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Small arms and ammunition in the united states service, 17761865 berkeley r lewis on. Get the best deals on ammunition book when you shop the largest online selection at. The production ability of northern industry, coupled with massive importations of arms by both sides, led to a surplus of civil warera small arms that existed well into the second decade of the twentieth century. Based on years of research and collecting specimens, dean thomas accurately identifies the ammo, where it was made, the contract details, how it was packed. A history of civil war small arms ammunition, part 2 round ball to rimfire. Tm 43000127 technical manual headquarters department of the army no. The world war ii official standard ordnance catalog of artillery, small arms, tanks, armored cars, antiaircraft guns, ammunition, grenades. This ammunition would fall into the second category, as it is implemented fairly and primarily treats of one of the most neglected part of the militaryhistorical literature, what precisely ammunition for military use is, not limited to those for small arms but including those for machine cannons, large caliber guns, howitzers and mortars. Government printing office, 1920 ammunition 40 pages. During the american civil war 186165 small arms consisted of an incredible variety of muskets, rifles, carbines, revolvers, and even shotguns. The history and development of small arms ammunition, vol. History of modern us military small arms ammunition 18801939 vol. Small arms ammunition varies in size or caliber, and contemporary military ammunition largely follows standards originally set by nato or the former warsaw pact.
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History of modern us military small arms ammunition 18801939. Special purpose small arms ammunition of the ussr and russia new april 2005. This is a truly significant piece of research, and should be considered authoritative on the subject it covers. This article is about woodin laboratory, described by pepper burruss, president of the international ammunition association iaa, as the international center for the study of post1880 military and police ammunition under 35mm. Hoyem, 1981, armory publications edition, in english 1st ed.
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If you find any mistakes or know of a way to improve the procedures. The music podcast from two best buds think millennial artist spotlight hosted by brandon. Herschel c logan logan was a commercial artist and writer with a strong firearms interest. Described in military terms as a round of ammunition, it comprises of a cartridge case, bullet, propellant and primer. I recently wrote a short history of body armor article for small wars journal where i pointed out that there has long been an arms race between two different types of military technology ammunition and the protection against it. These pages will provide basic information about each major type. As a result, smgs have a shorter effective range typically around 100 m compared to rifles and machine. Please check back frequently as our inventory is constantly growing, or see our full list of new arrivals here.
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