Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1899 — Arms of the Boers. [ARTICLE]

Arms of the Boers.

The forces of the Sonth African Republic are armed with the sporting model of the Mannlicher rifle, probably the most deadly weapon of its weight and caliber tn the world. The Mannlicher rifle weighs about eight pounds aud Sts barrel is 30 inches in length. Its caliber is .30. It haa a killing range of 4,000 yards. At that distance a bullet will go through two inches of solid ash. The bullets used hy the Boers are full-mantled, that is, entirely covered with a thin coating of copper or nickel. If this bu”et striked at a range of 1,000 yards or under it will pierce a bone without splintering. At longer ranges, however, it is apt to spread, making a terrible wound.