David Harding

Volume III: AMMUNITION AND PERFORMANCE

Chapter 28

THE TWO-GROOVED RIFLE IN SERVICE

TECHNICAL FACTORS, 478

The theory of two-grooved rifling, 478
Information sent to India on ammunition and loading procedure for the Two-Grooved Rifle, 484
Moulds sent to India for casting the belted ball, 486
Dimensions of the bore, the belted ball and windage, 486

THE TWO-GROOVED RIFLE IN THE MADRAS ARMY, 493

THE TWO-GROOVED RIFLE IN THE BOMBAY ARMY, 501

THE TWO-GROOVED RIFLE IN THE BENGAL ARMY, 508

The Bengal ammunition of 1843, 509
Towards an improved form of ammunition, 1846-47, 514
The Bengal ammunition of 1847, 518
The influence of HM 60th Rifles and of the Bombay ammunition in Bengal, 1849-50, 529
The Bengal ammunition of 1851, 532
The rifle and the North West Frontier, c1849-56, 533
Bengal Rifle Powder, 1853-56, 533
New bullet moulds, official and unofficial, c1853-54, 534
The Bengal ammunition of 1855, 538
Summary, 539

ANALYSIS, 540

CONCLUSIONS, 548