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Field guns, Comparison of rifled with 
smooth-bore . 6 
... of various continental powers, 
A comparison of the ... 389 
Field service carriages, New wrought - 
iron ... ... ... ... ... 410 
Finspong projectiles . ... 123 
Fire in a timber yard at Eastbourne, 
during siege experiments ... ... 151 
Fire-proof gunpowder magazines, Report 
of trial of, by Major Majendie, It.A. 23 
Franco-German War, Precis of, by Capt. 
S. C. Pratt. Part I. 416 
... ... . Part II. 494 
. Part III. 563 
French army of 1870, how composed ... 418 
... Strength of, 29th July, 1870 420 
Fuze, time, proposed by Lt. W. Martin, 
R.A.299 
Fuzes, time and percussion, in shrapnel 
shell, The comparative 
advantages of ... ... 524 
Fuzes used at Eastbourne experiments 157 
G. 
Ganister, for lining of smelting furnaces 132 
Garrison carriages, New... . 335 
Gas explosions ... ... ... ... 270 
Gatling gun, Explanation of the lock 
action of, by Capt. J. F. Owen, R.A, 22 
German army, how composed ... ... 417 
corps, how constituted. 420 
... field guns v. English ... ... 296 
fortresses of Posen and Stras- 
burg, Current fortificational 
developments at the, by Col. 
H. A. Smyth, R.A. 483 
wood wedges for checking recoil 
of 8-in. rifled howitzers ... 157 
Glazing of pebble-powder ... ... 93 
Granulation of pebble-powder. 89 
Grandenz, Breaching experiments at ... 74 
Gun-metal and phosphor-bronze, their 
liability to emit sparks ... 119 
Significance of the term ... 166 
Gun-metals, Results of experiments upon 205 
Gun, Method of laying for curved fire 78 
Gunnery instruction, Notes on, by Lieut. 
G. Mackinlay, R.A. ... 251 
Gun of bronze-steel, Results of experi¬ 
ments with ... ... ... ... 202 
Gunpowder and other explosives, Want 
of precautions in the manu¬ 
facture of ... ... ... 282 
... Considerations as to size of 
grain, and density of ... 113 
Drying stove employed in 
manufacture of ... ... Ill 
Examination of sample's of, 
after removal from fire¬ 
proof magazines ... ... 41 
explosions, Destructive effects 
of. 24 
... explosions previous to 1866, 
A list of ... 246 
factories, Precautions neces¬ 
sary to avert accidents in 282 
Instruments for investigating 
the action of in the bores 
of guns .354 
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Gunpowder magazines, Fire-proof ... 23 
(pebble), Manufacture of ... 87 
Method of breaking up into 
pebble form ... ... 89 
... Process of stoving in the 
manufacture of ... ... 94 
... Recklessness in handling of 285 
... Storage of. 24 
... Temperature at which it will 
explode ... ... ... 32 
... Velocity increased by re- 
stoving,in the manufacture 
of. 96 
Gun, The 80-ton, by Major Maitland, 
R.A. 342, 463 
H. 
Heat generated on impact of shot with 
iron plates ... . . ... ... 125 
Heavy guns, Notes on erecting portable 
sheers for lifting ... . 413 
High-angle fire experiments at Oke- 
hampton ... ... ... ... 529 
Historical notes connected with the Royal 
Artillery. No. I. E. T. Michell ... 379 
Horse artillery, Development of ... 3 
of advanced guard. Action 
of ... ... ... 442 
Hydraulic buffer, Modification of ... 340 
Hydro-carbon oils, Explosion caused by 
use of .270 
I. 
Ilmenite, Use of, in manufacture of 
chilled projectiles . 126 
India, Strategical considerations respect¬ 
ing the manufacture of warlike materiel 
in .230 
Infantry, Value of artillery fire against 
the most recent formations of ... 542 
Instruction in gunnery, Notes on, by 
Lieut. G. Mackinlay, R.A. ... ... 251 
Instruments for investigating the action 
of gunpowder in the bores of guns ... 354 
Invasion of England, Defensive measures 
in case of ... ... ... ... 228 
Iron and steel, Tensile strength of ... 130 
Iron, Description of most suitable for 
Palliser projectiles ... ... ... 124 
Iron used for manufacture of common 
shells .130 
Irons most suitable for the manufacture 
of Palliser projectiles. 125 
Italian 7 C field gun (bronze), by Col. 
H. H. Maxwell, R.A. 392 
J. 
Jones, C., Capt. R.A., Description of 
instruments for investigating the action 
of gunpowder in the bores of guns, by 354 
