The FiL^Iiting Weapons of Seven Warring Powers 



The German 

 Mauser can fire 

 faster than any 

 other rifle used 

 in the war. The 

 magazine holds 

 five cartridges, 

 packed in 

 chargers 



The Austrian 

 rifle is the light- 

 est of all, yet its 

 bullet, 244 

 grains, is the 

 heaviest used by 

 any of the pow- 

 ers. It is very 

 rapid in action 



The British 

 rifle is the out- 

 come of the 

 South African 

 War. It holds 

 ten cartridges 

 and is sighted 

 from 200 to 

 2,800 yards 



The French 

 Lebel is the 

 longest rifle. 

 The tube maga- 

 zine under the 

 barrel holds 

 eight cartridges. 

 The bullet 

 used in it weighs 

 198 grains 



The Belgian 

 Mauser of 1889 

 holds five cart- 

 ridges carried in 

 clips; it cannot 

 be used as a 

 single loader. It 

 weighs over 

 eight pounds 



The Russian 

 rifle is 7 in. 

 longer than tlic 

 BritisJi. It is 

 capable of firing 

 24 bullets to the 

 minute. The 

 bayonet is al- 

 ways fixed 



The Italian 

 Mannlichcr- 

 Cnrc.ino is of the 

 1891 pattern. It 

 is rather slow, 

 discharging but 

 fifteen rounds 

 of shot a minute 



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