"The CITIZEN RIFLEMAN"
A BOOK BY E.J.D. NEWITT
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E.J.D. Newitt (Edward) was well known in shooting circles early in the Twentieth Century. He was a successful rifle shot, and afforded much of his time in the support of those wishing to develop the sport of Miniature Rifle Shooting to the benefit of the nation's defence capabilities, at a time when Europe was becoming potentially politically unstable. Newitt assisted Lord Roberts and General Luard, in their efforts that led to the formation of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, by writing articles in many journals on the subject of rifle shooting and ballistics, and wrote up comprehensive advice on how best to form and start up a rifle club, construct ranges, and arrange targetry.
He was also involved in the then new issue of a journal for the National Rifle Association in 1910, and captained a miniature rifle team set up for England to shoot in a competition held against the United States and Australia in both 1910 and 1911.
Perhaps his major written contribution to the cause was his book "The Citizen Rifleman" published in 1906. It was a miniature tome on the subject of Miniature Rifle Shooting and the formation of clubs and associations, not to mention advice on suitable rifles, accessories, targets, and shooting technique. So successful was the book that it was republished in an abridged form nine years later, at a time when considerable advances had been made in rifle and ammunition technology, and during wartime when proficiency in rifle shooting was a major requirement in the male populace.
Here is the original 1906 first edition in its entirety, and it is a particularly valuable source of information for any researcher. The Annexe alone provides a tremendous amount of detail of the origins of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, and indeed of the society's clubs them selves at that time.
There are many illustrations of range equipment designs and targetry, and many photographs and descriptions of rifles of the day suitable for the purposes of the then S.M.R.C. club members. Many of these rifles are covered in detail on the pages of this website, accessible via the menus.
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Here is the latter 1915 edition, also in its entirety.
The abridgement was mainly the exclusion of the large Annexe in the first edition..
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