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in the middle of the contents of the box it is to be carried in, but 

 it is not so certain as the soldering down. 



Rifle cartridges can be best packed in small tin cases of ten (10), 

 made a little longer than the loaded cartridge, with a tight-fitting 

 top. They should be rather wider than five cartridges placed 

 side by side, alternately bullet and base, and a little more than 

 two cartridges thick. Roll the cartridges in paper, as Govern- 

 ment cartridges for the Martini-Henry are rolled, but with 



thicker paper, so that there shall be no movement of a single 

 round. Take an ordinary half sheet of the Times, or any similar 

 paper, cut it in two down the centre from top to bottom. Double 

 the piece so obtained lengthwise, and do it a second or third time, 

 until its width is about that of the length of a cartridge, see 

 Fig. (1). 



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Now place one cartridge across on it, about one-third of the 

 length from you ; double up that end (A) over the case and fold it 

 over on B. Lay a cartridge, 2 , on A, the opposite way to 1 ; double 

 back A, and on B, close against 2 , place cartridge 3 (Fig. 3). 

 Now down with A again as in Fig. 4, place cartridge 4 similarly 

 to 2 , up again with A, and place 5 similarly to 3 (Fig. 5). Double 

 A down over 5 , and place 6 on top of it (Fig. 6) pointing in the 



