From the Arquebus to the Breechloader

From the Arquebus to the Breechloader
Author: Piers Platt
Publisher: Piers Platt
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2015-12-10
Genre: History
ISBN:

Firearms technology dominates the modern day battlefield, but how did the earliest guns affect battles in the Middle Ages? From their earliest incarnations in the 14th Century – which were as much a danger to their operator as they were to the enemy – to the muskets and breech-loading rifles of the 19th century, Piers Platt traces the technological advancements that revolutionized weapons, and how infantry tactics were forced to evolve as new and more lethal weapons were developed.

The Breech-Loader - And How to Use It with Notes on Rifles

The Breech-Loader - And How to Use It with Notes on Rifles
Author: W. W. Greener
Publisher: Holley Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2009-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1444651056

This edition was originally published in 1898. The well illustrated contents include detailed chapters on: - The Shotgun - Choice and Fit - Handling the Gun - Chokes - Loads and Loading - Shooting Positions - Game Shooting - Pigeons and Trap Shooting - Rifles of Past and Present - The Sporting Rifle and All About It - Rifle Shooting - Long Shots - Bores etc. Many of the earliest shooting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor

Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894

Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894
Author: Louis A. Garavaglia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This is the second volume of a two-part encyclopedic reference to firearms in the 19th-century American West, offering both technical information and historical narrative. Covering the period from the close of the Civil War to the modern period, it draws on advertisements from newspapers, catalogues, and other primary sources to discuss the military and civilian firearms used in the settling of the West, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, as well as the guns used by the Native Americans. Illustrated with some 500 photographs of the weapons and of the people who used them. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR