The Gun-Founders of England
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.
Product details
November 2011Paperback
9780521170642
168 pages
234 × 156 × 9 mm
0.25kg
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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 Extracts from historical documents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.