< PreviousD. of A., :follows:- I understand that Supt., Enl'ield ha&S re~orted as • (l). (2). About tour weeks • . I think 1~ advi&Sable not . to eettmate .... _until the sample ~i:fle i&S made up. C~/.·I. s. A~ agrees • I l I ~ t . f. t I 1·. l-. '( l .·'t I I ' r· ' ... (3). A screw butt trap could be made at leas coat, but would not, in my opinion,· be nearlYt so suita.bie . .. as the patt~rn. agreed upon by c.r.s.A. and myaelt. (4). The O_.F. miniature rifle. a~tered as direc ed was sent to you by 13epcial mesaenger ~hia mornins. In con&Sultation with c.r.s.A., ·I tind hat l*p$r . ., •X" has been considerably modified and 414 not e~0~ ' &11 the points the Committee wished. I have, therefore . t taken details~ :from him aa to what is required. ~eMMWs~~··· It is not· stated what the details at ·~ are. tt.~ 11 ~ th Decemb·er, 1905. C. S. O. F. ., · ,· ..... . ,.. , ' \ " • . o> Hegister No. PATTERN OF MINIATURE RIFLE. -------~------------------ Ehtract from 77/15/4107. ----------------------- 11 Supt: R.S.A.F. ,Enfield I l( i I 'I Please report be!'ore Wednesday next how I long you estimate it would take to maKe up a miniature rifle embody:j,pg the minor points referred to in enclosure X making use if necessary of selected parts of the models forwarded. u.I.S.A., with whom are the Web1ey and B.S.A. r!i.fies ···will .i ·-.a>dvis'eilfs ~6'i. a!l~CJ po'i!Ats•wl\if~h.Imay hot ~ be qtiite clear. Please report also the esti~~tid · b~st ' of manufacture with (a ')0 Bt! s;;A; ·ra.bti·ori~u(b j • ~eb'iey action ' . . mod1-f~~dJi.'h 1 eith'er ckif'MJ ~~b rebbmmebd·ectT by · c ·.:t.s.A. in his re'!)6.ft~~ W1'11· ',9'0UA: also s!'y whether a.L sbrviceable ~ cifcular b''Uh t"i-a~!,~6ou'1d b-k \j't"i. ti·e·a~ at~ ·a.~ less· ' :ca~t thah the WebJ,ey rllo.>.j'f.l_,-l r · : . . p,,·. r ~" ' '"" • ' .;;,·1 t l••.J ; ,,,,t>T(/ 'f!·.· ' ""1)a1:.'t·e'rn. ·· ~ · ·. ··· · ........ · - ' ' ' -~ ' ·' i ' .'ti~J~ ·.,~ · . .i) : v~ · -'\Wi'lt· =~ol!tJ pi'e'~setaGJ.'s·b~.s''horten;·:· the ' fore- b t1. :;vehfd ~bif Jt~e~ ·or.F.~·· fuoh~t :·b·y.l ·~LihchS'~·/~ ~o{{hdin~ii- bff the end as at preire'n~'1artd. 1hB~b l~11Woi~ for.··· t.he --~&rews 'of ·the · upper , s1i'ttei~'"~ til•2 (\.nld ~· 'ih~6h1e1:P res~i~cti v~'l·Y.r..i:>;e'to1, :t'he present 1-hAol~.b :a;~d:~ rt't'fir~l ith~11~ola~i1 t:'~P:alt~·~·ea 1 ·'tb"J ·tl1is~l\(H·!·lce ;. by. '' A .,3..,._ .• -.. .. " ·( .. . , ,..., ~ ... , 15/12/1905. GALE & POLOEN, L TO ,, PI!INTERS , ALDERSHOT. 31, 690 100 ncamB. 7-1905. W [931 . ' ;; ts. hP&.?·J~ J.• ~ ·-~~P:wB;;,ds. 1 for D. of A. ' ; , [P.T. Ovei·. .._..:-r ~·· -----~,..- (;1' <yr •' ,· ·-' fur;E'f H TG OF I.:!I !HATU1ffi RIFT_.E COir~ U'l'TEF., I4th December ,!005 [;lli!,rd. .1' ~-ff: Pull off. \.ww'. ~ B acksi~ht. ~ ~ Slide. ( 7. Wi.ttdc; auce • ""' V Fcresi"ht. 8. 9. Fore s i;ht p rot e ctor. IO. Acti-on . I2 . :::3u t t t n.q>. I 3. K!l Ob of bolt. ~ - Vr-i. Bar rel. ~6. S rutd, "" ~~r ~~~~~~ -do- -do- 0 .}, • shape arra<:\ged for· i.."l.."\er band bv.t 3 inchea shorter t h an model • As bt Webley, if poaaible with action selected. As i R Webley but with r8Jllp elOIH3d as r~:-Jcor:unended by c.I.s.A. As in i%bl~y but rear face ot c ap yertioal.. Aa i JL Wablay. As l,Jt Short !J .E As i)ll B. f3 .A. (unless patent· ed.) As in E.S.A. hut t o be ad.j US tablc:t as iB Service patt~r:n. Ae i R O.F. or similar but pivo -(; t~ed fore and aft. Ei tht~r B. S .A. or Webley modif i ed. As in n .s.A. Aa in Webley, or it chea.:.Jer and efficieRt, a oirc-L<lar trap would 1)e preferred. not 1;o be i ll rroRt ot tricc er.Shh'll~ as i a Short !l .:F:.rifle. Webley or O.F.? Accordin' L'.S barrel is mtuie i :tt I or 2 piecee. · One (inner) 2 or 3 inches lGVJe r th a.n in 0 .F • n o del. :i; }~~ ~· ------- ·-- --- - R B ~., 0 R T 0 H I~ I N ! A T U R E R I 11 L ' E S S U :B H I T T E D BY. ----~-- ----- ~~~~ ~~~ - NO:T.- E . s .A. C'.~y. NO. J. W . ~'7 .Gr eener . Peddie S.A.Co. r.oe;s-. ·~el l rr.. R.fi.A.F.~t'ield Web].e~r & Soott. eight. length. Iarrel:- Length. - ---- ·--- -------- - J4 1 b s. I 3 C'~ ~a • \4I ?/I6 ir1chea. ! i23 ~- inoheB. e ~itling:- :no o-r (!Toovee i4 lbe . I~ o:;:;a . /42 3/IG inches l2~1 - in c hes . 6 Eo . I. 5 lbs. 6 ozs. 42 3/!6 inches. 2!.> f> /16 inches. 6 fi . lb&. p t OZ8. I 4 2 5/!6 : inche•. 25 t i n ehes. 4 4 lbs. I5 ozs. 4I t i nches 2 • J • 1 ~1f ~ n c1ee. 8 I: ;·. ,; -·J·i s .. -,. -1 . 5 lbs. 6 ozs. 4 lbe. I5 t oze. "I! inches. 40 3/I6 inches. 24T inohes. 22 inches. 6 -1 twist I I t· I tUI"B in !6 inoh·~a l dft . II turn in !7. 3 ins. (about), ri r.;ht . turn in 1 ~ .8 inches. I I tur u 1B I6 ( a1H)Ut ), rieht. .. i n ches,ri a; ht. I tur n i n I9 i n c}1es . h-'- rJ. G ". I tur n i n !6 J nnhE'ls, I in I6.2 inc he s. r iG}1 t. (al )out),richt. • ~gure. Bore . Number ot Co mp o nents . Sa:re ty ea tch . Action. ~ono eRt rio. equal wid th l a..11d mtci 1 croo ve. ! . 2!8 11 oi To cocki.. '11g piece & bolt in full cook positioD. stronr: a,.'l(!d serviceable, loading is done by lJolt. ~tractor d o es not revolve oa c&rtridg~ oasa Whel'i bolt is Ol>ened .Extr a ction and ejectioa ~ood The bolt retaininc spring is weak Md the arrange.L!I.en t I>oor • "\.he bo~t w ould easily be lost. The striker 1B wi thdrawa below the face of bol.t head when loading and is ea.fe. Conce::n .trio, c; r o ove widet~Jt about 7/3. .217 n 42 O J'l oentrie, l and widest 7/3. .2I4" 4! I . I To tr1gger and . No . oo ckhlc p ieoe in :tull l cooked & :fired positio n . ! Not well arrange_4.- · "- strong aad aervioe- the striker is n'Bt; "~-t;~ able,but load~ is withdrawn from face do n e by hand. of bolt vJ he n loading The aotiom is and is unsafe. oocke4 by rai&1ft£ Loading is done by the lever ot the the bc::>l t. bolt and is very hard. ------- ot the Rif'les s u b Jn itted, th& Wa bley is the neP-.teat, and wi th alight alterations, the nos t servioe al 1lei the loRdi nG altho uGh it h as to be per :fo n-:1ed by hr:md is easy c::md tho e j cc· i;ion of :-,}'}_(~ c a se or c artr iclr;e is ·co mn1r:t.0 . Concentric, eq_ual, H etford in fonn., .Conce n trio, eroove conce~tio, G roove width land ~4 about 2/I ·widest about 8/3. -# ideet about 6/4. groove . .22" 44 No. Same as No. I. .2I4" • 2I 5u .~ 2" 45 48 38 ITo cockin~ p iece To st ri ke r. Tc; st;riker. Str o~ and service- Stron~, serviceahle able, loadinc is & simp,le.L o ndin g done from the is done by hand,but ~azi:ne 1Jy th (~ bolt is caoy. The :firi ng There is a liability pin is w ithdrawn The action o~ this :ri:f le does not CO l.'l pare with the others submitted. of the striker being f'rol!l :face of bolt bent on inaer·t;ine & is safe as the the bolt if the inspria~ is not oockL'1 C p iece is out under compressio n : of :r.)osl tion. Tl1ere isl until. the rifl e is : al .; so a. liabi:l.i ty of J t.Jo.te at full cock. : the tlaQ;azine "beinr; Wh.e~1 rifle i;s loadt:d : pushed up in front laRd the breech is ! of the bolt by the i clc sed the safety i l.eft hand of the j arranger1ent can be firer when the !a p plied, but w he a breech is ope:r.:t. ; throwing it out of iaction the bolt is i turned and the jbreeoh ope:ned. At I :t'Ull cook attd in the / safe position,the striker and head ;extend a lORg way Jbaek, and e.re unpro teoted and I. /liable to injury by 1 1 bendiR~. .. - --~- --- -- • · ------ -- --- ------ ·---- _.___ ___ _ --------- -Next >