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permitting fire-arms to be used for stalking, for which the matchlock with its ever-burning torch could not be used, led to the acceptance of fire-arms by sportsmen. These arms, being evidently expensive and highly valued, have been so well preserved that numerous specimens still exist. Some few well deserve fuller description than space permits, but the illustrations will doubtless convey a better idea of their finish than would any verbal enumeration of their dimensions and construction.