THE NEW-PATTERN TARGET.
• ?3}he*ew-patteru^aTget?itodbfeJise<J iv future for sea pi actice by Artillery Volunteers, to supersede the Shuttle worth target, hitherto us«d, consists of a raft made, of tiro pieces of deal 10 feet in; length, 9 inches wide, and 8 inches thick, united- together crosswise, and having an, ordinary half-ton vat placed on. it, andj secured by four wooden snugs and four guy lines. A flagstaff 2£ inches in diameter and H feet in height, with flag; 4 feet 6 inches, is inserted upright in the! vat, and secured to the extremities of the raft. A 3-inch rope, 18£ fathoms long,; with an iron shackle at one end for at-; taching an anchor or grapnel, is also made: fast to the raft. These .targets will be allowed to Artillery Volunteer Corpaf in the proportion of one for each battery ; tke cost of placing the targets is, however, to -be borne by the.corps. In the. event of a corps requiring a land instead of a floating target, a sum not exceeding £2 10s will be allowed for its purchase. , The land targets are to have bull's-eyes , of 9 inches diameter painted upon them.
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1916, 23 February 1875, Page 3
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192THE NEW-PATTERN TARGET. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1916, 23 February 1875, Page 3
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