Excerpt from Description and Rules for the Management of the U. S. Magazine Rifle and Carbine: Calibre .30 Front sight pin. - Length increased and taper changed in Model 1896. Gate - Length of lug reduced O.0065, April 1, 1895. Fillet added at junction of lug and hinge, October 8, 1895. Shape of exterior and interior of front end changed, Octo ber 8, 1895. Curvature of exterior and shape of interior at rear end changed, and the bevel on the front part of the interior of the top omitted in Model 1898. Guide lip. - Tenon to enter groove in receiver omitted, Sept. 8, 1894. Thickness increased in Model 1896. Hand guard body. - Extended rearward over tenon of receiver and heads of rivets countersunk deeper in Model 1896. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.