Leather covers are provided for the breech and muzzle of the gun. Two bricoles are provided for use in moving by hand. The band of the bricole is of stout canvas, having a short length of rope at its lower end, provided with a stout hook for hooking into the swivels on the ends of the axles. HOTCHKISS POINT PERCUSSION-FUZE. The =Hotchkiss Point Fuze= (Fig. 9) consists of four main parts: the body _A_, the plunger _B_, the head _C_, and the safety-plug _D_. The =Body= is cylindrical and of brass, with a screw-thread and stout shoulder at the upper end for securing in the shell. The outside of the shoulder is shaped to the ogive. A chamber is fashioned in the body, whose base has a conical hole bored for the safety-plug. The =Plunger= is a hollow brass cylinder with a lead lining to give it weight, and containing a chamber in which is a small charge of powder with a fulminate cap over it, the whole being covered with foil as a preservative against moisture. A small brass wire is inserted in the lower part of the plunger, bent up so that the ends project through the safety-plug hole. The =Safety-plug= is a lead stopper forced tightly into the hole in the bottom, and by pinching the ends of the brass wire holds the plunger steady. The =Head= is of gun-metal, the outside following the ogival contour and being provided with a screw-thread for securing it in the body. In the centre of the lower surface is fixed a small point forming a striker for the fulminate. RANGE TABLE FOR 1.65-INCH HOTCHKISS MOUNTAIN-GUN. Kind of powder, Dupont H. N. Weight of charge, 5½ oz. Weight of shell, 1 lb. 15 oz. Initial velocity, 1,298 ft.-sec. Angle of jump, + 22 minutes Length of line of sight, 17.93 inches