HANDBOOK ON AMMUNITION (1909)
(Corrected to September 1909)
By Authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
H.M.S.O., 1909
printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1909
The 1909 edition of this very rare Admiralty ammunition handbook. Handbook on Ammunition is a superbly illustrated handbook of the explosives, shells and small arms ammunition in use with the Royal Navy in the decade before the First World War. Subjects covered include: Gunpowder, Cordite, Lyddite, Cartridges for B.L. guns, Cartridges for Heavy Q.F. guns, Common Shells, High Explosive Shells, Shrapnel Shells, Storage, Projectiles, Fuzes, Fireworks, and small arms ammunition. The book is very well illustrated with coloured scale drawings of many shells, cartridges and fuzes, along with other diagrams and line drawings of ammunition, tools and other equipment. The description of the various types of ammunition is comprehensive and detailed, and includes details of markings, manufacture, storage and use. For anyone interested in the Naval Guns and ammunition of the Royal Navy's Dreadnoughts and other warships just before the First World War, this is an invaluable reference work.
This book was originally a Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd office copy, and later part of the company archive. There are ink stamps of 'Vickers, Sons & Maxim' and 'Armament Division, Vickers Ltd, Elswick' on the front endpapers.
Condition:
In very good condition. The boards are in good condition, with some minor marks, and a little wear at the edges and spine. The binding and hinges are good and secure. The text, coloured plates, and illustrations are in very good condition. There are ink stamps of 'Vickers, Sons & Maxim' and 'Armament Division, Vickers Ltd, Elswick' on the front endpapers, and small Vickers ink stamps to the rear of some of the plates.
Published: 1909
Blue boards with gilt titling
Illustrated with 30 colour plates, plus line drawings
Dimensions: 155mm x 240mm
Pages: 142
