THE HISTORY AND
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION
This book is the illustrated guide to the centerfire black powder military rifle, carbine, volley gun, and machine gun cartridges and their firearms used and/or developed by 29 nations and dominions of the British Empire during the 19th century. Over 600 specimens are photo illustrated actual size and described along with 79 photos of the firearms that chambered them. A capsule history of small arms/ammunition development opens each nation's section. The introduction illustrated and
over 60 primitive centerfire centerfire cartridges and some of the rare
experimental firearms - Pauley, Galey-Cazalet, Pottet, Blakewell, Moses, Le
Page, Volcanic, Morse, Meigs, Winchester and others. The book is 303 pages,
8.5" x 11", hard bound with dust jacket.