Self Loading and Capable of Firing 35 Rounds a Minute London, July 14.
Anew self-loading rifle capable of firing 35 rounds a minute has won rize of £3,000 offered in competition by the British Government.
The rifle has been invented by General John T. Thompson, an ofhee. of the United States Army and head of the Auto-Ordinance Cor-of New York, in collabora. the Birmingham Small Arms Ca. of Birmingham, England. It has a range of 1,600 yards and a magazine holding up to 20 cartages. No bolt-pulling is necessary to eject a spent cartridge or to lift a new one into position—Reuter.
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