INDEX. “The country owes to him the debt which is due to a man who made the science of rifles, as well as the practice of rifle-shooting, the main pursuit of his life, who without thought of pecuniary advantage, laboured without ceasing to discover all that could be discovered about the infantry weapon and to bring that weapon to a state of perfection.” The Times, 5 January 1897
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Daniel Fraser, Edinburgh, Scotland
INDEX. D. & J. Fraser manufactured a falling block breech loading rifle for Match and Military Breech Loader competition.
John Rigby, Dublin, Ireland
INDEX. Rigby muzzle loading and later breech loading long range match rifles were famously used by Ireland in international shooting competitions against America.
Small Arms Trials
INDEX. Reports on individual arms and wider trials of British military small arms.
Snider-Enfield
INDEX. The breech loading conversion of the muzzle loading Enfield rifle.
Lee Magazine Rifles
INDEX. The British Service Lee: Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles and carbines.
National Rifle Association
INDEX. Late in 1859 the National Rifle Association (NRA) was fomed and its aims included “the encouragement of Volunteer Rifle Corps and the promotion of rifle shooting throughout Great Britain.”
William Soper, Reading, England
INDEX. Manufacturer of a single shot breech loading rifle, renowned for its rapidity of fire.
Hythe School of Musketry
INDEX. The School of Musketry was established at Hythe, in Kent, in 1853.
The Creedmoor Era
INDEX. In the latter part of the 19th century the Creedmoor Rifle Range, Long Island, New York, USA, was the venue for a number of international long range rifle matches that received widespread public interest and much press coverage.
The Art of Shooting with the Rifle
INDEX. Contemporary articles, historical perspectives, and advice for the rifleman.
Long Range Rifle Fire
INDEX. A collection of articles on historical topics providing hitherto difficult to find contemporary texts and newly written pieces for the student of long range shooting.