stations and duties of the officers on October 1, 1887... completion for trial of ten sets for the Hotchkiss mountain gun.. report on, compared with wooden ...... ORDNANCE BOARD: (Reports)-Continued. Page. Brisben's shell for throwing dynamite or other high explosives from pow- .... Union Metallic Cartridge Company's drawn-copper cartridge-cases for Mr. N. Helmer's balloon (1 plate) shell of the New York Dynamite Projectile and Gun Company (1 plate) (Appendix 16). paper powder barrels. ORDNANCE CONSTRUCTION: ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT: OUTFIT, PACKING. (See Packing outfit.) PACKING OUTFIT: PAPER POWDER BARRELS: PARKER, LIEUT. COL. F. H. : construction report of an experimental siege-gun carriage for 5-inch gun 169 construction report of an experimental 5-inch B. L. siege gun (Appen- dix 18) 173 report on forcing 3.2-inch banded shell through bore of 3.2-inch rifle 347 report of experiments on cylinders (tests of initial strains) made at the amendment of Sec. 3709, R. S., suggested respecting contracts...... 6 RECEIPTS: 3 for small-arms, now under consideration statement of receipts of funds from all sources during the fiscal year 1887. REPORTS: Ordnance Board. (See Ordnance Board)... .(Appendices 9-16a) 87-167 Construction of ordnance. (See Construction reports). (Appendices 17-37) 169-387 (Appendix 28) 329 Inspection of 8-inch shot.. (Appendix 29) 331 Annual report of Capt. D. A. Lyle, inspector of orduance at South Boston' Annual reports of Lieut. F. E. Hobbs, inspector of ordnance at the Midvale (Appendices 36-37) 363-387 RIFLES: (small-arm). number manufactured in the fiscal year 1887. RIFLES: (cannon). (See Construction reports.) the 12-inch B. L. cast iron steel-tubed the 12-inch B. L. cast-iron steel hooped and tubed... tests of forgings for 10-inch B. L. steel... tests of forgings for 8-inch B. L. steel.. completion of the 5-inch B. L. siege gun and its carriage. completion of the 7-inch B. L. howitzer.. completion of 25 3.2-inch B. L. steel field gus and carriages the ballistic results from the trials of the 8-inch B. L. steel gun exceed the RIFLE PRACTICE: additional gold and silver medals for successful marksmanship.......... Page SAFETY-STOP: a device intended to prevent accidental discharge of cocked revolvers .... report on manufacture 5 181 SIEGE AND FIELD MATERIAL: 13 5-inch and 7-inch guns SIEGE GUNS: report on the fabrication of an experimental 5-inch B. L. steel gun construction report of an experimental seige-gun carriage for 5-inch gun SHALER, CAPT. CHARLES: design of the siege-gun carriage for 5-inch gun SHELL, DYNAMITE : Brisben's (report) .... the New York Dynamite Projectile and Gun Company's SHELL, 12-INCH: SHOT: inspection report of 250 for 12-inch B. L. rifled mortar inspection report of 300 Butler solid shot for 11-inch M. L. rifle...... report on banding 8-inch and 10-inch SHOT, 12-INCH: report on the manufacture and inspection of 500 cast-iron, cored with cast- SMALL-ARMS: number manufactured in the fiscal year 1887.. 169 169 133 159 13 329 335 345 333 331 337 4 SPRINGFIELD RIFLES AND CARBINES: (See Small-arms.) SOUTH BOSTON IRON-WORKS; annual report of inspector of ordnance, Capt. D. A. Lyle, of work done.. a small number now on hand and under manufacture STEVEN'S DYNAMITE SHELL: experiments with, warrant further trials...... 13 SUPPLIES: an amendment of 3709, Revised Statutes suggested to enable the Depart- 6 TAYLOR, JOHN: report of the Ordnance Board on his method of using dynamite in guns.... report of tests made at Watertown Arsenal on cylinders cut from steel the purchase of a 15-inch, recommended for experimental purposes...... 13 report on fabrication of a cast-iron body for the experimental B. L. rifle, 191 construction report of the experimental B. L. rifle, steel-hooped and tubed. Page. WATERS & SONS, E.: report on their paper powder barrels ...་བ WATERTOWN ARSENAL: report of experimental tests of cylinders cut from steel tubes-initial strains. selected for the gun plant WILLISTON, MAJ. E. B., THIRD ARTILLERY: improved artillery harness report of his improvements 167 391 |