colonel berkeley lewis (3 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paper covers with stapled binding; mild wear; small 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; illustrations in black and white; interior is clean and unmarked; 31 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: VERY GOOD. 31 clean, unmarked, tight pages with a deckle fore edge; paper cover has wear and small creases along edges, a small price sticker, and shelf wear.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. Unpaginated (32 pages. Illustraitons. Small tears and creases to cover edges. The second in a series of monographs on the armament used in the American Civil War, published in observance of the centennial of the War Between the States. Contains figures of small-arms ammunition for muzzle-loaders, special small-arms cartridges for breechloaders, special small-arms cartridges for breechloaders, a table on shoulder arms purchased by the United States, figures of small-arms cartridges, tables on cartridges and ammunition, figures of Confederate siege and field rifle projectiles, a table on Service test of rifled projectiles, a table on accuracy of rifled artillery, bibliography, a table on U.S. Army purchases and fabrications (January 1, 1861 to June 30,1866), and a listing of ordnance purchased by the Ordnance Department, U.S.A., January 1, 1861, to June 30, 1866. Official lists of ammunition types and quantities are included in this monograph along with descriptions and sketches of ammunition. Some representative service test data are shown with comments on characteristics. There is also a short discussion on powder-an essential element of all the weapons except those of hand-to-hand combat already outmoded. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.