Download or read book British Service Rifles and Carbines 1888 1900 written by Alan M. Petrillo and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Service Rifles and Carbines 1888-1900 provides a complete review of the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles and carbines, which were to carry their origins through the next hundred years of Britain's history. All Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles and carbines are described and illustrated in the book, as well as the models that were later upgraded to World War I standards. The book has 60 photographs illustrating the various firearms discussed in the text. Contact Excalibur Publications, PO Box 35369, Tucson, AZ 85740-5369. Voice: (520) 575-9067. Fax: (520) 575-9068.
Download or read book The British Service Lee written by Ian D. Skennerton and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British Sporting Gun and Rifle written by Donald Dallas and published by QP Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 1850 to 1900 witnessed the most far reaching changes sporting gun and rifle design had ever experienced. Prior to this, changes had been pedestrian and the muzzle-loader still ruled the day in 1850 as it had done for previous centuries. In this major work the author details the many changes that occurred. He describes at length the pinfire, centre-fire and hammerless developments along with all the ancillary changes made to sporting guns. Likewise with rifles he outlines the many developments such as the superseding of the two groove muzzle-loading Express rifle by the multi-groove, breech-loading rifle of smaller calibre.
Download or read book Victorian Age Weapons of the United Kingdom written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Gatling gun, Lee-Enfield, Webley Revolver, Enfield revolver, Martini-Henry, RBL 7 inch Armstrong gun, Maxim gun, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Snider-Enfield, Martini-Enfield, Lee-Metford, Gothic Hilted British Infantry Swords, Small sword, Gardner gun, Beaumont-Adams Revolver, Nordenfelt gun, Howdah pistol, Bira gun, Somerset cannon. Excerpt: The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. A redesign of the Lee-Metford which had been adopted by the British Army in 1888, the Lee-Enfield superseded the earlier Martini-Henry, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles. It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the .303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by means of five-round chargers. The Lee-Enfield was the standard issue weapon to rifle companies of the British Army and other Commonwealth nations in both the First and Second World Wars (these Commonwealth nations included Canada, Australia and South Africa, among others). Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it remained in widespread British service until the early 1960s and the 7.62 mm L42 sniper variant remained in service until the 1990s. As a standard-issue infantry rifle, it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations, notably with the Indian Police, which makes it the longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service. The Canadian Rangers military service is still issued Enfield 4 rifles as of 2011, with plans announced to replace the weapons in August 2011. Total production of all Lee-Enfields is estimated at...
Download or read book Victorian Age Weapons of Great Britain written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Gatling gun, Lance, Lee-Enfield, Webley Revolver, Enfield revolver, Martini-Henry, Maxim gun, Pattern 1853 Enfield, Claymore, QF 6 pounder Hotchkiss, Lee-Metford, Martini-Enfield, Snider-Enfield, 6 inch 30 cwt howitzer, BL 5 inch Howitzer, 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's Sword, Gothic Hilted British Infantry Swords, RML 2.5 inch Mountain Gun, Small sword, 1-inch Nordenfelt gun, QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss, QF 6 pounder Nordenfelt, Gardner gun, Beaumont-Adams Revolver, Lancaster pistol, Howdah pistol, Bira gun. Excerpt: The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century. It was the British Army's standard rifle from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957. A redesign of the Lee-Metford which had been adopted by the British Army in 1888, the Lee-Enfield superseded the earlier Martini-Henry, Martini-Enfield, and Lee-Metford rifles. It featured a ten-round box magazine which was loaded with the .303 British cartridge manually from the top, either one round at a time or by means of five-round chargers. The Lee-Enfield was the standard issue weapon to rifle companies of the British Army and other Commonwealth nations in both the First and Second World Wars (these Commonwealth nations included Canada, Australia and South Africa, among others). Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957, it remained in widespread British service until the early 1960s and the 7.62 mm L42 sniper variant remained in service until the 1990s. As a standard-issue infantry rifle, it is still found in service in the armed forces of some Commonwealth nations, notably with the Indian Police, which makes it the longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service. The...
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.
Download or read book A Treatise on the Snider written by Ian D. Skennerton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles written by Great Britain. Army. Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cartridge Carbines of the British Army written by Alan M. Petrillo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army has a long and proud history in the area of firearms development and integration of those arms into its fighting units. Cartridge Carbines of the British Army traces Britain's use of breechloading cartridge carbines from the development of the first Snider artillery and cavalry carbines, through the various Martini carbines (Henry, Metford and Enfield), to the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Carbines introduced at the turn of the last century. The book concludes with a chapter on the commonly-known Jungle Carbine, the Number 5 Mark 1, as well as a chapter on the specifications for all carbines covered in the time period. 40 photographs are featured in the book. Contact Excalibur Publications, PO Box 35369, Tucson, AZ 85740-5369. Voice (520) 575-9057. Fax: (520) 575-9068.
Download or read book 577 Snider Enfield Rifles and Carbines written by Ian D. Skennerton and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rifle Drill written by S. Bertram Browne and published by . This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to the New Rifle Musket A Practical Guide to Squad and Setting-up Drill Soldiers and their weapons These two military instruction guides have been published together because they are the work of a common author, S. Bertram Browne, and because both concern aspects of the business of soldiering from the perspective of ordinary soldiers in the British Army of mid nineteenth century. The young Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 and by the time the new Enfield Rifle Musket was introduced, some sixteen years later, her armies were engaged in colonial wars across the world and were on the verge of substantial conflicts in the Crimea and India. Their weapon was a .577 calibre muzzle loading 'Minie' rifle-musket of the type used by the British Army until 1867, when it was replaced by (or in many cases converted to) the cartridge-loading Snider Enfield rifle. The Enfield Rifle Musket was used by several armies and was notably employed in the Crimea and the New Zealand Wars by the British. Its particular notoriety arises from the Indian Mutiny, for it was this weapon-especially the method of loading it and the pig fat that allegedly protected the cartridge, thus defiling their caste-that has been cited as one of the principal causes of disaffection among the ranks of the Bengal Army, the outbreak of mutiny and its rapid spread. The Enfield Rifle Musket was also used in the American Civil War where, among others, Chamberlain's legendary 20th Maine were armed with it as they defended Little Round Top at Gettysburg. This 'companion' naturally explains to the reader everything about the gun's, use, care, construction and maintenance. The second guide in this volume contains a very interesting text best defined by its title and includes many diagrams which will be informative to the student of the period and instructive for re-enactors etc. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Download or read book The First British Rifle Corps written by William Willoughby Cole Verner and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First British Rifle Corps is a detailed and meticulously researched history of this important military unit. Drawing on primary sources and personal accounts from soldiers, the author provides a comprehensive narrative of the unit's formation, deployment, and operations. With information on battles, strategy, and tactics, as well as the daily lives of the soldiers, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in military history or the evolution of the British Army. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Army Rifles written by Frederick Wallis Hinkle and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Rifles written by Herbert Woodend and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book English Guns and Rifles written by John Nigel George and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Værket beskriver engelske håndvåben - geværer og rifler med tilbehør og ammunition - fra det 15. århundrede og indtil slutningen af det 19 århundrede.
Download or read book The British Army Regular Mounted Infantry 1880 1913 written by Andrew Winrow and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The regular Mounted Infantry was one of the most important innovations of the late Victorian and Edwardian British Army. Rather than fight on horseback in the traditional manner of cavalry, they used horses primarily to move swiftly about the battlefield, where they would then dismount and fight on foot, thus anticipating the development of mechanised infantry tactics during the twentieth century. Yet despite this apparent foresight, the mounted infantry concept was abandoned by the British Army in 1913, just at the point when it may have made the transition from a colonial to a continental force as part of the British Expeditionary Force. Exploring the historical background to the Mounted Infantry, this book untangles the debates that raged in the army, Parliament and the press between its advocates and the supporters of the established cavalry. With its origins in the extemporised mounted detachments raised during times of crisis from infantry battalions on overseas imperial garrison duties, Dr Winrow reveals how the Mounted Infantry model, unique among European armies, evolved into a formalised and apparently highly successful organisation of non-cavalry mounted troops. He then analyses why the Mounted Infantry concept fell out of favour just eleven years after its apogee during the South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. As such the book will be of interest not only to historians of the nineteenth-century British army, but also those tracing the development of modern military doctrine and tactics, to which the Mounted Infantry provided successful - if short lived - inspiration.
