10 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. The guns, of cast iron banded with steel, exhibit an endurance worthy of the reputation of the Swedish ores. The traces are made of double rope, to serve as drag-ropes in case the battery be crippled by the loss of its horses. In closing our remarks upon the Swedish war exhibit, it may be well to refer to the admirable lay figures used to display the uniforms of the different corps. They were without a rival in the Exhibition, and in the crowd might easily be mistaken for living men. BELGIUM. The exhibition made by Belgium in this group consisted almost exclusively of small-arms, shown by private firms. The excellence and cheapness of the gun-barrels manufactured by the firms of Liege are well known, and have been fully acknowledged at all former Exhibi tions. On this occasion, the duty of supporting their country in this national industry was undertaken mainly by the firms of Mairlot & Heuse, and Heuse, Lemoine, & Cie. SWITZERLAND. The Swiss exhibit under Group XVI. was confined to small-arms displayed by private parties; especially by the Swiss Industrial Com pany, which showed samples of the Vetterli and other breech-loading and magazine-guns. HOLLAND. The Netherlands exhibit was restricted to military small-arms and swords from the Government manufactory at Delft, and to a magnifi cent collection of East Indian weapons displayed by the Colonial department. TURKEY. The only weapons in the Turkish section consisted of a fine exhibit of rifles, accoutrements, and sabres made at the Imperial Arms Fac tory of Tophane; and some highly ornamented pistol-holsters and horse-equipments from private parties. EGYPT. The Government of Egypt displayed some interesting weapons, more particularly samples of the magnificent antique Damascus blades so celebrated in history, and some richly ornamented dromedary, horse, and donkey saddles and equipments. Also, some modern weapons used in desert warfare. The contributions from the National Museum of Cairo were especially attractive.