BRITISH SERVICE RIFLE
A NEW BULLET ADOPTED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Deceived 20, 9.55 p.m. London, February 20. The Times states that the War Office has adopted the new ''mark seven" cartridge, with tubular cordite, and a pointed bullet. At 800 yards it has a maximum trajectory of 800 inches, as compared with the German Spitze bullet's 81 inches, and the English "mark six" of 100 inches. The Times condemns the weak bolt action of the British rifle, and demands a design capable of withstanding a high velocity cartridge,. without waiting for the automatic rifle now under consideration.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 244, 21 February 1911, Page 5
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97BRITISH SERVICE RIFLE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 244, 21 February 1911, Page 5
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