British Military Rifles (Shire Library)

Duckers, Peter

ISBN 10: 0747806330 / ISBN 13: 9780747806332

Published by Shire Publications, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British Military Rifles (Shire Library)
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747806330
• ISBN 13: 9780747806332
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1776786296.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 14367017
• Signed: 4/21/2026 3:44:56 PM
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Synopsis

A spinning bullet leaving a 'rifled' barrel is much more accurate than a musket ball but the technology of grooving a barrel and shaping the projectile to make an efficient and reliable weapon has exercised military minds for centuries. Here is a concise history of the attempts to develop and improve the British Army's most important individual weapon - from the Ferguson of the American Revolution, to the Baker of the Napoleonic Wars, the Brunswick, the Snider, the Maritini-Henry and the famous Lee-Enfields - and the ammunition designed for it.

About the Author

Peter Duckers is a Member of the Orders and Medals Research Society, the Military Historical Society and is Curator of the Shropshire Regimental Museum in Shrewsbury Castle.