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Introduction

Welcome to the Discriminating General's Arms Collection.  Below are a selection of free articles for your interest. A number of the said articles have been donated by the magazine Arms Collecting for which we are truly grateful.    Readers are encouraged to share their knowledge by contributing articles. The focus of this section is on European and North American arms from 1600 to 1900.  As well feel free to explore our product pages.  In the coming months we will continue to expand our product line to include artillery and armour.

Artillery

Tin Case Shot in the 18th Century by Adrian Caruana

Percussion Lock for Artillery, 1831 by Captain Henry Dehnel

Method of making Quick Match, c.1787 Edited by Robert Henderson

Muskets and Bayonets

new.gif (3158 bytes) Loading and Firing a French Musket in the Age of Napoleon 1791-1815 by Robert Henderson

new.gif (3158 bytes) On the Thin Red Line: Loading and Firing British Muskets during the Crimean War 1854-1856 by Robert Henderson
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This is the first drill for the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket.)

Loading and Firing the British Army Baker Rifle, 1799-1815 ed. by Robert Henderson

Fixing a Flint to a Musket in the British Army, 1768-1815 by Robert Henderson

From Bright Steel to Brown: Colour of Brown Bess Barrels, 1757-1815 by Robert Henderson

To Roll the Cartridges, c.1787  Edited by Robert Henderson

Loading and Firing the British Snider Enfield, 1867 ed. by Robert Henderson

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Other

Arms Shipments to the Baltic 1813-1814. Compiled by Keith Raynor.

British Sergeant's Pike Drill, 1814 ed. by Robert Henderson

Hamilton Smith's Experiment with Colour of Uniforms, 1800 ed. by Keith Raynor

 

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