< PreviousI I I GALE & POLOEN . L TO PRINTERS . Al.OE'A~~Ol 91,690. 100 Rettms. 7-100~. W [931 _,, __ ~0 -- t; ·f ' ··' . . v• -~.---~ r ,(,/~ ~ -&,1 uf ~~· //· r5 ~ ::tit :t:::! ;t;it_ 1 #(}. . 1 ~5·/D· ·rn:; ~ ~ ~- . tJ .· .~ . ( d iA/~ ', , . . _:-:---_,- tCf 0 b . ' : '· • .. . '. ' . I ' . . ' . (". ' • .·~:' •...-: '; ,' • • • I ' .... )1. -·~,·-:c· .. : ~ · \ll\ I I ' ·' ... ~. . ...... - ----· --~ / X --=-==:....; Hegister No. ??/lfi/40 f1 2 . Minute Sheet No. 5 ---------------------:-:: ...... " ,,· --- Note. Messrs: Cogswell ~ Harrison, Ltd: of Gillingham Street, London, havin ~ intimated their desire _to compete have been furnished with a copy of the conditions and spec- if'ication. Copies of letters to and from the Firm are enclosed numb ered 26. 11 ---------~---------- ~ ·~-:·;· ~ lri r: Ha rri son ea 1 1 ed on 21/11/1905 and '.'las shevm the sample r i fle. 3:-i Letter dated 28/11/1905 and rifle received from B.S.A. Co: -----------i~--------- - Ask M.orris Aiming Tube Co:, lvlessrs: Cogswell and Harrison, Mr: Greener and the Peddie Small Arms Corporation to send in their rifles at the earliest. possible date and to notify latter. A.3. :J.q -- . . ·.· . Letter dated 1/12/1905 and rifle received from the Peddie Small Arms Corporation. 1/12/1905 . . ' Letter dated 30/11/1905 and rifle received from Mr: W.Greener. Rifle received from Messrs: Webley & Scott. ·- Wired Messrs: Cogswell & Harrison and the Morris Aiming Tube Co: 2/12il905 as in copy of confirmation enclosed. --------------~-------- Write Me s srs: Cogswell & Harrison as in draft • 2/12/1905 • ·,:-,., . . . . .. :I [P.T. Over. .. · ----~---------~------- GALE &. POLDEN , L TO., PRINTERS, ALDI1ti8HOT. 81,690 100 Roama. 7-1006, W [931 ~: . ' ... ' ........ ·""-'' ·1' •· t I t. I I I. I. I ~ . r,. .. · . ~-~·. " . ,,._._, Write Messrs: . ·cogswell & Harrison ~., .... . ..,. •• iil . ~ •• • : : . .. drafted. A.3. Letter from ·. lt.es srs: ·Letter from . '• Letter.· A•rom ,. ) .. . .... . 0- ,.~ •• Next meeting on ·;1.1:/~2/1905. All ·members .• ·. of Proceedings tOf 6/12/1905 serit to Mr: Martin Holland. A.3. 7/12/1905. Letter from Letter from Mr: Martin Holland dated " , ~ .. : ..... . ,. . . . ·•·'\'"'· ' ... . •O:t •• ..... . . .. , ... ...... ~.,.._. '~'· ~ ·.~.;-~~~tl?'·o\~ . '/; ~:~;.'·>.-;: .... ··-t': . '.; .... ... -.··'- """"·- • • • • • .. ·~,I J ~ ...., ' . .'· .... . ·~·. " ---------Jth _______ _ - Copy of r eport by C.I. S.A. on firing dated 13/12/1905. · ~ ..... ~ •. " ,. .. .... ; • f ~ • • • ' ). ··~ I •' • I '" '•t · " • ' .... ....... ,( .. , ' .. . ·. . i. .. .. :~ .·-f • ~· ,. • .1, ~ , ... . :.,..: •-"· . ' .. •,. A . .. .. l. . , / · _,·. Register No. 77 ; 15; 4052 Minlh - ·I I Meetin~ held at War Office on 14/12/1905~ ings enclosed marked fj .. Copy of Proceed- ! ·. - ____________ 3_& ________ _ --· In response to an application for a copy of the specification . . ' . '\ fo·r the B;, S .A~Co' s ll(iridgauge sight the Comptroller General, \ \ . · . . Patent Office stated 18/12/1905 that it was only in 'the provisional stage and had not yet been printed. -------~-----~~--~~ Meeting held at War Office on 2tV12/1905. Copy o·r Proceed+- ings enclosed marked {!;_ ~ , . . .. . . ~ ,.· ' C. S. 0 .F. and ' C. I. S .A. comtnunica ted with in acc~rdance with ,tt, .- . the Committee's wishes 21/12/1905 on ?7 /l5/4~07 •. '• .. · .. •('.", f , . -write Peddle Small Arms Corporation, Messrs: Cogswe11··:·.·· c.: Harrison and Mr: W.W.Greener .that ·no one of the rifles I submitted has been found alto~ether suitable, and therefore a model rifle will be prepared embodying , the ··poin'ts .which . ' , the Committee considers best meets requirements. · ·. · . ; . Say that when .the 'P.a t .tern has been definitely :deci.cf -,_' ·· <· upon they will be informed. •. -------------§~------- . .::':\.I ·. ·· .. ·:~:.£ .. ~~: ·. :t Also write as above to the Birmingham Small Ar.ms. ~o:·, · and Messrs: Webley & Scott, adding that some narts o~·~heir · .. . .. ,. rifles have been adopted, full particulars of which wi.ll furnished later. A.3 • .30 /12/1905. /; /., /~ ' 1/~ 1 ,, . .. GALE & POLDErl, LTD., PRINTERS, ALDERSHOT . 81,690 lOO Roams, 7-1905. W [93/ ·'· 1.' .• ' -· .. -rk ~ · ~ . , . · .. _· . .,.;' '•. jq·. ·,. ~ ~ ~ .. ., . ,, -~ . . . . . ~... ..,... .. -·· I( • ~- 1 ..... ' •··. ; I ' __ ,,~ • ,'. t ..... ·' . ~. :. . - -~· , . . _...,, __ . . ' ., ' - ••. --~ ;·~--~~ -~<. :;i~:::-.,~~::{;;; .. . ~. ' . ' ' ~ . - ... •' ,· .. .. ~ . ' .. ,c ' ·· • ( .I ~ .,. • .... ' J;. .. ·.• •• . .'i ! ' . . . J..~r. • .. ,. i~_: :-:~':'h\. ; ~ ~·'-~ =:;: ~. -·· · , .. '. . ' ~.i ,,.,L :.: . ~ ..... ,":' ·· -- ... ·~. -: ·· ' . ............ · . . .. - ... ........... · :rnf'orrn ·Firms who submitted rifles - for particulars will . appea~ in the· ~Fiel~~ on the lOth ' -~ . ~ ~-'\. ;· ~--1 .~ . .,. •. instant. --=-.... ·-. ThanK. . ' ·• "' ... ·~ \ : .. -": ··~.· -~. \ ' . I . .. them and return . ·:thef.r rifles~! · . • : i.:: ~ .:... ,' ··: When ~riting B.S.A.Cd: ·r and Webley & .Scott · , ,, ....... . ·, '·' ..... ··t ' ! . I • '· -· .. ,. .· . .. . .. ... . ··' .. . ~ ., :. ~ '' J ••• • ... ~ .\'-1.-.-: . . " . " ·, . ..,. .,.,. , ...... · . ..;· .,. ... :_;! f #o' 0 , .. -' . . :.:f~· '' -.• ~ . :·~:.,.::- ,_ ... . ..... - . ..... .. ..! - .... ~ . . . '• .. ol .',•1 •.;. .... J . . ·-,~~-~:-. \ •'( : ~ . . u._ ' .. •. .. . ; , . .. .. , ...... say that no particular f~ature of t'h:eir rifle has now . '; .. _i:-~ ... ~- .. ~ - ·..t· . • embodied · in the desi gn b een ~ . . · .. -· -. .:: .'·~·.t·~ : - : .·c· ... ,_- . ·. ...... ... r ....... • ' A. 3. ! .! 1 / 3/1906. . ....... . . ' ~·. . ... .. - ' .. ' ,. c ..... , . ' , '' \. : ~ :' .... ........ ,. , ..... \ ;_.i·: . .,' ·.• " .. '"' ., ... ··: ·• ·1·.L' ...... ,.. ...... ·.;"' -~~>' ' f : .. ~ : ;.-:?, ·~ ··' ~~. ·~ s~ u~ ~ If o:rf tff, : S ALDERIIHOT. GALE & POLDEN, LTD ., PRINTER ' W (93) 80,416. 1(1() Reams. S- \906. ·. " ... ' ' . ·~ · .. .. ·-~.-~ ·\ ., . . . , '• .# ~- ' .. f ..... '.J. .I -~:- ~H · _. . . . . _____, __ ----; ··· . .. ~ ,l·. ~ .:: .. ·. ':..· ) ·! •• I. } : •; .... ' .. ' ;/~. '"· _, ·"• '; ·., ~ ... ·. ·:r t" .:Jf 9 ./...:. ·.:\ / ~ , . , .... ,. -· ' ·': . ··. . , . .... ... ~t ' . -~ •. ' ... I r t' . . ·.~ 'I ., . ··to.:.' ._. \ . : · ~' ~ ... ~ I •" -~~:- -~ - : •' I •' ' · ./ ,.':: ' • \;; .-: ·· . ~ ' .) •· ~ - ~:)~J ... ,· , \ .. ... 'i.·· { i 1 ;·:· ·:··:.~·~·~ .,. . I . j: ;;1::;") :/ 1' ·. 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