Reports Of Experiments With Small Arms For The Military Service

$125 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. Illustrations and folding plates. 117, 35, 3 pp. 8vo. Original cloth gilt. Inked stamps of the Library First Corps of Cadets M.V.M. Item #324190 Includes Col. Huger's report of experiments made at Harper's Ferry 1853-54, Lieut. Benton's reports on 1854-1855 experiments and others, largely dealing with the firing of elongated bullets through rifled chambers.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.