This is an extremely scarce early rare title on pre-civil war guns and projectiles (only reprints to be found), 113 pages, wealth of information on the subject of early 19th century Rifles / Muskets and Pistols, catalog of books in back. Book in very good condition for age, scattered foxing throughout. Buyer to pay $4 shipping, no reserve!
Contents include: Description of the rifleRifle-practicePoint-blank definedDisparting explainedRifle-practice continuedGreat range of the Seminole rifleNumber of musket-balls fired at the battle of PragueThe fall of heavy bodiesTable of falling bodiesLaws of motionProjectiles, and projectile forcesNapoleon's great range of six thousand yardsChamber in mortars and howitzersResisting media-elastic and non-elasticRefractionObjects elevated by refractionObjects greatly magnifiedOf double images sometimes invertedObjects both magnified and elevatedCause of these interesting phenomenaMaterials for the construction of gunsWrought-ironGovernment standard of iron for gunsCast-steelCast-iron for ordnanceAll the compounds of carbon with ironBrass for the construction of gunsTin, different kinds of strengthBrass artillery of New YorkHeavy ordnance, of wrought-iron, of cast-ironBall-practice with musket, and guns not rilledPistol-shooting, and pistol-galleries of New YorkVelocity, relative charge, and force of balls in horse-powerNew armament proposedThe fowling-piece-theory and practice of shot-shooting.
