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priming attached to the cartridge, and although by its pecu- 

 liar construction, and that of its cartridge and priming, it 

 may be fired with rapidity, these peculiarities the Board believe 

 render the arm objectionable, and its ammunition, from its com- 

 bining the charge and priming, is considered unsafe. Under the 

 most favorable circumstances, the Board consider this rifle not 

 as well adapted to the service of troops as Sharp's. 



Sd. Jennings' Rifles. 

 One, a repeating rifle with a tube parallel to the barrel for 

 carrying twenty-four cartridges; the other similar to it, but 

 without the tube. 



These arms are loaded at the breech with an elongated ball, 

 in the cylindrical part of which the charge of powder is contained ; 

 they prime themselves from a magazine of percussion pills. 



The Board object entirely to the use of a magazine of percus- 

 sion priming pills, as is used with these arms, and they do not 

 tkink it safe or useful to carry a number of cartridges, attached 

 to a gun. From the peculiar arrangement of the ammunition, 

 the charge is not sufiicient to give the necessary force. The arms 

 exhibited to the Board were not considered by the Inventor as 

 perfect, and the trials were not made with a view to establish 

 their durability, but the Board are of opinion that the principle 

 of construction of these arms, is not such as would be suitable 

 for the military service. 



Ath. Jenks^ Carbine. 

 The carbine now offered by Mr. Jenks, is slightly altered from 

 tbose that have already been tried in service. The Board are 

 of opinion that the objections, which have been found against 

 these arms, have not been removed by his recent modification. 



bth. Perry^s Rifle. 

 Its construction is similar to the pistols briefly described in the 

 report on that subject. The inventor had not completed the 

 arrangement for using a cap instead of the percussion pills, to 

 which the Board object. Only limited trials were made with 

 the arm in its incomplete state. The principle of its construc- 

 tion, however, the Board do not consider suitable to the service. 



