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Russia to Adopt American Rifles and Monitors

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 31, 1872

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 41, No. 3.

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Russia to Adopt American Rifles and Monitors

The Russian government, it is announced, is about to conclude a contract with an American firm to supply the Russian cavalry with breech-loading rifles of an American pattern. If England should drift into a war with Russia over the Eastern question, it is very likely that her troops will have to encounter American small arms and ammunition. Besides, Russia has already adopted the American monitor system of iron-clads, and our large smooth-bore artillery.