Small Arms 1856 (Ordnance Dept reprint)

[Dutchman]

I don't religiously follow this forum but I do stop by and read it on occasion. Mostly I feel terribly under-knowledged in this area of firearms history. I do currently own an older repro Zoli Zouave that I have never shot. I've also owned an Italian repro 1861 musket and a couple handguns. And there was the original Gallagher's carbine.

I came across this book several years ago on ebay and found it immensely valuable for historical content. Its a reprint hardback book published in 1984 but the official title is:

Reports of Experiments
for
the Military Service,
by
Officers of the Ordnance Department,
U.S. Army
published by Authority of the Secretary of War
Washington
1856

Copious illustrations.

Here's the whole book:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924030757474

Take a few minutes and page through this book.

Some hardback available:
http://www.amazon.com/Small-Arms-1856-Experiments-Military/dp/0939631016


Dutch

[Pb2au]

Thank you very much for posting this.

[Hickok]

I can recommend the 4 book series "From Round Ball to Rimfire" also. Goes into detail of Union and Confederate ammunition from muskets to cartridge weapons in the 1800"s. Very detailed and researched.

[missionary5155]

Greetings
Thanks for stopping by and writing up this fine book. It looks like a wealth of old BP musket and breechloader info.
Mike in Peru

[Stonecrusher]

Wonderful link. Thanks a bunch.

[M-Tecs]

Great link. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!