Punch,  46 (1864), 122.

The New Telescope Sight

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Military Technology, Instruments


    Shows a number of men on a firing range, one of whom realises that the reason for his lack of success at firing his small-bore rifle is because he has mistakenly rammed the cartridges down the long telescopic sight attached to the rifle barrel.



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