✨ Military Regulations
cers and Adjutants is particularly called to
the following rules to prevent accidents:—
No competitor is to ‘cap’ or ‘cock’ his
rifle before coming to the ‘spot’ from which
he is to fire.
No competitor is to let down the cock of his
rifle when an unexploded cap is on
the nipple, but to keep it at half-cock.
Competitors before firing are to take a
few paces in front of all lookers on, and
to see that no objects are in the line of
fire.
H. C. BALNEAVIS,
Deputy-Adjutant General of Militia
and Volunteers.
Auckland, January 1, 1863.
PRINTED BY COWARD AND MILLETON, MANLEOROUGH.
Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1863, No 46
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Regulations for New Zealand Government Rifle Shooting Prizes 1863
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🛡️ Defence & Military1 January 1863
Rifle shooting, Competition, Prizes, Regulations, Militia, Volunteer Corps, Safety rules
- H. C. Balneavis, Deputy-Adjutant General of Militia and Volunteers