Table III .—Ballistic Bata about the Small-arms in use. 
14 
THE SMALL-ARMS OP EUROPE. 
France. 
Rifle of 1874. 
Time of 
flight. 
seconds. 
0-19 
0-40 
0-65 
0-92 
1-23 
1- 57 
2- 34 
3- 26 
4- 32 
5- 50 . 
6- 81 
8- 25 
9- 83 
11-56 
13-44 
Danger¬ 
ous zone 
in paces. 
•G GO* - 9‘P*>99 i >9 wcpco 
2-98? — »bob^cMinoo<ocor-jc5 
SnOJOScreQ (NICD"3ICOCqrHTHir-lT~J 
Remain¬ 
ing 
velocity. 
metres. 
373*84 
328-92 
295*13 
268-89 
247-99 
230-98 
207-06 
194-50 
185-32 
178*0 
172*17 
| 167*0 
162-2 
158*1 
154*03 
Angle of 
drop. 
or// 
0 7 47 
0 17 52 
0 30 23 
0 45 18 
13 0 
1 23 18 
2 12 14 
3 12 50 
4 25 36 
5 33 40 
7 1 40 
8 39 50 
10 28 30 
12 17 10 
14 25 35 
Angle of 
eleva¬ 
tion. 
O / //I 
0 7 12 
0 15 31 
0 25 0 
0 35 39 
0 47 31 
1 0 38 
1 30 43 
2 6 8 
2 47 6 
3 32 50 
4 23 30 
5 19 25 
6 21 0 
7 28 15 
8 41 35 
Germany. 
Mauser of 1871. 
Time of 
flight. 
seconds. 
0-19 
0-41 
0-65 
0-93 
1-27 
1- 58 
2- 36 
3- 28 
4- 33 
5- 49 
6- 78 
8-21 
9-77 
11-48 
13-32 
Danger¬ 
ous zone 
in paces. 
•G/ Q5-* — flSmi 9099cp99<mr-w 
snojeSneQ] csico^jiKjcxcxi-HrHr-i 
Remain¬ 
ing 
velocity. 
metres. 
371*55 
328-87 
296*5 
269-54 
248-28 
234-0 
209-0 
191-0 
182-2 
175-4 
169-28 
163-22 
158-18 
153*93 
150-31 
Angle of 
drop. 
or// 
0 8 17 
0 18 12 
0 30 51 
0 46 5 
1 3 47 
1 23 56 
2 12 41 
3 10 4 
4 24 55 
5 35 24 
7 3 0 
8 40 50 
10 28 40 
12 26 40 
14 34 42 
Angle of 
eleva¬ 
tion. 
or// 
0 7 24 
0 15 55 
0 25 37 
0 36 29 
0 49 36 
1 1 58 
1 32 32 
2 8 28 
2 49 57 
3 35 25 
4 26 15 
5 22 25 
6 24 0 
7 31 17 
8 44 30 
Austria. 
Werndl of 1873, strengthened cartridge. 
C|-l 
O 
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a.sf 3 
S'* 
seconds. 
0-19 
0-40 
0-65 
0-94 
1-26 
1-61 
2- 43 
3- 40 
4- 54 
5- 78 
7- 20 
8- 77 
10-50 
12-40 
14-48 
Danger¬ 
ous zone 
in paces. 
• OW r, — aSiTWT OeOJ>OC09'a999 
65f — SSU'B.X OlOC^OCOOOTflr-IOiOO 
Sn0.I85U'U(J (MCO^JICOCqrHrH rH 
Remain¬ 
ing 
velocity. 
metres. 
373-07 
327-49 
293-06 
266-27 
245-18 
227-92 
201-89 
183-15 
171-14 
165-96 
162-60 
158-44 
152-53 
149-11 
146-9 
Angle of 
drop. 
O / // 
0 7 47 
0 17 59 
0 30 35 
0 46 18 
1 4 36 
1 25 54 
2 17 41 
3 22 33 
4 41 15 
5 57 40 
7 34 50 
9 21 10 
11 25 0 
13 38 16 
16 3 44 
Angle of 
eleva¬ 
tion. 
O / // 
0 7 11 
0 15 33 
0 25 1 
0 36 6 
0 48 20 
1 1 58 
1 33 29 
2 11 0 
2 54 50 
3 42 50 
4 37 23 
5 38 3 
6 45 10 
7 59 0 
9 20 0 
Range. 
paces.* 
100 
200 
300 
400 
500 
600 
800 
1000 
1200 
1400 
1600 
1800 
2000 
2200 
2400 
The pace = 0"75 m — 2*5 ft. 
