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Show RIFLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTS Springfield. Mass.. Marrh 2b. A rifle equipped with an electric light, which will enable a soldier to aim at night, is being tested at the government govern-ment arsenal here. A small battery Is carried on tho underBlde or the stock and wires connect with two tiny electric bulbs at the end or the barrel. bar-rel. By pressing a button the shooter shoot-er turns on the llght6 and is able to see in the darkness. Two guns thus equipped have recently been shipped from tho areenal and It Is rumorert IbAt they went to President Roosevelt for use on his African bunt. |