Show WAR WAB department capt laving having by order of the chief of 0 tile the bureal of ordnance and exal exaline and tested JO joslynn Jos lyns breech loading carbia car iii makes the following f llon ing official report OFFICE or OF V U S NAVY yam 1 washington june 1 ing I 1 SIR conformably to dour your oriler order 1 I ba tiava a examined and tested the reach beeich loading arm aria ot of mr 13 1 r joslyn as follows way may 30 began bean at I 1 hi I 1 I 1 and by 3 i p in fired fired rounds continuously on fy stopping vi ben the piece became excess ive ively ly hot carbine easy on the should service caps firing steadily fired 50 r in in 12 minutes at round I 1 fired seven rounds in one minute then fin in rounds with loose powder and ball nakin I 1 a total 0 of rounds the carbine vaa then put into the office without rano remount dg i any or of the foulness aiom ti om firing therean There the r ece cn of the stock alion receives the josi closing lein was n as very foul fall mith residuum but lith tat I 1 the least ili influence fluence on the BIO movement ament ores cape externally tile the mechanism voaid sm smoothly throughout t the nex rett t lay day the t the he piece all ah soiled anil and jun gleane I 1 from firing was fired 16 rounds powder and ball roaming rr rounds in at all 1 I ahe lie small rings of the breech breah plug and andia it rest of the parts in perfect order I 1 this lyle style of 0 gun therefore cou conteri larner itself to the lie tests of the service the only objection is is the shortness of barrel j A etc e captain INGRAHAM chief of buzea and |