1905 Modern Guns and Gunnery Manual for Officers of Field and Mountain Artillery

Modern Guns and Gunnery;
A Practical Manual for Officers of the Horse, Field and Mountain Artillery

By Major H. A. Bethell

Published by F.J.Cattermole, Woolwich, 1905. First Edition. Large 8vo, xiv -443, Profusely illustrated with photographs, sketches, and folding charts.

An in-depth guide to the artillery of the time, with 25 chapters containing a wealth of information on practical gunnery, ranging, the occupation of a position, recoil. deflection of projectiles by wind, accuracy of fire, ballistic tables and their use, internal ballistics, theory of construction of guns, breech actions, sights, rifling, high-explosive shell, fuses, the Q.F. mountain gun, the limber, the wagon, field Howitzer Fire, gunnery calculations, modern quick-firing equipment, and much more

CONDITION
A good copy. The cloth binding is good with some rubbing and fading of the cloth to the spine ends. Inner and outer hinges secure with no cracking. Front endpaper has a gunning calculation written on it, and a name written to front endpaper. All contents present and pages good throughout. All plates present and in good condition. Overall a good copy.

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