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Ross rifle
The Ross rifle is a straight-pull bolt action .303 inch-calibre rifle that was produced in Canada from 1903 until 1918.
The Ross Mk.II (or "model 1905") rifle was highly successful in target shooting before World War I, but the close chamber tolerances, lack of primary extraction and overall length made the Mk.III (or "1910") Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare, exacerbated by the often poor quality ammunition issued.
By 1916,
Ross, Charles H.A.F.L. - Firearm (M1910)
- US Patent 963389, 5 Jul 1910, Sutherland, Robert and Piebald, Eric Julius - Rifle Sight
- US Patent 675004, 28 May 1901, Harris, Henry - Magazine Firearm
- US Patent 723864, 31 Mar 1903, Harris, Henry - Magazine for Repeating Firearms
- Handbook for the Canadian service rifle : Ross, Mark III 1913 Part I and II
- Ross Rifle Handbook 1907
- Canfield, Bruce, "The Ross Rifle in U.S.