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THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS OFFERING IS OWNED BY CRITTENDEN SCHMITT ARCHIVES AND IS OFFERED HERE BY CSA DBA CSAEOD.2017
ORIGINAL WARTIME HANDBOOKRARE IN THIS CONDITION ! PLUS BONUS CD COPY ! USE THE CD AND SAVE THE BOOK. ITS OVER 100 YEARS OLD!
HANDBOOK OF ARTILLERY INSTRUMENTS.
1914. Publisher
HIS MAJESTY\'S STATIONERY OFFICE.
LONDON, 1914.
About the book
THE HARD PART OF ARTILLERY IS NOT FIRING THE GUN BUT RATHER DETERMINING WHERE TO AIM IT.
THIS HANDBOOK SHOWS THE DEVICES USED BY THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE WW1 ERA FOR THIS PURPOSE.
HANDBOOK OF ARTILLERY INSTRUMENTS 1914
200 PAGES , MANY ILLUSTRATIONS
INCLUDES: TELESCOPES , BINOCULARS , DIRECTORS , CLINOMETERS , NO 7 DIAL SIGHT , FIELD TELEPHONE , ONE MAN RANGE FINDER , ANGLE OF SIGHT INSTRUMENTS , CARE AND PRESERVATION , REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENTS , NOTES ON PRISMS , TESTS FOR RANGE TAKERS
This is an official WW1 British Army Artillery handbook , descriptions of all instruments which are used by the Royal Artillery alone. Instruments covered include telescopes, binoculars, clinometers, range finders and angle of sight instruments. With detailed descriptions of the apparatus. The preface states \'It is hoped that the book will be found of use for instructional purposes, for assisting artificers and others, who have to adjust or repair instruments, and for general reference for those who use of have charge of the instruments\'.
The Royal Regiment of Artillery at the time of the Great War comprised three elements:
The Royal Horse Artillery: armed with light, mobile, horse-drawn guns that in theory provided firepower in support of the cavalry and in practice supplemented the Royal Field Artillery.
The Royal Field Artillery: the most numerous arm of the artillery, the horse-drawn RFA was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close to the front line and was reasonably mobile. It was organised into brigades.
The Royal Garrison Artillery: developed from fortress-based artillery located on British coasts. From 1914 when the army possessed very little heavy artillery it grew into a very large component of the British forces. It was armed with heavy, large calibre guns and howitzers that were positioned some way behind the front line and had immense destructive power.
During the war, the army (through technical development and joint working) was also able to deploy:
Trench mortar batteries: a whole new form of artillery developed to meet the unusual conditions of war on the Western Front. The lighter mortars were manned by the regiments of infantry, while the RFA provided the manpower for the heavier mortars. Batteries of the Royal Marine Artillery.
Condition
In good condition. The boards show some signs of age with a few marks and stains, they are also a little bumped at the edges and the corners. The color of spine has faded some. The owners name is written on the front pastedown and the page opposite as well as page 7 of the pink advert pages and the rear pastedown. The binding is good and secure and the text, illustrations, and photos are in good condition. The pages have some marks and stains, a few pages also have a small tear on the long edge, there are also some bent corners/edges. The foldout is dog-eared on the long edge and there is also a 120mm tear. Pages 181-184 and pink pages 14-15 have a rust stain from a paperclip, the paperclip has also left an indent in some of the other pages.
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Published 1914 Dimentions 158mm x 245mm
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THE HARD PART OF ARTILLERY IS NOT FIRING THE GUN BUT RATHER DETERMINING WHERE TO AIM IT.
THIS HANDBOOK SHOWS THE DEVICES USED BY THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE WW1 ERA FOR THIS PURPOSE.
HANDBOOK OF ARTILLERY INSTRUMENTS 1914
200 PAGES , MANY ILLUSTRATIONS
INCLUDES: TELESCOPES , BINOCULARS , DIRECTORS , CLINOMETERS , NO 7 DIAL SIGHT , FIELD TELEPHONE , ONE MAN RANGE FINDER , ANGLE OF SIGHT INSTRUMENTS , CARE AND PRESERVATION , REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENTS , NOTES ON PRISMS , TESTS FOR RANGE TAKERS
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