Captain Reginald Legge (1 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Peach cloth printed with black letering and illustration on the front. Preliminary pages unpaginated, followed by 71 text pages and 14 pages of adverts for military and shooting related supplies. Illustrated with diagrams in line, one with hand coloured details showing a section of the mechanism of the Lee-Enfield rifle Mark I. The introduction is by General Sir Alfred Turner, K.C.B., Inspector-General of Auxiliary Forces. CONTENTS. LECTURE I. Introductory Remarks.Reasons for joining the Volunteers.The Importance of the Volunteer Force.Duties required of it Importance of Musketry. Neglected Rifles. Cleaning the Rifle The necessity of a Training - Accurate Position. Causes of Bad Shooting - A Mark to aim at - Points in Good Shooting - Carelessness in handling Rifle - Some Rules- Obedience . LECTURE II. Part I. - History of the Rifle - Rifles in use in Europe, etc. - Smokeless Powders - Part II. - Lee-Enfield Rifle - Description - Mechanism . Part III. - Theory and Powers of Rifle - Sights Part IV. - Care of Arms - Dangerous Space - Effect of Bayonet . Part V - Aiming - Amount of Sight - Point of Aim - Circumstances affecting Shooting - Prize Shooting . LECTURE III. Part I. The Firing Exercises - Hints on the various Positions . Part II.-Judging DistanceGeneral Rules and Hints - Advice in conclusion LECTURE IV. Fire Discipline, its Nature and its Importance APPENDIX. New Service Rifle A Comparison . 5 x 7.5 inches. A very good copy with some light markingto the cloth internally all clean throughout with no marking etc. Armorial bookplate of Raymond John Purcell on the front pastedown , and his name in ink on the front free endpaper.