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Military commission to Europe in 1855 and 1856. Report of Major Alfred Mordecai, of the Ordnance Department

Catalog Data

Author:
United States Military Commission to Europe  Search this
Mordecai, Alfred 1804-1887  Search this
Schön, Julius  Search this
Gorgas, Josiah 1818-1883  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 232 p., 21 leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1860
Notes:
"Rifled infantry arms. A brief description of the modern system of small arms, as adopted in the various European armies. By J. Schön, captain in the Royal Saxon infantry ... 2d ed., revised and augmented. With explanatory plates. Dresden: 1855. Translated from the German by J. Gorgas, Captain of Ordnance, United States Army": p. [177]-232.
Topic:
Military art and science  Search this
Artillery  Search this
Firearms  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_676008