Notes on Ammunition of the American Civil War, 1861-1865
Washington, DC: The American Ordnance Association, 1959. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 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. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Ammunition, American Civil War, Ordnance, Firearms, Muzzle-loaders, Cartridges, Breechloaders, Shoulder Arms, Siege Projectiles, Artillery projectiles, Rifled Projectiles
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