NOTES ON ORDNANCE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR - FIRST EDITION

Description: NOTES ON ORDNANCE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 BY HAROLD L. PETERSON Illustrated by Robert L. Miller FINE - CONDITION Original, Clean, Tight, Antique Bookllet Illustrated Throughout; With Bibliography PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ORDNANCE ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, D.C., IN 1959 OUT-OF-PRINT This wonderful, first edition book is an excellent précis with comprehensive tables and authentic drawings. Published by the American Ordnance Association in observance of the centenary of the War Between the States. The booklet provide excellent history and tabular data on the history and use of Civil War Ordnance used during the American Civil War. The book provides excellent context and understanding the status of development and availability of ordnance and weapons, and traces the further development and refinement of them through the course of the war. Various weapons are highlighted included U.S. Harpers Ferry rifles, U.S. Springfield rifle-muskets, English Enfield rifle-muskets, bayonets, Sharps carbines, Spencer carbine, Henry rifles, Colt army revolvers, Colt Navy revolvers, Remington Army revolvers, and various Field, Siege, Garrison, Seacoast Artillery pieces, and the accociated accrudiments. THIS BOOKLET IS IN FINE - CONDITION This hard-to-fine, first edition book is in excellent condition. It is clean and tight. It is handsomely presented in a sturdy paper covered wrap and is printed on sturdy, stock paper. The interior is clean and free of any writing, smudging, foxing, or pasteboards. It is not an ex-library book. It has a small, prior-owner name/address stamp at the top of the title page as shown, but is in fine condition otherwise. It contains illustrations and data charts throughout. An excellent condition, wonderfully written, first edition booklet. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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