ISBN: 9780826350015

This third volume in Moller's authoritative reference work describes muzzleloading percussion shoulder arms procured by the U.S. government for issue to federal and state armed forces in … Mehr…

This third volume in Moller's authoritative reference work describes muzzleloading percussion shoulder arms procured by the U.S. government for issue to federal and state armed forces in the period that includes the Civil War. These twenty-five years were an exciting time in the history of shoulder arms. During the 1840s, only a handful of American manufacturers were capable of producing significant quantities of arms having fully interchangeable components. By the early 1850s, at least one firm was producing rifles with close enough tolerances to be considered fully interchangeable. And thanks to the invention of the expanding bullet, rifled arms could be used by an army's entire infantry. For the first time, line infantry were equipped with arms capable of rapid reloading and of consistently hitting a man-sized target at distances as great as three hundred yards. Like the first two volumes of American Military Shoulder Arms, this exhaustive reference work will be a must for serious arms collectors, dealers, and museum specialists. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Military History>Weapons of War>Weaponry, University of New Mexico Press Core >1<

ISBN: 9780826350015

Paperback, [PU: University of New Mexico Press], This third volume in Moller's authoritative reference work describes muzzleloading percussion shoulder arms procured by the US government … Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: University of New Mexico Press], This third volume in Moller's authoritative reference work describes muzzleloading percussion shoulder arms procured by the US government for issue to federal and state armed forces in the period that includes the Civil War. These twenty-five years were an exciting time in the history of shoulder arms. During the 1840s, only a handful of American manufacturers were capable of producing significant quantities of arms having fully interchangeable components. By the early 1850s, at least one firm was producing rifles with close enough tolerances to be considered fully interchangeable. And thanks to the invention of the expanding bullet, rifled arms could be used by an army's entire infantry. For the first time, line infantry were equipped with arms capable of rapid reloading and of consistently hitting a man-sized target at distances as great as three hundred yards. Like the first two volumes of American Military Shoulder Arms, this exhaustive reference work will be a must for serious arms collectors, dealers, and museum specialists., Militaria, Arms & Armour<

2012, ISBN: 9780826350015

University of New Mexico Press, Taschenbuch, 612 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-11-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 4 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Militärwissenschaft, Fachbüch… Mehr…

University of New Mexico Press, Taschenbuch, 612 Seiten, Publiziert: 2012-11-30T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 4 kg, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Militärwissenschaft, Fachbücher, Antiquitäten & Sammlerkataloge, Freizeit & Hobby, Freizeit, Haus & Garten, Militärgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Politik & Geschichte, University of New Mexico Press, 2012<

ISBN: 9780826350015

University of New Mexico Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor, University of New Mexico Press, 6

2012, ISBN: 9780826350015

Univ of New Mexico Pr, 2012. Paperback. New. 612 pages. 10.75x8.25x1.50 inches., Univ of New Mexico Pr, 2012, 6