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• Benton, Brevet-Col.J.G.."Chapter II. Projectiles,"Ordnance and Gunnery (1867); 33 Pages, 14 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No. 20502} [Includes: Definition, Materials. Classification: Solid shot, Bullets, Shells, Grenades, Case shot, Bar shot, Percussion bullets, Carcasses. Charge of rupture of shells: Plane of rupture, Loss of gas by fuze hole. Fabrication of projectiles: Materiels. Inspection of projectiles: Object of inspection. Preservation and piling of balls: Lackering, To find the number of balls in a pile. Theory and construction of rockets: Structure, Motion, Guiding principle, How fired, Form of trajectory, History, Advantages, Kind used]
• Benton, Brevet-Col.J.G.."Chapter VII. Pyrotechny,"Ordnance and Gunnery (1867); 40 Pages, 17 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No. 20507} [Includes: Definitions Buildings &c.: How arranged, Furnaces, Precautions. Materials: Classified, 1st Class, 2d Class, 3d Class, 4th Class Preparing cartridges, &c..;Ammunition for Small Arms: Bullets, Cartridge, Buckshot cartridge, Packing, Pistol cartridge, Percussion caps, Maynard's primer. Field and Mountain Ammunition: Composition, Stand of ammunition, Strapped ammunition, Packing &c.;Siege and Sea Coast Ammunition: Cartridge bags, Strapping shells &c., Filling shells, Wads. Military Fireworks: Comprise what, Composition, For ammunition, Slow match, Quick match, Port fires, Friction tube, Fuzes, Bormann fuze, Sea coast fuze, Concussion fuze, Percussion fuze. Fireworks for Signals: Signal rockets, Blue light. Incendiary Fireworks: Fire stone, Carcass, Incendairy match, Hot shot. Fireworks for Light: Fire ball, Light ball, Tarred links, Pitched fascines, Torches. Offensive and Defensive Fireworks: Bags of powder, Light barrel. Ornamental Fireworks: Object, &c., Lance, Petard, Gerbe, Flame. Movable Pieces: Sky rocket, Tourbillion, Saxon, Jets, Roman candles, Paper shell, Decorative pieces, For communicating fire, General remark.]
• Benton, Brevet-Col.J.G.."Appendix,"Ordnance and Gunnery (1867); 29 Pages, 25 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No. 20514} [Includes: Cannon: Armstrong gun, Whitworth gun, Blakely gun, Palliser gun, Parsons gun, Krupp gun, Parrott gun, Brooke gun, Ames gun, Dahlgren gun, Rodman gun, Galting gun, Various guns. Projectiles: Armstrong projectile, Whitworth projectile, Blakely projectile, Scott projectile, Parrott projectile, Schenkle projectile, Hotchkiss projectile, Sawyer projectile, James projectile, Dyer projectile, Confederate projectiles. Experiments on armor plates: Captain Noble's conclusions. Tables of results with armor plates. Improvements in Gun Carriages] [Gives a short descriptions of cannon and projectiles of the period]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Projectiles," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter IV.; 39 pages, 37 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.20535} [Includes: 154. Classification - Solid shot - Chilled shot - Steel shot; 155. Shell - Definition - Shell for sea coast service - Deck piercing shell, 156. Siege shell - Field shell, 157. Case shot - Grape - Canister, 158. Shrapnel - Cone of dispersion - Causes which affect it, 159. Construction of spherical shrapnel - Early shrapnel - U.S. Spherical case - Boxer spherical shrapnel, 160. Oblong shrapnel - Boxer - Modern shrapnel - Position of bursting charge, 161. Description of modern shrapnel - Steel welded - Frankford arsenal, 162. Necessity for rotation of an oblong projectile - Energy of rotation required, 163. General discussion of the rotation of a projectile - Value of R, 164. Sectional density - How it may be increased - Effect of its increase on the gun, 165. Rifling - Kinds - Uniform - Increasing, 166. Twist in terms of calibre - Kinds of grooves, 167. Rotating devices - Studded system - Flanged system, 168. Expanding system - Hotchkiss, 169. Expanding system - Parrott - Eureka - Bulter, 170. Breech loading projectiles - First rotating device - Hotchkiss projectile - Copper bands, 171. Rotating device at present - Profile of band - Placing of band - Position, 172. Form of projectiles - Head - Spherical density - Weight, 173. Manufacture of projectiles - Pattern - Flask - Molding - Gate and riser, 174. Operation of casting - Kind of iron used - Position of head and base of projectile in mold - Steel projectiles, 175. Inspection and proof of projectiles - Quality of metal - Shape and dimensions - Eccentricity - Ballistic test]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Fuzes," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter V.; 15 pages, 9 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.20537} [Includes: 182. Definition - Classification - Time Fuzes - Requisites - Difficulties, 183. Time fuzes - Difficulties, how overcome, 184. Older forms of time fuze in use - Mortar fuze - Sea coast fuze - Bormann fuze, 185. Percussion fuzes - Requisites - Essential parts, 186. Percussion fuze in U.S. Service - Classification - Hotchkiss front percussion fuze - Action of fuze - Safety devices, 187. Hotchkiss base percussion fuze - Action of fuze - Safety devices, 188. Combination fuzes - Requisites - Frankford Arsenal combination fuze - Action of fuze, 189. Delayed action fuzes - The Merriam delayed action fuze - Action of fuze]
• Bruff, Capt. Lawrence."Primers," Ordnance and Gunnery (1896), Chapter V.; 5 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20538} [Includes: 190. Definition - Classification - Requisites - Common friction primer - Action, 191. Common electric primer - Action, 192. Obturating friction primer - Action, 193. Obturating electric primer -Action]
• Lissak, Ormond M.."Projectiles," Ordnance and Gunnery (1915), Chapter X; 28 pages, 28 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.20570} [Includes: Old forms of projectiles, Modern projectiles, Form of projectile, Canister, Shrapnel, The bursting of shrapnel, Shot and shell, Armor piercing projectiles, Action of the cap, Deck piercing and torpedo shell, Latest form of base of shell, Shell tracers, Hand grenades, Volumes of ogival projectiles, Weights of projectiles, Thickness of walls, Sectional density of projectiles. Manufacture of projectiles, Cast projectiles, Chilled projectiles, Forged projectiles, Requirements in manufacture, Inspection of projectiles, Ballistic tests, The painting of projectiles]
• Lissak, Ormond M.."Primers and Fuses for Cannon," Ordnance and Gunnery (1915), Chapter XII; 28 pages, 28 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.20572} [Includes: Classification, Common friction primer, The service combination primer, Other friction and electric primers, Percussion primers, 20 grain saluting primer, 110 grain electric primer, Combination electric and percussion primer, Igniting primers, Insertion of primers in cartridge cases Fuses: Classification, Percussion fuse, Point percussion fuse, Base percussion fuses, Combination time and percussion fuses, Service combination fuse, Combination fuse, old pattern, Ehrhardt combination fuse, Detonating fuses, The fuse setter, Arming resistance of fuse plungers, Problems]
• Straith, Major Hector."Manufacture and Use of Ammunition," Treatise of Artillery (7th Edition)(1858), Chapter VIII; 26 pages, 12 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.20820} Round shot, Manufacture, proof, Formulae for calculating the number in a pile, For finding the diameter from the weight, or the weight from the diameter, or iron or leaden shop, Use of solid shot, Red hot shot, Danger of bursting guns with, Martin’s shells, Double shotting, Hollow shot, Comparative value of solid and hollow shot, Shells, Description of, Manufacture of, Effects of, Necessity in the attack of mud forts, Shells on ship board, Effects of, Spherical case shot, Principles of, Use of, Boxer’s spherical case and diaphragm shells, Hand-grenades, Carcasses, Grape shot, Tier shot, Case or canister shot, Rockets, Irregularities caused by the stick, Hale’s rockets, Signal rockets, Fuses, The common fuse, Naval metal fuse, Boxer’s fuse, Priming tubes, Quill detonating tubes, Friction tubes]
• Straith, Major Hector."Diameters of Shot and Shells," Treatise of Artillery (7th Edition)(1858), Table II; 1 page Price .50 {Item No.20825} [Including: Gun: 12 inch, 10 inch, 8 inch, 32 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder, 9 pounder, 6 pounder, 3 pounder, 1 pounder. Howitzer: 10 inch, iron, 8 inch, iron, 32 pounder, brass (Dundas), 24 pounder, 12 pounder. Carronades: 68 pounder, 42 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder. Mortars: 13 inch, iron, 10 inch, 8 inch, 5-1/2 inch, 4-2/5 inch]
• Straith, Major Hector."Weight of Shells, Thickness of Metal, Bursting Powder, &c., for Mortars, Howitzers, Guns and Carroandes," Treatise of Artillery (7th Edition)(1858), Table III; 1 page Price .50 {Item No.20826} [Including: Mortars and Howitzer: 13 inch, 10 inch, 8 inch, 5-1/2 inch, 4-2/5 inch, Hand Grenade (3 pound), Hand Grenade (1 pound), Shells for Guns: 12 inch, 10 inch, 8 inch, 32 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder. Shells for Carronades: 68 pounder, 42 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder]
• Straith, Major Hector."Case or Canister Shot, Tier Shot," Treatise of Artillery (7th Edition)(1858), Table IV; 1 page Price .50 {Item No.20827}[Including: Iron Guns: 68 pounder, 42 pounder, 32 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder, 9 pounder, 6 pounder, 3 pounder. Field Guns: 12 pounder, 9 pounder, 6 pounder, 3 pounder. Carronades: 68 pounder, 42 pounder, 32 pounder, 24 pounder, 18 pounder, 12 pounder. Tier Shot – consisting of four Iron plates, and Pin nuts (Nine shot): 32 pounders, 24 pounders, 18 pounders, 12 pounders, 9 pounders, 6 pounders]
• Straith, Major Hector."Spherical Case Shot," Treatise of Artillery (7th Edition)(1858), Table V; 1 page Price .50 {Item No.20828}[Including: For 8 inch howitzer or 68 pounder carronade, 24 pounder gun, 18 pounder gun, 12 pounder gun, 9 pounder gun, 6 pounder gun, 24 pounder howitzer, 12 pounder howitzer]
• Tschappat, William H.. "Projectiles,"Ordnance and Gunnery, Chapter X, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1917); 44 pages, 35 illus. Price 4.50 {Item No.20739} [Including: Classification. Modern Projectiles, Banding. Form of Projectiles. Projectiles for Seacoast Guns. Action of the Cap. Projectiles for Field Guns. The Bursting of Shrapnel. The High Explosive Shrapnel. Shell Tracers. Grenades. Volumes of Ogival Projectiles. Thickness of Walls. Sectional Density of Projectiles. Cast iron Projectiles. Requirements in Manufacture. Ballistic Test. Common Steel Shell for Mobile Artillery. Armor History. Manufacture of Armor. Classification of Armor. Ballistic Test for Armor. Armor Protection for Ships.]
• Tschappat, William H.. "Chapter XI. Primers and Fuses,"Ordnance and Gunnery, Chapter XI, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1917); 32 pages, 26 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No.20740} [Including: Primers and Fuses for Cannon. Service Combination Friction Electric Primer. The Electric Primer for Guns Using Separate Loading Ammunition. Primers for Fixed Ammunition. 110 Grain Electric Primer for Fixed Ammunition. Igniting Primers. Fuses. Ring Resistance Fuses, Point Percussion Fuse. Arming Resistance of Split Ring Fuses. Centrifugal Percussion Fuses. Semple Centrifugal Plunger. Arming Resistance of Centrifugal Fuses. Combination Time and Percussion Fuses. To Set the Fuse. Combination Fuse, Old Pattern. Combination Fuse for H.E. Shrapnel. The Fuse Setter.]
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "Friction Primers for Cannon," Ordnance Notes.---No.177 (Washington, 28 February 1882) Translated from the German by Lt.G.B.Mitchham, Ordnance department; 2 pages, plus 4 plates of illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5177} [Includes: Krupp's obturating friction primer, Description of other primers by the ordnance school: The U.S.Navy Primer, The Armstrong obturating percussion primer]
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "Cartridges--Friction Primers. Military cartridges for breech--loading small arms in the United States service," Ordnance Notes.---No.185 (Washington, 3 April, 1882) by Lt.Col.James M.Whittemore, Ordnance Department; 6 pages Price .50 {Item No.5185} [Also on friction primers for cannons]
• Reports of the United States Commissioners. " Projectiles," Volume V. Report on the Munitions of War. Chapter V., Paris Universal Exposition, 1867; 13 pages, 6 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.5335} [Includes: Pallisar projectiles, Oblique firing, Palliser and Whitworth 7-inch shot, Accuracy, Shrapell and segment shell, Parachute light-ball, Whitworth case shot, Gun cotton, Explosive rifle bullets]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Ammunition,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1853), Vol.1; 3 pages Price .50 {Item No.20266} [General table of ammunition of ordnance, showing nature and weight, etc.]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Furnace, Shot,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1860), Vol.2; 4 pages, 2 plates of illus. Price .50 {Item No.20367} [Plans for a wrought iron travelling shot furnace]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Shot Garlands,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1862), Vol.III; 2 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20459} [Cannon ball stands]
• Royal Engineers, Corps of."Shrapnell Shells, or Spherical Case,"Aide Memorie to the Military Sciences (1862), Vol.III; 2 pages, 3 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20460} [Includes the Diaphragm or round shell and range tables]
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "Armor-Piercing Shells Containing High Explosives," by George Quick, Royal Navy. Columbian Exposition (1894), XVb.; 11 pages, 2 tables Price 1.00 {Item No.6116}
• Division of Military Engineering of the International Congress of Engineers. "Projectiles," by Capt.Henry Mctcalfe, Ordnance Department, U.S.Army. Columbian Exposition (1894), XX.; 3 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.6121}
• War Department, Military Intelligence Division. "Shoot Them Back!," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.III, No.9 (May 1945); 3 pages ,1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5982} [On Japanese WWII Forces][Includes: U.S.Mortar, Jap Shells. Jap Mortar, U.S.Shells]
• Ordnance Department. "Ammunition:," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 65 pages, 39 illus. Price 7.00 {Item No.20162} [Includes: {Items No.20102-20107} Incendiary materials, Smokless powder, Powder charge containers, Fuses and Primers, High Explosives, Projectiles]
• Ordnance Department. "Incendiary materials," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 16 pages, 1 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20102} [Includes: Greek fire, Wildfire, Crakers and Roman candles, Black powder, Saltpeter, Camphor, Serpentine, Corned, caked, and grained powders. Manufacture, Testing.]
• Ordnance Department. "Smokeless powder," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 8 pages, 1 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.20103}
• Ordnance Department. "Powder charge containers," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 5 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.20104} [Includes: Metal cartridges, Cloth containers, Celluloid, Multiple charge containers.]
• Ordnance Department. "Fuses and Primers," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 9 pages, 7 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.20105} [Includes: Introduction, Reed tube fuse, Metal tube fuse, Detonator primers, Fulminate cap and primer, Percussion and concussion fuses]
• Ordnance Department. "Projectiles," Ordnance Department Document No.2042 American Coast Artillery Material (1922), Part I; 20 pages, 24 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.20107} [Includes: Introduction, Arrows, Stones, Cast solid projectiles, Hot shot, Rifled projectiles, Earthen shell, Forged wrought shell, Cast spherical shell, Cylindrical shell, Chain shot, Case or canister shot and grape, Shrapnel]
• Reports of the Chief of Ordnance and Board of Ordnance and Fortification. "Test of Base Percussion Fuse for Field, Siege, and Seacoast Service," Annual Reports of the War Department 1902 Volume VII, Appendix VI.; 12 pages, plus 5 plates of illustrations Price 3.00 {Item No.5407}
• Reports of the Chief of Ordnance and Board of Ordnance and Fortification. "Methods in Investigations and Test of High Explosives for the Bursting Charges of Projectiles," Annual Reports of the War Department 1902 Volume VII, Appendix VII.; 2 pages Price 1.00 {Item No.5408}
• War Department, Ordnance Office. "Firing Investigations of the Steel Works of Frederick Krupp made at the Meppen Firing-Ground. Translated by Lt.E.L.Zalinski, 5th Artillery. Experiments for Determing the Resistance of the Air to Great Velocities of Projectiles," Ordnance Notes.—No.204 (Washington, 28 June 1882); 9 pages, tables Price 1.00 {Item No.5204}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance."Test of maximum capacity of 1-pounder shell,"Annual Reports of the War Department 1903 Volume XIV, Appendix IV.; 4 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5420}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance."Test of powder for 16-inch B.L.rifle,"Annual Reports of the War Department 1903 Volume XIV, Appendix VIII.; 5 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5424}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance." Semple shell tracer, for night firing,"Annual Reports of the War Department 1903 Volume XIV, Appendix X.; 2 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5426}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance. "Progress report on powders for 4.50-inch rifle," by the Lt.Col.S.Crispin, Ordnance Department and Capt. F.H.Phipps, recorder. Annual Reports of the War Department 1879, Vol.III, Appendix I1.; 3 page, 2 tables Price .50 {Item No.5447}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance. "Progress report on powders for 8-inch rifle," by the Lt.Col.S.Crispin, Ordnance Department and Capt. F.H.Phipps, recorder. Annual Reports of the War Department 1879, Vol.III, Appendix I2.; 3 pages, 2 tables Price .50 {Item No.5448}
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance. "Experiments with small arms--space between bullet and powder. by Capt.J.E.Greer, Ordnance Department," Annual Reports of the War Department 1879, Vol.III, Appendix P.; 5 pages Price .50 {Item No.5465} [Includes: Space between bullet and powder charge, Effect of continued rapid firing on the rifle, Rifle sights and powder]
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance. "Action of sea-water on brass cartridges. by Capt.J.E.Greer, Ordnance Department," Annual Reports of the War Department 1879, Vol.III, Appendix Q.; 3 pages Price .50 {Item No.5466} [Examination of brass cartridge shells taken from the wrecked steamship John Bramall]
• Report of the Chief of Ordnance. "Description of the Lyle-Emery grapple-shot. by Lt.D.A.Lyle, Ordnance Department," Annual Reports of the War Department 1879, Vol.III, Appendix S.; 4 pages, +4 plages of illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.5468}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ordnance (Technical)," Tactical and Technical Trends Vol.I., No.4, Section I. (30 July 1942); 3 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12545} [Axis Armor Piercing Ammunition, Interchangeability of Small Arms Ammunition (German weapons British ammunition), Parachute Incendiary Bombs]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Stacking of Ammunition in the Field ," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.13, No.26 (3 December 1942); 3 pages  Price .50  {Item No.12745}
• War Department."Ammunition,"War Dept.Doc.No.605 Field Service Pocket Book (1917), Chapter VIb; 8 pages  Price 1.00  {Item No.22049}[Supply of ammunition. Care and preservation of ammunition and explosives: Field artillery ammunition, Grenades, Rockets, flares, ect., Mines, Poison gas and lachrymal shells, Storage and shelter, Blank ammunition]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Anticoncrete Shell," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.17 (11 February 1943); 1 paragraph  Price .50 {Item No.12876}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ammunition for German 100-mm Chemical Mortar," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.19 (11 February 1943); 1 page  Price .50 {Item No.12878}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Axis Hollow-Charge Ammunition," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.21 (11 February 1943); 1 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12880}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ammunition for German 100-mm Chemical Mortar," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.18, No.19 (11 February 1943); 1 page  Price .50 {Item No.12878}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ammunition for German 42-mm Antitank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.5 (25 February 1943); 1 page, 1 page of illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12893}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German Hollow-Charge Ammunition for 75-mm Tank Gun," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.16 (25 February 1943); 1 pages, 1 illus.  Price .50 {Item No.12904}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."German 37-mm Stick Bomb," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.19, No.17 (25 February 1943); 1 page  Price .50 {Item No.12905}
• War Department. Military Intelligence Service."Ammunition Carried by German Tanks," Tactical and Technical Trends Issue No.22, No.7 (8 April 1943); 1 pages  Price .50 {Item No.12961}

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