These Caps are now well known and approved, being found superior to all others for their certainty and rapidity of fire, either in dry or wet weather.
For India and the Colonies, or any climate where Caps may be exposed to great vicissitudes of heat, cold, or moisture, they are particularly recommended, as they cannot be injured by any amount of exposure to wet or heat, nor their qualities impaired, if kept for years in a tropical climate. The ignition at all times is safe and certain, whilst in humid weather, the discharge is as instantaneous as with the ordinary Cap on the dryest day.
For testimonials as to their value for shooting in India see Colonel Jacob’s work on “Rifles and Projectiles.”
They have been much approved for the rifle in foreign field sports, where the Cap is often allowed to remain a long time upon the nipple.
Being perfectly waterproof, they will bear immersion in sea-water for days without injury; but when testing them in this manner, it is necessary to blow the water out of them before placing them upon the nipple.
Concaved Felt, and chemically prepared Cloth Gun Waddings, to prevent the leading of guns, warranted not to blow to pieces in the barrel.
Cartridges for Breech-loading Shot Guns, Rifles, &c.; also for Sharp’s Breech-loading Rifles, and Prince’s Breech-loading Carbines.
Cartridges made for Needle Rifles, very simple and effective in their construction.
Skin Cartridges, suitable for Adams’, Deane’s, and Colt’s Revolvers—warranted to leave no deposit when fired.
Also Rifle Shell Tubes, as manufactured by direction of Colonel John Jacob, of the Bombay Artillery, and every description of ammunition for sporting or military purposes.