Eprouvettes: A Comprehensive Study of Early Devices for the Testing of Gunpowder

R. T. W. Kempers

ISBN 10: 0948092270 / ISBN 13: 9780948092275

Published by Royal Armouries Museum, 2003

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THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. This is the first detailed survey of eprouvettes (gunpowder-testers) ever attempted in a single volume. The core of the book is an illustrated survey of types; it also contains a survey of gunpowder testing through the ages, a suggested typology for eprouvettes, and experimental data based on firings carried out by the author. The volume is completed by a series of appendices, including a listing of over 700 eprouvettes.First Edition Hard Cover. Unclipped dust jacket, Excellent black cloth boards with silver blocking 1998 edition from the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eprouvettes: A Comprehensive Study of Early Devices for the Testing of Gunpowder
• Publisher: Royal Armouries Museum
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948092270
• ISBN 13: 9780948092275
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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This is the first detailed survey of eprouvettes (gunpowder-testers) ever attempted in a single volume. The core of the book is an illustrated survey of types; it also contains a survey of gunpowder testing through the ages, a suggested typology for eprouvettes, and experimental data based on firings carried out by the author. The volume is completed by a series of appendices, including a listing of over 700 eprouvettes.