British Military Rifles

by Peter Duckers

A spinning bullet leaving a 'rifled' barrel is much more accurate than a musket ball but the technology of grooving a barrel and shaping the projectile to make an efficient and reliable weapon has exercised military minds for centuries. Here is a concise history of the attempts to develop and improve the British Army's most important individual weapon - from the Ferguson of the American Revolution, to the Baker of the Napoleonic Wars, the Brunswick, the Snider, the Maritini-Henry and the famous Lee-Enfields - and the ammunition designed for it.

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2006

Reviews

[Rabspur · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read a lot of military books and am always curious to find out more about the type of weapons that were used in respect of firearms this book although short gives an insight to what was used by our troops from Tudor times up to modern ware fare, a good read.