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• Benton, Brevet-Col.J.G.."Chapter III. Cannon,"Ordnance and Gunnery (1867); 107 Pages, 33 illus. Price 11.00 {Item No. 20503} [Includes: History of Cannon: Early cannon, Construction of early cannon, Ancient guns, Ancient mortars, Ancient howitzers, Calibre, Devices, Materiel system, First system, Second system, Valiere's system, Gribeauval's system, Stock trail system, Louis Napoleon's system, Recent improvements. Construction, &c., of Cannon: Definition, Classification, Nonmenclature. Interior Form: Division of parts, The vent. Seat of the Charge: Seat of the charge, Heavy charges, Light charges, Effect on strength. Windage: Definition, Loss of force. Length of Bore: Ancient theory, What governs the length, Experiments to determine it, Conclusions. Charge: Maximum charge, Effects on recoil, Effect of length of bore on maximum charge, Most suitable charge. Materials: Requirements, Strength, Effect on cooling, Weight, Hardness, Corrosion &c., Kinds of metals, Bronze, Steel, Semi-steel, Wrought iron, Cast iron, Combined metals Exterior Form: Thickness of metal, To determine the pressure by calculation, Determination of pressure by experiment, Nature of force to be restrained, Various kinds of strain, Division of the exterior, Trunnions, Preponderance, Rimbases, Knob of the caseable, Handles, Position of the center of gravity, Weight of cannon. Different kinds of Cannon: Gun, Howitzer, Mortars. Rifle Cannon: Definition, Rifles how classified, Form of groove, Uniform groove, Variable groove, Method of cutting grooves, Comparative advantages, Number, width, and shape of grooves, Inclination of grooves, Effect of length, Effect of resistance of the air, Position of center of gravity, Limit of inclination, Most suitable inclination. Used to which cannon are applied: Field cannon, Napoleon gun. Mountain and Prairie Cannon: Mountain howitzer. Siege and Garrison Cannon: Siege guns, Siege howitzer, Siege mortars, Coehorn mortar. Sea Coast Cannon: Object, Large cannon, Projectiles, Kinds of sea coast cannon, Columbiads, Howitzer, Mortar. Manufacture of cannon: Where made, Moulding, Cooling, Boring and turning. Inspection of Cannon: Inspecting instruments, Inspection, Bronze cannon. Proof of Cannon: Powder proof, Iron cannon, Bronze cannon, Inspection marks. Injuries Caused by Service: External, Internal]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Gun Steel," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter III.; 20 pages, 9 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20525} [Includes: 70. Definition of Gun metal - Chemical composition - Different consitituents and their effect, 71. Physical qualities - Hardness - Toughness - Elastic limit - Hooke's Law - Tensile strength, 72. Structure of steel - Defects - Blow holes - Pipes, 73. Working qualities of steel - Fusibility - Malleability and ductility - Welding - Annealing, 74. Manufacture of gun steel - Open hearth process - Gas producer and regenerators, 75. Manufacture of steel - The furnace - Operation - Crucible process, 76. Casting ingots - Ladle - Crane - Ingot mold - Pouring - Sinking head, 77. Whitworth's process of fluid compression, 78. Treatment after casting - Testing - Reheating - Forging - Cranes - Hammer, 79. Whitworth's hydraulic forging - The press - Mandrels, 80. Gun forgings - Treatment after forging - Annealing - Boring and turning - Oil tempering - Reannealing - Tests, 81. Brinell's experiments]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Machines used in gun manufacture," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter III.; 22 pages, 24 illus. Price 2.50 {Item No.20526} [Includes: 82. General principles of machines - Definition - How motion is transmitted and modified, 83. Rolling contact - Different forms of pieces in rolling contact, 84. Sliding contact - principles of teeth - Figures of teeth - Action, 85. Belts or bands - Rounded or crowning pulleys - Speed cones - Starting and stopping, 86. Linkwork - Cords and ropes - Hydraulic connection, 87. General arrangement of machine shops - Distribution of energy, 88. Machine tools - Shearing - Cutting - Scraping - Drills - Reamers - and Milling cutters, 89. Machine in general use - The Lathe - Parts, 90. The Lathe - Slide rest - Feed - Action, 91. The Planer - Parts - Action, 92. The Shaper - Parts - Action, 93. The Drill press - Parts - Action, 94. The Milling machine - Parts - Action]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Gun Manufacture," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter III.; 9 pages, 9 illus. Price 9.00 {Item No.20527} [Pages 176-184] 95. General description of modern guns - Parts - The forging - Division of operations, 96. Operations before assembling - Tube - Warping - First Boring - Tool - Second Boring - Tool, 97. Boring and turning Lathes - Back rests - Bore of tube - Turning, 98. Assembling - Furnace - Expansion - Cooling, 99. Operations after assembling - Finish boring - Rifling - Rifling machine - Rifling tool]
• Lissak, Ormond M.."Metals Used in Ordnance Construction," Ordnance and Gunnery (1915), Chapter V; 25 pages, 12 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.20565} [Includes: Stress and strain: Physical qualities of metals, Strength of metals, Testing machine, Copper, brass, bronze. Iron and steel, Hardening and tempering steel, Annealing, Uses, Gun steel. Manufacture of steel forgings for guns: Open hearth process, Other processes, Casting, Defects in ingots, Whitworth's process of fluid compression, Processes after casting, Strength of parts of the gun]
• Lissak, Ormond M.."Guns," Ordnance and Gunnery (1915), Chapter VI; 86 pages, 61 illus. Price 9.00 {Item No.20566}[Includes: Elastic strength of guns: The elasticity of metals, Hooke's law, Equations of relation between stress and strain, Problems, Stresses and strains in a closed cylinder, Lame's laws, Basic principle of gun construction, Simplification of the formulas of gun construction, Stresses in a simple cylinder, Limiting interior pressures, Graphic representation, Limiting exterior pressures, Thickness of cylinder, Longitudinal strength, Problems, Compound cylinder, Built up guns, System composed of two cylinders, Application of formulas to outer cylinders, System of action, System at rest, Graphic representation, Shrinkage, Radial compression of the tube, Prescribed shrinkage, Application of formulas, Problems, Curves of stress in section, Systems composed of three of four cylinders, Minimum of cylinders for maximum resistance, Graphic construction, three cylinders, Wire wound guns. Construction of Guns: General characteristics, Operations in manufacture, Gun Lathe, Boring and turning mill, Assembling, Rifling the bore. Measurements: Necessity of accurate measurements, Vernier caliper, Measuring points, The star gage, Calipers, Standard comparator. Rifling: Twist, Increasing twist, Equation of the developed curve of the rifling, Problems, Service rifling. Breech mechanism: General, characteristics, Slotted screw breech mechanism, Bofors breech mechanism, The Welin breech block, Obturation, The De Bange obturator, The Freyre obturation, Firing mechanism, Sliding wedge breech mechanism, Older forms of breech mechanism, 12 inch mortar breech mechanism, Automatic and semi automatic breech mechanisms]
• Tschappat, William H.. "Metals Used in Ordnance Construction,"Ordnance and Gunnery, Chapter V., New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1917); 45 pages, 20 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.20734} [Including: Elasticity. Moduli of Elasticity. Strength of Metals. Physical Requirements. Testing Machine. Copper, Brass, Bronze, Aluminum. Iron and Steel. Uses. Constituents of Iron and Steel. Effect of Heat. Allotropic Modifications. Changes as Cooling is Continued below Solidus. Cast Iron. Effect of Time. Microscopic Examination of Steel. Hardening. Tempering. Other Substances in Steel. Open-hearth Process. The Furnace. The Duplex Process. Casting. Whitworth’s Process of Fluid Compression. Processes after Casting. Hollow Forgings. Hardening in Oil or Water.]
• Ordnance Department. "The design and manufacture of a great seacoast weapon," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part II; 77 pages, 66 illus. Price 8.00 {Item No.20115} [Includes: {Items No.20116-20119} Introduction, Carriage (General), Design and manufacture (manufacturing), Carriage (Characteristics), Design and manufacture (design)]
• Ordnance Department. "Carriage," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part II; 4 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20116}[Includes: Type, Elevation, General]
• Ordnance Department. "Design and manufacture," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part II; 28 pages, 27 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.20117} [Includes: Projectile, Manufacturing, Gun, Design--Gun, Construction--Billets, Forging, Machining, Assembling, Rifling, Finishing, Breech mechanism]
• Ordnance Department. "Carriage," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part II; 3 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20118} [Includes: Characteristics]
• Ordnance Department. "Design and manufacture," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part II; 47 pages, 41 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.20119} [Includes: Recoil mechanism--Brake, Recuperator, Manufacture, Cradle--Design, Recoil band, Elevating mechanism, Manufacture, Chassis, Manufacture, Traversing mechanism, Manufacture, Loading mechanism]
• Ordnance Department. "Cannon tubes," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 43 pages, 23 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.20108} [Includes: Introduction, Thirteenth century cannon, Fourteenth century cannon, Fifteenth century cannon, Sixteenth century cannon, Seventeenth century cannon, Eighteenth century cannon (Section III.--Toussard's Artillerist. On the casting of cannon and mortars: Introduction, Of the proceedings in the fabrication, Moulds in sand, Construction of the flasks, Of the models, Of the sand, Of the moulding, Of the stove, Of the crane, Section V. Of furnaces and fusing of iron metal. Section VI. Proceedings in the casting of brass cannon. Section VI. Of boring cannon) Nineteenth century cannon (1800-1850), Nineteenth century cannon, Woolwich gun, Twenthieth century cannon, Unsolved problems]
• Ordnance Notes.---No.197 (Washington, 27 May 1882). Notes on the Manufacture of Small Arms, &C., at the Royal Small Factory, Enfield Lock. by Captain McClinstock, Assistant Superintendent; 8 pages, 1 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5197} [Includes: Description of the Martini Henry Rifle, The Stock, Butt, The Barrel: Materiel, The Smithery, Barrel machine room. The Body, Emery wheels, The Triangulary Bayonet, Hardening and tempering components, Enfield Breech loading revolver, Martini Henry carbine]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Ordnance, Construction of: Part I: Casting of Brass Ordnance in Royal Gun Factories,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1860), Vol.2; 4 pages Price .50 {Item No.20422} [Includes: Introduction, Model, Mould boxes, The Mould, Moulding, Mould for dead-head, The furnace, The Metal ,Fuel]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Ordnance, Construction of: Part II: Casting of Iron Ordnance,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1860), Vol.2; 9 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.20423} [Includes: Introduction, Ingredients of moulds, Milling, Model, Mould box, Moulding, Furnace, Casting pit, Fuel, Iron, Running the metal, Trunnion plates, Removing cast from the pit, Boring mill]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Ordnance, Construction of: Part III: Description of the Machinery, etc. used in the manufacture of brass cannon at the royal arsenal at Woolwich, and the Indian foundry, etc.,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1860), Vol.2; 21 pages, 6 figures and 11 plates of illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.20424}
• Note. This entire section on 'Ordnance' is available: 39 pages, 6 figures and 11 plates of illus. Price 6.00 {Item No.20425} [Royal Engineers, Corps of., Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1860), Vol.2: Including Item No.20422-20424]
• Skerrett, Lieut.W.H.W., Inspector of Ordnance, Ordnance Reserve Corps, U.S.A.."Development of Gun Manufacture," Professional Memoirs. Corps of Engineers. Vol.10 (1918); 31 pages, 11 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.6283} [Includes: Introduction, Early types of cannon, First use of mobile artillery, Advent of breech-loading guns, Artillery first used for defense, Gun stresses, Rifling of guns, Non-recoiling carriage, Accuracy of Shrapnel fire, Development of early guns, Built-up guns, Recoiling devices, Calculation of gun stresses, Gun classification, Rapidity of fire, Accuracy of fire, Operation of fuses, Size limitations of guns, Gun inspection, Chemical and physical requirements of gun metal, Heat treatment, Standard test-specimens, Gun factors of safety, Engineering problem of the war, Discussion: General, Creuset 75-mm Gun, Long range guns, Stream line shells and vacuum effect, Rifling methods, Double-acting shells not practicable, Field for automatic machinery, Serious faults of wire-wound gun, Difficulty of firing at airplanes, Armor-piercing projectile's action]
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "Modern Gun Construction," by James Atkinson Longridge, Civil Engineer. Columbian Exposition (1894), XIII. ; 35 pages, 3 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.6113} [Includes: Introductory remarks, The Bursting Strain, The Longitudinal Strain, The Torsional Strain, Materials for Modern Gun Construction, Methods of Construction, Various Designs of Wire Guns, Liners, Breech Mechanism, Obturators and Metallic Cartridges, Rifling, New Powders, Conclusion]
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "Modern Gun Construction and Breech Mechanism," by Captain Rogers Birnie, Ordnance Department, U.S. Army. Columbian Exposition (1894), XIV. ; 38 pages, plus 8 plates of illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.6114} [Includes: Introductory, Tangential Resistance, Modes of Gun Construction, Classes of Guns, Resistance and Shrinkags of Built-up Forged-Steel Guns, Longitudinal Resistance, Breech Mechanism]
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "Modern Gun Construction and Armor Piercing Shells," by Fleet Engineer George Quick, Royal Navy. Columbian Exposition (1894), XVa. ; 10 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.6115}
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "The Manufacture of Steel for Modern Guns and other Ordnance Purposes," by Lieut. Sidney E. Stuart, Ordnance Department, U.S.Army. Columbian Exposition (1894), XVI. ; 14 pages, plus 17 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.6117} [Includes: Gun Steel, Steel for Gun Carriages, Projectiles, Armor Plate]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Artillery,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1853), Vol.1; 27 pages, 4 plates of illus. and many tables Price 4.00 {Item No.20269} [Includes: Introduction, Section I.Artillery subjects, Section II. Administration of artillery, Section III. Application and proportion of artillery, Section IV. Types batteries, Section V. Heavy artillery: Native of ordnance, Quantity of ordnance, Section VI. Construction of artillery, Artillery tables A-J]
• War Department, Ordnance Office."On the Metallurgy and Manufacture of Modern British Ordnance," by Colonel Maitland, Superintendent, R.G.F., Woolwich. Ordnance Notes.—No.195 (Washington, 23 May 1882). ; 48 pages, 20 plates of illustrations Price 7.00 {Item No.5195}
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "On the Application of Solid Steel to the Manufacture of Small Arms, Projectiles, and Ordnance," by Ferdinand Gautier of Paris. Ordnance Notes.—No.196 (Washington, 25 May 1882) ; 7 pages, tables Price 1.00 {Item No.5196}
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "Construction of Guns," by Lt-Col.Fornerod-Stadler, Swiss Artillery. Ordnance Notes.—No.236 (Washington, 12 January 1883) Translated by Lt.Rogers Birnie,Jr., Ordnance Dept., U.S.A.; 21 pages, tables and Charts Price 2.00 {Item No.5236}
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "A Description of some of the Improvements introduced at Frankford Arsenal during the present Fiscal Year," Ordnance Notes.---No.309 (Washington, 23 June 1883) by Major S.C. Lyford, Ordnance Departmen, commanding; 13 pages, plus 12 plates of illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.5309} [Includes: The Smith & Goldthrop system for making illuminating gas from petroleum, The Frankford Arsenal cartridge primer, Cannon primers, friction and electric, The autogenic plumbing apparatus, Rubber stamps and types for marking packages of stores][The plates contain excellent illustrations of the machinery for making cartridge primers and other ordnance stores]

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