conditions in wh.i:ch i't is under-stood (Un,- u:E't'icially) it is intended that i"t will be manufactured by the Trade und~r cunt;r'Cl.cts let ·by the National_Ri.fle .A'ssoci' ion_, I . i The ri:E'les supplied before acceptance _should be generally f spected by tn Insp. Bc.:l. End b e s ta._np_ed as being generally ;·co_rrect, no cert1f' J.cate of accuracy . or complete ability ut' pC) .. rts being given . . I nute tu"l.r:: 't on 84/Gen. Ho ./3878 . dn~wings in t:r·:i.plicate are reqUiTed in urder that the design may be registered. I have put these in hand anQ. will forward the as S•.Jan as ready·~ C . I.. S. A. Tlu·uugh you. I preswne yuu will elabor·ate t11i::: spec ifica tiun. 0 • I / j /1906. ·r ·c . s . o. F. . .. ·. Register }\ ~; · . 1\Iinnt rSiwct. No. 1 . J . t . \ :[: J . i A-. I .< / ) . - ~~ ~._) ·.r~.. . ~~ \ ~. x. ~ ~ £, h-. ~ u:. ~0 .__ ~ p.,- ~ ..,t;:;;: ~ -"- ~ 1 ~, 1 ' . L__ • ·~-- . - ( (/~ ht; ... ~ /YYloo-. ~ t - ~- .{,( ~-~ -~ h_ v~ ~ ~ /~ J-~~ ~ ~~ 1- ..... . .. ~. - L.. _J_ -,./-"' 6- "'-..de_, - Y.f'~ '7 ;r ...v--r . ._ .I',-c.. • - fi .. ; ~ ~ ·~ .:. vAc ~ C:- .!'~ ~ ~ ~ · · ~ e-: ~~tJ.--- . Olo- ~ ~ ,PiiA. . 1!- c.:. "c::;_ a:;;::_ eJ j __;. k~ ~ ~ ~o- W(o ~ ./ ('~eA. v'~ c/kc: .... ·~ .. "-? t ~ ~ - c!~ )t~J ,A..~~,~~ I f-<-_._..c_ ~ 1C ~~ ~ 7f:: )v. ~,_~' I )1,..--.A_' l'f( ~~r) I. &./.a. /~ :0 .91,145 Register No. 77/15/4107 Minute Sheet No. f)' lJ . •_;f A., I concur in t_..}1p r:mclu f> Ad spec iE' ication. The ame .nct:nen·t as to ·the lAng Ul of tJv-1 t1-avol of' b ul t cuvA:r's UtA :.nodi.ficat iun reQuired t_..u ;:np.J<:o thA action thoroughly sliit,ab l e :for thA magazine :::nt=Hltionnd a::; dP.sirable in my minu+ _ uf 20 . 3.1906. '-"' ·;· 7 ·-- · ..;· .' : •, . . ""' S u p t . EnfiAld har:; receivAd direct, anuther uf thA uri~inal m:.;dP. ls f'I'·.)m the YTar· Of.fice, in which ll.A i~ al tn:.cing t J1.e s i g ht :radius t,o 18 inches, c.nd will at thA ::; 2.JlA tLne ~Jut a nAw windgaug e s lido slightly higher than tho o1·iginal une, V'ihi c~ will b:t:ing t rw sighting correct fur -thP. nl t8:ce d radius wi thuut alt.ering thA cam. ~t ha~.; b oAn puinted uut to me in this last rifle t h at t h o catch p:t·evFmting · -th~ cu::nplete Withdrawing of thA bo has wurn and bP-come co::nplAt~lyinP.:f'"E'Active. Th · · t b -ls poJ.n can . l'Amndied in t .lle drc..win~s of ' g aug es now in h and. In t hA drawing s p:r·e pe.red tu the rP. g is~reQ. t h e bar:t' Al is shuvm as made sAparatA :from th8 bolt - d gu1 e. ThH; will b A cheaper tu :::n.anu:facture and Will allo""'• of' .. ready .· renAvval of worn ba:r·:r:els . C. S • 0 . . F • Q, k 1'., Ltd. ~.·~ ,. - ~·00• w L"J ~ g; a (o t • ::._, ._.. . ~ - - ~ · ... ...._ .-e ... ........_./ -" " ' .. . · . .. · rr-, I . ·~ ; '2,;-l - 1- D. of A. / I enclose hel~evii th b.l ·~t:rc..tion t o pctra 'rs and additional partt. 19 for the Specification, vv'.r: ich er.1bodies t.he alterations as to mark:h.nc;. Enfield Lock .3-4-06 Chief Inspector of Sln8yll. Arms. . . ,,.. :: .-. . V:w~ . _L~_ ~··· ' CPY 11~ I . ' ; . . ' ·. : • :. ,r,. ·- /. .:. $.....~ .-;.~.& ' • ·~·.' ~t\,{, : ; J . .. ·.· '(' 1 I· l Register No. i 1 f {I 'f (~1 Minute Shoot No. 1 D. ot A. I Para 18 has now bean struck out. Details ot the Inspecti.....on have been ins~ted and no t i f i ca tion has been mada that a tee or o~e Shilling will be charged tor this inspactio~. Jt~tal.l ritles other tha.n those supplied to the War Office or Admiralty. A s~ilar tee ·~s charged tor inspecting privata Rifles and :Morris Tubes :Bnf'ield Look. 8 - 5 - 06, · ~.} ~ .. / . 0 .:.. 1--'·9 @. ltf.r 1,1 tor c. I. s. 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