Magazine Gun

In the ordinary breech-loading rifled musket, the operations of opening the breech, inserting the cartridge, and closing the breech, require a definite time with the most expert soldier. In the repeating or magazine gun the cartridges), these are to be considered as a reserve, to be used only in emergency, and ordinarily the gun is to be used as a single loader. The principal magazine guns now used in the various services are the Mauser, Mannlicher, Lee-Metford, Lebel, and Krug-Jorgensen. The latter, caliber.303 in., has been adopted in the U. S. service. Magdala, Fortre of Aby in i a, capital of Theodore II.; stormed and taken by Lord Napier, April 13, 1868; burned April 17. heating a -amido azo naphthalene with a -naphthylamine; dark Magdala Red. C30H21 NaCl. Pink dye, prepared by brown powder, soluble in water with difficulty. It dyes silk pink.