A Treatise on the British Military Martini the Martini-Henry 1869-C1900
by Temple, B. A. & I. D. Skennerton
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0959610855
- ISBN 13
- 9780959610857
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E-321a: Temple, 1983.. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by B. A. Temple, Burbank, Queensland, Australia, 1983. X, 246 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading, improved accuracy and superior range; significantly, the weapon could be loaded and fired from a prone position, thus offering the rifleman greater security on the battlefield. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages .
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- Title
- A Treatise on the British Military Martini the Martini-Henry 1869-C1900
- Author
- Temple, B. A. & I. D. Skennerton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0959610855
- ISBN 13
- 9780959610857
- Publisher
- Temple, 1983.
- Place of Publication
- E-321a
- Date Published
- 1983
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