ly attended to, and never put
away dirty; should be kept in some dry corner where rust cannot destroy,
and they should be occasionally overhauled and oiled when necessary.
Really valuable weapons are sometimes ruined by neglect. The man who
takes no pride in his gun is no sportsman.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] I have known instances of pistols and fowling-pieces hanging fire
for two or three seconds after the hammer has fallen, and then suddenly
go off.

[B] Vide _Minor Tactics_, by Lieut.-Colonel Clery, 1883.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Page 38, "The" changed to "the" (the Snider artillery carbine)

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