Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 2/3/34
Title
Copy letter from an unidentified officer, [c 1902], on shortcomings in British musketry highlighted by the Second Boer War
Date(s)
- Undated[1902] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Typescript copy of a letter from an anonymous officer, with recommendations to be adopted in British musketry practice in the light of the experiences of the Second Boer War, including long range sniping, the importance of firing at unseen or hidden targets, and the necessity of rapidity and accuracy of fire at extreme short ranges. 3pp