EARLY BRITISH QUICK FIRING ARTILLERY (FIELD AND HORSE)
Written by Len Trawin
Published by Nexus Special Interests Ltd
in 1997
ISBN: 1854861549
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EARLY BRITISH QUICK FIRING ARTILLERY (FIELD AND HORSE)
Written by Len Trawin.
Stock no. 1829874
1st.
1997.
Softcover.
Nearly fine condition.
A unique work which explains, in layman's terms, the development of the long recoil system from the fixed gun carriage. A mine of information from basic gun carriage design to details of limbers and ammunition wagons, all with their supplies and equipment carried, plus ammunition, fuzes and complete harness details. Oblong card wraps. B/w technical diagrams. ix and 406 pages. ISBN: 1854861549. A lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- Gun carriages
- Sights
- Materials
- Wheel Construction
- Breech Loading 15 pdr Mk. IV
- Breech Loading (Converted) 15 pdr Mk.I
- Quick Firing 15 pdr Mk I
- Quick Firing 13 pdr
- Quick Firing 18 pdr Mk I
- Breech Loading 5 inch Howitzer
- Quick Firing 4.5 inch Howitzer Mk I
- Miscellaneous Stores
- Harness
- Glossary of terms
- Imperial Measures and metric equivalents