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the Sprhisfielii mubket filiuvild bu altered uecDriliuLj; Id tbe Drdnauee ]i,'illeni llie one nov/
in gencnd use by our infantry. This ■would imply a seleclion of tliat form of ma'iket
before the iii'actieal test? alreaily in ])roirress are completed. The ree(nnnienilali<)n of Ibe
board was strongly iu favor of the liemiiiLTlon syslein, and I cinieiii- widi it eiilin-h', and
tliereforo suggest to tlic Secretary fh;d", he await llic j-esidt of tin: Icsls he has already
ordered before incurring the e.vpense of alteration of tbe second o(),000. All officers agree
that the present musket is an a(bnirid)le \vea[)on, but the lireeclidjloi'k is not sidted to a
carbine and entirely out of the question for the pistol, whereas the Itendnglmi s\ stem is
equally suited to all, so that we could have identically the same caliljre and cartridge for
all arms, a matter of infinite importance in action, and especiallj' so for oui- tmojis, \\ ho
are often detached from their own baggage for laontiis, and come in for a re-sup[)ly of am-
munition at posts where they often find no cartridges suited to their special weapon. The
Remington is alreadji adopted 1)}^ the navy,- and this is an additional good reason I'or its
adoption in the armv, for, in combined operathms, botli arms and amnmnition could be
niutuall}' interchanged.'

No liigli(>r or more iHix)artial aiitlioiity conld add its weight of
credit to tlie mass of t(.'stiBiony collected in tlte jav'^wl-iiig pages,
tlian tliis official (.■oraniendation of tlie Remiiigton systinn astln^best
for all uses of war on land or sea, for infantry, t^avalr}-, or boat ser-
vice, from the General of tlie army of the United States.
EXPOSITION FNIVEUSELLK DE 1807, A PARIS.
LE JURY INTICRKATIONAL DiCERNE UNE :\lftDAILLE D'ARC4ENT A E.
REJxINGTON AKD SONS, (ILION, l;TATS-ENIS).
