The Book of the RifleLongmans, Green, and Company, 1901 - 558 páginas |
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... imperfect as it is , may serve to record the point which the rifle has attained at the opening of the twentieth century . HOLTON PARK , OXFORD : November 1901 . T. F. F. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Developement of missile weapons -- Invention of.
... imperfect as it is , may serve to record the point which the rifle has attained at the opening of the twentieth century . HOLTON PARK , OXFORD : November 1901 . T. F. F. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Developement of missile weapons -- Invention of.
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Thomas Francis Fremantle. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Developement of missile weapons -- Invention of rifle - grooving Early use of rifles on the Continent - Pitch of spiral -- Whit- worth's conclusions - Metford's increasing spiral - Means of ...
Thomas Francis Fremantle. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Developement of missile weapons -- Invention of rifle - grooving Early use of rifles on the Continent - Pitch of spiral -- Whit- worth's conclusions - Metford's increasing spiral - Means of ...
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... weapons , and upon the destructive power which can be con- centrated in a form small enough to be easily conveyed to the place where it may be made effective . Hence the im- portance of firearms , which can be conveyed wherever a man ...
... weapons , and upon the destructive power which can be con- centrated in a form small enough to be easily conveyed to the place where it may be made effective . Hence the im- portance of firearms , which can be conveyed wherever a man ...
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... weapons , and chiefly , of the Mosquet , the Caliuer , and the Long - bow ; as also of the great sufficiencie , excellencie , and wonderful effects of archers . ' This well - known writer attri- butes the comparative disfavour into ...
... weapons , and chiefly , of the Mosquet , the Caliuer , and the Long - bow ; as also of the great sufficiencie , excellencie , and wonderful effects of archers . ' This well - known writer attri- butes the comparative disfavour into ...
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... weapon supported on a rest . The game is represented as being delightfully tame . The line across the picture shows the direction of the wind . In the description just quoted we see all the difficulties of the muzzle - loading rifle ...
... weapon supported on a rest . The game is represented as being delightfully tame . The line across the picture shows the direction of the wind . In the description just quoted we see all the difficulties of the muzzle - loading rifle ...
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