is fitted with regulating straps, which prevent the cartridges from being damaged by shaking about, as is too often the case with other methods of stowage. Game The following cuts show the best kinds of game carriers, which, al though very simple, I much prefer to nets and bags, as the air being allowed to circulate about Game Carrier. the game, it is kept cooler, and does not turn putrid so soon as it would do, if all huddled together in a bag. I like to have my game kept long enough to become tender, but, not CHAPTER IV. ARMAMENT. PART II.-MILITARY ARMS. The Importance of "Keeping Pace with the Times"-Brown Bess -The Percussion Musket-The Enfield Rifle-The Westley Richards' Breech-loading Rifle and Cartridge-The Westley Richards' Central Fire Military Rifle and Cartridge-The Snider Rifle and the Boxer Cartridge-Different Systems of Rifling compared-Holster Pistols-Colt's Repeating Arms-Dean's Revolver-Tranter's Breech-loading Revolver-" The Whisperer"-Breech-loading Mountain Guns-Jacobs' Shells. Ar last, in spite of the trammels of red tape and old-fashioned official routine, "the powers that be" have become aware of the fact, that in order to maintain our national prestige they must keep pace with the times; and although Government are still very slow in recognising real merit in new inventions, and look upon every contem plated change as an officious innovation, still much has been done to benefit the service, more especially as regards the armament of our land and sea forces, and one of the most efficient reforms has been the adoption of the Snider breech-loader. Brown Bess. One of the greatest generals of the past, Sir Charles J. Napier, the conqueror of Scinde, believed in the efficiency of the old Brown Bess of his day with its flint-lock and bright barrel; for he had seen many a glo rious field won by men armed only with that weapon, and knew no other. The Percus The first great change for the better sion Musket. was the introduction of the percussion musket, which was regarded with such suspicion by the authorities, that, in the first instance, I remember only one company per regiment was entrusted with it. Time passed, and the new arms did good execution in their day, for with them the decisive battles of the Sutlej and the Punjab were won. The Enfield Thanks, however, to the late Duke of Newcastle, then Secretary of State for War, and the right man in the right place, in spite of the tenaciousness of ancient prejudices, the grooved bore was issued to the line, first the Minié, and subsequently the Enfield; and this country is indebted to that wise minister for the most brilliant victory of modern times, as it was solely by the deadly efficiency of their volleys that a handful of British troops were enabled to hold their own, and repulse overpowering numbers of a brave and determined enemy on the heights of Inkerman. Breech-loading Rifles Ten years have rolled on since that adopted. murky morning when the soldiers' battle was won, and another era in our national armament is at hand, for the weapon that did us such good service at Inkerman has been discarded, and Government are arming the whole of our army and navy with breech-loaders. The repeated warnings of the press, to whom be all honour for its wise foresight and unceasing |