British Military Rifles

Peter Duckers (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

48 Seiten

2005
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-0633-2 (ISBN)

Infos

A concise history of the attempts to develop and improve the British Army's most important individual weapon, and the ammunition designed for it.

Autor

Peter Duckers is a Member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, the Military Historical Society and is Curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle.

Inhalt

The earliest 'guns' Flintlock muskets, c.1690-1840 The first British rifles, 1775-1840 Percussion rifles Breech-loading rifles Bolt-action magazine rifles Automatic rifles Carbines Plaes to visit and further reading Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2005
• Reihe/Serie: Shire Library
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 149 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 134 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 0-7478-0633-0 / 0747806330
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7478-0633-2 / 9780747806332
• Zustand: Neuware