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Author : Les Quick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882824335
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Henry Rifle written by Les Quick and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen Manning
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780965087
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Martini-Henry Rifle written by Stephen Manning and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Wiley Sword
Publisher : Andrew Mowbray Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781931464017
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Historic Henry Rifle written by Wiley Sword and published by Andrew Mowbray Pub. This book was released on 2002-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story of one of the most important rifles of the Civil War and the forerunner of the famous line of Winchester Repeating Rifles. As a key technological innovation firing modern metallic cartridges, the "sixteen shooter" Henry rifle dramatically changed the nature of combat. Yet it was beset with a bewildering series of difficulties that impeded its widespread use despite its popularity with soldiers in the field. Includes a color section picturing Henry rifles, extensive serial number data and list of identified guns.
Author : Joseph G. Bilby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594162060
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (62 download)
Download or read book A Revolution in Arms written by Joseph G. Bilby and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mr. Bilby takes us through Gettysburg, among other places, showing how the Spencer and Henry rifle played a decisive role." --The Wall Street Journal "A valuable study. . . . his research is balanced and thorough, his writing is lively and clear. . . . his approach gives the book broad appeal." --Journal of Military History "This is an outstanding book--accurate, judicious, highly readable." --North & South "A Revolution in Arms is written in such a good, readable way of a very important time in the history of firearms."--Rifle Magazine "Well written and researched. . . . certainly should be an addition to your library."--Civil War Times Historians often call the American Civil War the first modern war, pointing to the use of observation balloons, the telegraph, trains, mines, ironclad ships, and other innovations. Although recent scholarship has challenged some of these "firsts," the war did witness the introduction of the first repeating rifles. No other innovation of the turbulent 1860s would have a greater effect on the future of warfare. In A Revolution in Arms: A History of the First Repeating Rifles, historian Joseph G. Bilby unfolds the fascinating story of how two New England inventors, Benjamin Henry and Christopher Spencer, each combined generations of cartridge and rifle technology to develop reliable repeating rifles. In a stroke, the Henry rifle and Spencer rifle and carbine changed warfare forever, accelerating the abandonment of the formal battle line tactics of previous generations and when properly applied, repeating arms could alter the course of a battle. Although slow to enter service, the repeating rifle soon became a sought after weapon by both Union and Confederate troops. Oliver Winchester purchased the rights to the Henry and transformed it into "the gun that won the West." The Spencer, the most famous of all Civil War small arms, was the weapon of choice for Federal cavalrymen. The revolutionary technology represented by repeating arms used in the American Civil War, including self-contained metallic cartridges, large capacity magazines, and innovative cartridge feeding systems, was copied or adapted by arms manufacturers around the world, and these features remain with us today.
Author : Les Quick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882824342
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Henry Rifle written by Les Quick and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry J. Kauffman
Publisher : Masthof Press
ISBN 13 : 188329455X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (832 download)
Download or read book The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle written by Henry J. Kauffman and published by Masthof Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read about the rifle that was made in America by gunsmiths who migrated to Lancaster Co., Pa., from central Europe in the first half of the 18th century. This intensive study and exacting research by Kauffman has brought to light a tremendous amount of information on America's first great rifle. First printed in 1960, this book has an extensive listing of gunsmiths and the stylized work of the makers. Various rifles are identified with many photos and sketches and documentary data. (374pp. illus. index. Masthof Press, 2005 reprint.)
Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147280659X
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Winchester Lever-Action Rifles written by Martin Pegler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as 'The gun that won the west'. Offering a lethal combination of portability, ruggedness and ammunition interchangeability with pistol sidearms, the Winchesters and their innovative and elegant breech-loading system represented a revolutionary design. They were used by a staggering variety of military and civilian groups - gold-miners, trappers, hunters, farmers, lawmen, professional gunmen and Native Americans. It equipped a whole generation of settlers and as such left an imprint on American culture that continues to resonate today. This book explores the Winchesters' unique place in history, revealing the technical secrets of their success with a full array of colour artwork, period illustrations and close-up photographs.
Author : John Bourgeois
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 132951629X
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (295 download)
Download or read book Always Ready, My Henry Rifle written by John Bourgeois and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a young boy from the south side of Chicago in the 1850s who joins the Illinois Seventh Volunteer Infantry at the outbreak of the Civil War with his Henry Rifle.
Author : Neil Aspinshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996073127
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (731 download)
Download or read book The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire written by Neil Aspinshaw and published by . This book was released on 2019-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Martini Henry rifle was formally introduced into the British Army in October 1874 after five years of evaluation, It was hailed as the most perfect rifle of its time. Never before was a rifle to be subjected to such a baptism of fire that the Martini rifle was to endure; battling not the European enemy it had primarily been designed to fight, but foes whos methods and tactics were to test the ability of the British infantryman and Sailor to the limit.This long awaited book is a complete History of the British Military Martini Henry rifles and Carbines, in all its Calibers from 1869 to 1903. It covers the Bayonets, the Ammunition, the jamming, the failed projects, the manufacturers, the politics, the battles and the men that were to be forever linked in its story.In 256 luxurious full color pages, embellished with 260 photographs and 156,000 words, Author Neil Aspinshaw's8 year study into The Weapon that forged an Empire, reaches new heights in hitherto unpublished research, information and understanding into one of the most talked about and lauded rifles of Queen Victoria's reign.
Author : Dennis Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781880677124
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (771 download)
Download or read book Martini-Henry .450 Rifles and Carbines written by Dennis Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latter third of the nineteenth century was one of great power and responsibility for the British Empire and with that power came wars that necessitated the design of a new breechloading rifle. Martini-Henry .450 Rifles and Carbines is the story of the numerous version of the rifles and carbines that were the mainstay of the British soldier though a series of Victorian wars. The book provides a general history of the series, with chapters on all the various marks of rifles and carbines, as well as information on commercial models, ammunition and bayonets. Separate listings of specifications for the rifles and carbines also are provided. 52 photographs and 6 illustrations complement the text. Contact Excalibur Publications, PO Box 35369, Tucson, AZ 85740-5369. Voice: (502) 575-9057. Fax: (520) 575-0968.
Author : Burke Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Civil War written by Burke Davis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Winthrop Sawyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Firearms in American History: Our rifles written by Charles Winthrop Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472806581
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Winchester Lever-Action Rifles written by Martin Pegler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as 'The gun that won the west'. Offering a lethal combination of portability, ruggedness and ammunition interchangeability with pistol sidearms, the Winchesters and their innovative and elegant breech-loading system represented a revolutionary design. They were used by a staggering variety of military and civilian groups - gold-miners, trappers, hunters, farmers, lawmen, professional gunmen and Native Americans. It equipped a whole generation of settlers and as such left an imprint on American culture that continues to resonate today. This book explores the Winchesters' unique place in history, revealing the technical secrets of their success with a full array of colour artwork, period illustrations and close-up photographs.
Author : Frederic Faust
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934523561
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)
Download or read book The Lineage of the Martini-Henry Rifle written by Frederic Faust and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Martini-Henry was a breech-loading single-shot lever-actuated rifle used by the British Army. It first entered service in 1871, eventually replacing the Snider-Enfield, a muzzle-loader conversion to the cartridge system. Martini-Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 30 years. It combined the dropping-block action first developed by Henry O. Peabody (in his Peabody rifle) and improved by the Swiss designer Friedrich von Martini, combined with the polygonal barrel rifling designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry. Though the Snider was the first breechloader firing a metallic cartridge in regular British service, the Martini was designed from the outset as a breechloader and was both faster firing and had a longer range. Find out the details on exactly how these rifles work and who was Martini and who was Henry.
Author : Frederic Faust
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780934523554
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Instructions for Armourers - Martini-Henry written by Frederic Faust and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get genuine Martini-Henry gunsmithing techniques from the primary source, the British Army, circa 1897. This armourer's text tells exactly how to maintain and care for your rifle, from assembly and disassembly to simple fixes to the breech block and trigger.
Author : Earl J. Hess
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700623833
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat written by Earl J. Hess and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War. Many contemporaries were impressed with the new weapon's increased range of 500 yards, compared to the smoothbore musket's range of 100 yards, and assumed that the rifle was a major factor in prolonging the Civil War. Historians have also assumed that the weapon dramatically increased casualty rates, made decisive victories rare, and relegated cavalry and artillery to far lesser roles than they played in smoothbore battles. Hess presents a completely new assessment of the rifle musket, contending that its impact was much more limited than previously supposed and was confined primarily to marginal operations such as skirmishing and sniping. He argues further that its potential to alter battle line operations was virtually nullified by inadequate training, soldiers' preference for short-range firing, and the difficulty of seeing the enemy at a distance. He notes that bullets fired from the new musket followed a parabolic trajectory unlike those fired from smoothbores; at mid-range, those rifle balls flew well above the enemy, creating two killing zones between which troops could operate untouched. He also presents the most complete discussion to date of the development of skirmishing and sniping in the Civil War. Drawing upon the observations and reflections of the soldiers themselves, Hess offers the most compelling argument yet made regarding the actual use of the rifle musket and its influence on Civil War combat. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, his book will be of special interest to Civil War scholars, buffs, re-enactors, and gun enthusiasts alike.
Author : Henry Rifle
Publisher : Flat Sole Studio
ISBN 13 : 9781088084946
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (849 download)
Download or read book Henry Rifle's Greatest Hits: Silver Bullets and Random Misfires-The Capital Record Years (1998-2010) written by Henry Rifle and published by Flat Sole Studio. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In terms of commercial success, The Henry Rifle Project was a complete and utter failure. From a profit and loss standpoint, the historical scales will forever tilt heavily toward loss. Still, more than anything else, Henry Rifle was a lifeboat launched by a man who was sinking rapidly. An emergency buoy fired up from the depths. Even if that lifeboat never reached new worlds and did little more than drift about in vast and empty seas, the fact of it is, it kept its lone occupant afloat-alive. From that viewpoint and that viewpoint alone, The Henry Rifle Project was an unqualified success.
