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Book Synopsis Colonial Australian Gunsmiths by : Robert B. Shannon
Download or read book Colonial Australian Gunsmiths written by Robert B. Shannon and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Gunsmith in Colonial Virginia by : Harold B. Gill
Download or read book The Gunsmith in Colonial Virginia written by Harold B. Gill and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1974 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of gunsmithing in Virginia during the colonial period is clear. Gunsmiths were found nearly everywhere: in port towns along the coast, in settled inland areas, and - probably the busiest ones - on the frontier. As with most craftsmen, many of these men remain obscure. They left little trace and the records reveal their names only incidentally. With the revolutionary war, gunsmiths of unusual ability appeared.
Download or read book The Gunsmith written by Wil Mara and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although called gunsmiths, they rarely labored on guns during colonial times. An important part of the community, the gunsmith most likely focused on other types of metal work, but occasionally assembled firearms. This historical volume chronicles the formative years of the United States through the activities and occupations of its most important community members. It explore the everyday life, responsibilities, social life, and the affect the gunsmith had on the colonial American way of life. Hands-on activities and recipes, sidebars detailing the history and evolution of the profession, and key social studies words are defined in the glossary.
Book Synopsis The Werribee Gun by : Allan Sterling, Jr.
Download or read book The Werribee Gun written by Allan Sterling, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1864 the colony of Victoria purchased six of the revolutionary new 12 pounder Armstrong rifled breech loading field guns. Four of those guns survive today. By 1994 three of these four had been restored with gun number 370 remaining unrestored. In 2016 restoration of 370 began. This book details the five-year restoration by a group of extraordinarily skilled craftsmen using traditional skills and techniques becoming rare today. This book also details the history of the guns and their technical and operational details, information gathered by the authors over many years. As such this book contains a wealth of information for those interested in the Armstrong breech loading guns of the mid 1800s. Published with the support of the Royal Australian Artillery Association (Victoria) Inc as part of the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Australian Artillery.
Book Synopsis Guns in Australia by : Christopher Halls
Download or read book Guns in Australia written by Christopher Halls and published by Sydney ; New York : Hamlyn. This book was released on 1974 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Arms Makers of Colonial Amer by : James B. Whisker
Download or read book Arms Makers of Colonial Amer written by James B. Whisker and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arms Makers of Colonial America by James B. Whisker is a comprehensively documented historical survey of the broad spectrum of arms makers in America who were active before 1783. Complemented by a lengthy introduction and nearly 200 illustrations, this extensive listing was derived from original source materials, including the archives and public and state papers of the thirteen original colonies, tax records, Revolutionary War pensions, deeds, wills and estates, and the American Archives. With a full citation of the source, each biographical entry presents the type of arms production the individual was engaged in, the time period, and the location. The professions represented are many and varied: gunsmiths and gunstockers, armorers, gun barrel makers, iron and steel manufacturers, brass founders, pike and other edged weapon makers and cutlers, accoutrements makers, gunpowder makers, and gunlock makers and locksmiths. In each of the earliest settlements in America there was a gunsmith who mended the arms of his neighbors and sharpened their knives and taught them how to use these tools on which they depended for food and protection. John Dandy of Maryland, ca. 1635, is the first person who can be identified as a gunsmith who made guns - lock, stock, and barrel. Most of the earliest gunsmiths were armorers, that is, they repaired, cleaned, and maintained arms on government contract. In early New England each militiaman provided his own gun or the colonial administration provided one for him and charged him for it. The maintenance of the gun was the responsibility of the government, and thus it has been possible to identify many of the early armorers and gunsmiths through colonial records of their services. Militia service was neglected, however, during the early to mid eighteenth century, and when war came, public arms were generally in a deplorable state. During the French and Indian War many gunsmiths were impressed into service as armorers to restore the neglected arms. This exercise proved to be a grand rehearsal for arms production taken on during the Revolution. An English observer wrote that the Americans would have little difficulty arming themselves if war came between the mother country and her colonies because there were more than sufficient gunmakers and allied tradesmen to provide 100,000 guns a year. Pennsylvania was the center of the arms making trade. The home rifle, commonly called the Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle, an American modification of the German hunting rifle, had been developed in or near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the second quarter of the eighteenth century. It was deadly accurate and gave the skilled marksmen of the backwoods a superior sniper weapon. The craftsmen of Lancaster, Philadelphia, and other cities stopped making their civilian arms and concentrated on making militia muskets in the early years of the war for independence. By 1780, except on the frontier, the supply of imported and domestic militia arms exceeded demand, and the tradesmen returned to rifle making. The golden age of classic long rifle making followed.
Book Synopsis Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society by : Royal Australian Historical Society
Download or read book Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society written by Royal Australian Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Society's Annual report and statement of accounts.
Book Synopsis Guns on the Early Frontiers by : Carl Parcher Russell
Download or read book Guns on the Early Frontiers written by Carl Parcher Russell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Firearms Makers by : Arthur Merwyn Carey
Download or read book American Firearms Makers written by Arthur Merwyn Carey and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Early Experiences of Colonial Life in South Australia by : John Wrathall Bull
Download or read book Early Experiences of Colonial Life in South Australia written by John Wrathall Bull and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society by : Donald Ian McDonald
Download or read book Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society written by Donald Ian McDonald and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Guide to Australian Reference Books by : Wilma Radford
Download or read book Guide to Australian Reference Books written by Wilma Radford and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Official Record by : Victoria. Commissioners for the Philadelphia exhibition
Download or read book Official Record written by Victoria. Commissioners for the Philadelphia exhibition and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Official Record Containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reports and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria by : Victoria. Commission, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876
Download or read book Official Record Containing Introduction, Catalogues, Official Awards of the Commissioners, Reports and Recommendations of the Experts, and Essays and Statistics on the Social and Economic Resources of the Colony of Victoria written by Victoria. Commission, Philadelphia exhibition, 1876 and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Guns on the Early Frontiers by : Carl P. Russell
Download or read book Guns on the Early Frontiers written by Carl P. Russell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThoroughly documented reference identifies guns used in America during eastern settlement and westward expansion. The highly readable survey describes those who used and sold weapons as well as those who made them. 58 rare illustrations. /div
Book Synopsis Systema laurinarum by : Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees ab Esenbeck
Download or read book Systema laurinarum written by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees ab Esenbeck and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis ...Official Catalogue of Exhibits by :
Download or read book ...Official Catalogue of Exhibits written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: