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Author : Malden D. Waite,Bernard D. Ernst
Publisher : Beinfeld Pub
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0917714202
Author : John Langellier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472819727
Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the “Trapdoor Springfield” was designed in 1865–66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute as much as fivefold. The new weapon quickly proved its worth in two separate incidents in August 1867: small groups of US soldiers and civilians armed with the trapdoor repulsed numerically superior Native American contingents. A simple and cost-effective weapon, it was used, along with its variants in every US conflict in the three decades after the Civil War, especially on the American frontier. Drawing upon first-hand accounts from US soldiers, their Native American opponents, and users such as buffalo hunters, this is the story of the “Trapdoor Springfield”, one of the defining weapons of the Indian Wars.
Author : Joe Poyer,Craig Riesch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 188239139X
Author : J. Spencer Wolf,Pat Wolf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Handloading of ammunition
ISBN : 157579019X
Author : John Langellier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472819710
Intended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the “Trapdoor Springfield” was designed in 1865–66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic cartridges, it could be loaded in a single action, increasing the number of shots per minute as much as fivefold. The new weapon quickly proved its worth in two separate incidents in August 1867: small groups of US soldiers and civilians armed with the trapdoor repulsed numerically superior Native American contingents. A simple and cost-effective weapon, it was used, along with its variants in every US conflict in the three decades after the Civil War, especially on the American frontier. Drawing upon first-hand accounts from US soldiers, their Native American opponents, and users such as buffalo hunters, this is the story of the “Trapdoor Springfield”, one of the defining weapons of the Indian Wars.
Author : Albert J. Frasca,Robert Hargis Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Springfield rifle
ISBN : 0937500119
Author : Richard A. Fox
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806170510
On the afternoon of June 25, 1867, an overwhelming force of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians quickly mounted a savage onslaught against General George Armstrong Custer’s battalion, driving the doomed troopers of the U.S. Seventh Cavalry to a small hill overlooking the Little Bighorn River, where Custer and his men bravely erected their heroic last stand. So goes the myth of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a myth perpetuated and reinforced for over 100 years. In truth, however, "Custer’s Last Stand" was neither the last of the fighting nor a stand. Using innovative and standard archaeological techniques, combined with historical documents and Indian eyewitness accounts, Richard Allan Fox, Jr. vividly replays this battle in astonishing detail. Through bullets, spent cartridges, and other material data, Fox identifies combat positions and tracks soldiers and Indians across the Battlefield. Guided by the history beneath our feet, and listening to the previously ignored Indian testimonies, Fox reveals scenes of panic and collapse and, ultimately, a story of the Custer battle quite different from the fatalistic versions of history. According to the author, the five companies of the Seventh Cavalry entered the fray in good order, following planned strategies and displaying tactical stability. It was the sudden disintegration of this cohesion that caused the troopers’ defeat. The end came quickly, unexpectedly, and largely amid terror and disarray. Archaeological evidences show that there was no determined fighting and little firearm resistance. The last soldiers to be killed had rushed from Custer Hill.
Author : William W. Johnstone,J.A. Johnstone
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786040766
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE IT’S NEVER QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Springfield Model 1880. Trapdoor rifle with bayonet. Vengeance optional. With a handful of murderous rogues, Captain Jed Foster has run off with four wagons containing new Springfield rifles, bayonets, and ammunition meant to resupply the troops at Fort Bowie in Arizona Territory. Foster plans to sell the weapons to the highest bidder—whether it’s Apaches, Mexican revolutionaries, or Confederate veterans who still dream of destroying the Union. But that’s the least of Foster’s problems . . . His junior officer, Lieutenant Grat Holden, is coming after him. With the help of an ornery ex-sergeant known as “Hard Rock” Masterson and fiery guerilla fighter Soledad, the young lieutenant will face off with war chiefs, banditos, and cutthroat outlaws. That’s just for starters. Then he’s got to take down a man who has enough guns for a small army . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Author : William S. Brophy
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0811708721
The lifetime work of the rifle's premier authority. Exhaustive research has taken Brophy into some of the rarest collections in existence.
Author : Alexander Rose
Publisher : Delta
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553384383
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of foot soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and spanning from the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of the rifle and its place in American culture.
Author : Stephen Manning
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965086
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884–85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading, improved accuracy and superior range; significantly, the weapon could be loaded and fired from a prone position, thus offering the rifleman greater security on the battlefield. Due to the longevity of service, many Martini-Henry rifles survive today, both in museums and in private collections, and the weapon is highly prized by shooting enthusiasts. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of arresting first-hand accounts and written by an authority on warfare in the Victorian era, this engaging study tells the story of the powerful Martini-Henry and its impact on the battlefield, from the Anglo-Zulu War to the opening months of World War I.
Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810960
The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history: used on the battlefields of the English Civil War, it was then carried by both sides at Blenheim, Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and dominated warfare for more than 150 years, with military service as late as the American Civil War in the 1860s. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study examines the role that the flintlock played in close-order combat on European and other battlefields around the world. Employing first-hand accounts to show how tactical doctrines were successfully developed to overcome the weapon's inherent limitations, Stuart Reid offers a comprehensive analysis of the flintlock's lasting impact as the first truly universal soldier's weapon.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : M1 carbine
ISBN : IND:30000090004064
Author : Hans-Dieter Gotz
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 088740264X
Richly illustrated volume covers the development of modern German rifles and machine pistols, as well as their ammunition, and includes many rare and experimental types. Covered are the Werder rifle, Mauser rifles, the various M/71 rifles and ammunition, the 88 cartridge, the Infantry Rifle 88, the 98 rifles, the Fallschirmjger rifle, the 41 & 43 rifles, ERMA and Walther machine pistols and many more.
Author : Mike Loades
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472821621
An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs and Chinese. Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by infantry in open battle and as a siege weapon. In this important study, an expert on Eastern military technology tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it. He explains why the composite bow achieved such stunning successes and how it endured as a weapon of choice for thousands of years.
