Description Cartridges: A Pictorial Digest of Small Arms Ammunition, first published in 1959, is a compendium of fireArms Ammunition beginning with the earliest paper and combustible cartridges, to the modern rim-fire and center-fire cartridges in use today.
While newer works are now available, Herschel\'s Cartridges remains a classic introduction to the subject and an invaluable reference for the historian, gun-collector, or sportsman.. to 1934, and the Appendix discusses primers, bullets, patents, and manufacturer\'s headstamps.
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A useful Cartridge Chronology traces the development of Ammunition from 846 A.
All calibers of small-Arms Ammunition are included, and for each cartridge, author Herschel Logan provides a concise description and usage note, and a detailed line drawing of approximately life-size.
Description Cartridges: A Pictorial Digest of Small Arms Ammunition, first published in 1959, is a compendium of fireArms Ammunition beginning with the earliest paper and combustible cartridges, to the modern rim-fire and center-fire cartridges in use today
