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THE SPORTSMAN'S VADE-MECUM 



tents or skins, and a hundred other purposes. It should be carried 

 in a frog, and held in with a couple of turns of a slip of leather (a 

 porpoise hide boot lace does well), and secured to the shikarie by a 

 belt round his waist. The frog is made as in sketch. An oval hole 

 is cut in the leather about 2in. from one end, sufficiently large to 

 allow the axe handle to slide in. The other end then goes round 

 over the belt, comes back to the hole, behind it, and is sewn to the 

 front leather, as shown in the sketch by the dotted lines on either 

 side of A. The lace can be passed over the head, then down and 

 round the stud, and fastened with a couple of half hitches on 

 itself. Another plan is to have a small strap sewn on the loop, as 

 C, which passes over the head and buttons tight on the stud, as 

 shown by the dotted lines. 



A Brass Cleaning Hod, with revolving swivel on it, should be kept 

 in camp, to give the rifle a good sponging out once a week. 



A Sight Protector should always be on the foresight of a rifle, until 

 one is actually in the presence of game. Often and often men have 

 had their sights knocked out of trim by their shikaries' careless- 

 ness, and not noticed it till they have missed an easy shot. These 



little protectors can be made by any tinsmith out of brass, as tin 

 solder will suffice, and brazing is not essential. The patterns of 

 those suitable for single and double rifles are annexed. It may be 

 stated in passing, that on no account should they cover the bore of 

 the rifle ; they might be blown off in a hurry, or cause the barrel 

 to burst. 



