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The Gun-Founders of England

The Gun-Founders of England

The Gun-Founders of England

With a List of English and Continental Gun-Founders from the XIV to the XIX Centuries
Charles Ffoulkes
Lord Cottesloe
November 2011
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Paperback
9780521170642
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Paperback

    Originally published in 1937, this book provides an authentic sketch of the history of English gun production, from their first use in the fourteenth century down to the time of Marlborough's campaigns during the early part of the eighteenth century. At the time of publication there had been relatively few historical analyses of gun foundering, the preference being to examine their use in battle. This book was useful in terms of giving readers a collection of facts relating to the subject and outlining a little-known branch of military history. It remains a fascinating document, containing numerous illustrations, that will be of value anyone with an interest in English history and the development of guns.

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    November 2011
    Paperback
    9780521170642
    168 pages
    234 × 156 × 9 mm
    0.25kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface Lord Cottesloe
    • Author's preface
    • Plates
    • Illustrations in text
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Manufacture
    • 3. Guns of iron and brass
    • 4. Gun-foundries in London and Calais
    • 5. Foundries of Douai and Woolwich
    • 6. Foundries of Sussex
    • 7. The Carron Foundry
    • 8. Powder and shot
    • 9. Proof and range
    • 10. Extracts from historical documents
    • 11. List of gun-founders of England and the Continent
    • 12. Bibliography
    • 13. Index.
      Contributors
    • Lord Cottesloe

    • Author
    • Charles Ffoulkes
    • Preface by
    • Lord Cottesloe

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