THE BEST RIFLE REFUSED.
BECAUSE IT WAS ENGLISH.
London, February 4
Sir Forbes Stanhope stated in the House of Commons that the British magazine rifle was admittedly the best, but had for some reason been refused by the House of Commons Commission of Inquiry into the matter.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 30, 5 February 1891, Page 5
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