Download or read book Prussian Needle Guns written by Wolfgang Finze and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1841, Prussia took the revolutionary decision to adopt the needle gun. At that time other armies had just finished the conversion from flintlock to percussion lock. The infantry of these nations was still armed with smoothbore muzzleloaders for a large part. The needle gun was not only a breech-loader but also used a paper cartridge. Prussia created a technical advantage for their Infantry that would last more than 20 years. The army reform of 1859-60 and the technical advantage of their armament made the Prussian army the strongest of Europe. The German empire was created after the army under the command of Moltke, one of the best strategists of this period, was victorious in the wars of 1864, 1866, and finally the war of 1870-71. This book only describes the rifles developed by Nikolaus von Dreyse and used by the Prussian army. Models that never left the trial stage are not addressed. This book also does not discuss Wall guns or needle guns using other systems or weapons in use by other countries. This book presents a lot of information found only in contemporary military literature and the Prussian instruction manuals. Ammunition, maintenance, repairs, handling, and shooting of the rifle is described in detail. This book is an addition to previous publications about needle guns. There is also much information for collectors. For example, information that will enable collectors to distinguish between contemporary and recent repairs. A link is established between the collectors, who will never shoot their needle gun and the shooters of needle guns that compete in matches. For this reason, information is provided on how to shoot needle guns, and how to make ammunition.
Download or read book Early Military Rifles written by Balázs Németh and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conduct of combat operations in open order during the 18th and 19th centuries required an improved firearm with more accuracy than the standard-issue smoothbore infantry musket. Consequently, the appearance of a new type of regular light infantry soldier and an innovative military firearm, the rifle, marked a new age in the history of warfare. During the 18th century both Austria and Prussia fielded light troops armed with rifled firearms, while conflicts in North America involved the deadly long rifle and the innovative Ferguson breech-loader. Rifle-armed specialists also fought for several nations during the Napoleonic Wars. However, it was the decades after 1815 that saw the appearance of successful rifled percussion firearms, paving the way for the widespread issue of rifled weapons. This development was accelerated by the Prussian adoption of the Dreyse 'needle gun' in 1848 and in 1849, the French Minié rifle was the first successful conical ball rifle concept to be issued to regular troops in large numbers. Illustrated throughout with stunning full-colour artwork, this study charts the development, combat use, influence and legacy of rifled firearms in a host of conflicts, from the War of the Austrian Succession of 1740–48 to the Mexican–American War of 1846–48.
Download or read book The Bloody Crucible of Courage written by Brent Nosworthy and published by Carroll & Graf Publishers. This book was released on 2005-02-18 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A noted military historian takes a close-up look at the fighting methods, tactics, and weaponry on both sides of the American Civil War in a thorough analysis of Civil War military practices that chronicles the evolution of warfare from the early days of the war, through the famous battles at Gettysburg and Antietam, to the final surrender of the Confederate forces. Reprint.
Download or read book Chassepot to FAMAS written by Ian McCollum and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Franco Prussian War written by Henry Montague Hozier and published by London : W. Mackenzie. This book was released on 1870 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Armies of Bismarck s Wars written by Bruce Bassett Powell and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 3rd, 1866 a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of Kniggrtz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. At a stroke, the foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player. The event caused anxiety and alarm in the capitals of the western world. How was an upstart country like Prussia able to upset the balance of power in Europe? Only sixteen years before it had been put in its place by Austria with the treaty of Olmtz. Its performance as an Austrian ally had been less than stellar in the 2nd Schleswig War of 1864 despite its defeat of the Danes at Dppel. Yet within five years a Prussian led army would humble France and a Prussian King would be crowned Emperor of a united Germany. The history of the world would be changed forever. The story of this army is the subject of a new book by Bruce Bassett-Powell The Armies of BismarckÕs Wars Ð Prussia 1860-1867. He chronicles its growth from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the reforms of the eighteen sixties followed by a full account of the wars against Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866. He shows how the confluence of three menÕs lives; King William I, Helmuth von Molkte and Otto von Bismarck provided the essential ingredients that created this victorious army. The growth and influence of the General Staff is examined along with the recruitment and training of officers and men. He fully describes the organization of the army and the fledgling navy as well as the weapons with which they fought. In particular he gives a detailed account of their dress and accoutrements accompanied by 24 full page color illustrations depicting over 70 uniforms.
Download or read book Beadle s Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen written by Marshall Trimble and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True stories of the wild and dangerous world of the Arizona Territory—includes photos. A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. But with fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection of true stories, Arizona’s official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State’s most terrific tales of outlawry and justice.
Download or read book Once a Week written by Eneas Sweetland Dallas and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Potsdam Musket written by COL (Ret) Carl M. Kruger and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Potsdam Musket (PB) By: COL (Ret) Carl M. Kruger The so-called Potsdam Musket was created out of the humiliating loss suffered by the Prussians at the hands of Napoleon in the early years of the nineteenth century. It pulled together elements from the most effective infantry weapons of the era and enjoyed almost six decades of use by several Armies in central Europe and those of the American Civil War. The Potsdam is widely collected and many are shot in competition by members of the North-South Skirmish Association today. This book seeks to provide answers to questions on the history, development, models and markings of the Potsdam Musket.
Download or read book The Leisure Hour written by and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wonderful Inventions from the Mariner s Compass to the electric Telegraph Cable With engravings written by John TIMBS and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wonderful Inventions written by John Timbs and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Committee on Awards of the World s Columbian Commission written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World s Columbian Exposition Chicago Ill 1893 written by United States. World's Columbian Commission. Committee on Awards and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beeton s Hero soldiers sailors and travellers in Kafirland gymnastics telegraphy fire arms c ed by S O Beeton written by Samuel Orchart Beeton and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition 1867 written by United States. Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867 and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
