Any books that cover the Brunswicks and their variations
I've searched the whole library and found three references to Brunswicks. Is there a good reference book which describes the types?
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The Double D wrote:OldTimer wrote:Have you tried "British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard L. Blackmore; published by Herbert Jenkins, London 1961, and:- "British military Longarms 1715-1865" by...
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Ray, I endorse your remarks completely. I have been privileged to know, or have known, personally most of the best British authors since the 1950s and I cut my teeth on the two books written by John...
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Hi This is what some US auctioneer (wrongly) called a " Belgian Brunswick", reason I was able to get the very same gun as advertised below, at his auction, for a cheap...
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I once had the pleasure of having Christopher Roads sign the inside of my copy of "The British Soldier's Firearm". He also added "..this book which took me 5 years full-time of research and writing to...
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Is there any chance of Mr Roads getting his works back in print and some of the other authors?
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"British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard L. Blackmore; published by Herbert Jenkins, London 1961 A superb book, my "go to" reference book. I managed to get one out of France for $50:-)
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HiDid Christopher Roads write other books or articles on the Enfield Rifle than his Magnus Opus?In the introduction to the book he talks about writing something about the historical use of the Enfield...
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Did Christopher Roads write other books or articles on the Enfield Rifle than his Magnus Opus?The book he wrote, "British Soldiers Firearm", was actually extracted from a much larger larger work that...
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A short article by De Witt Bailey on the Brunswick was published in two parts in ‘Guns Review’ in the July and August editions of 1970. In his own words he defines it as “The above remarks have been...
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Bill Curtisra wrote: There is no point in collecting anything if you do not know or seek to know all about it. Anything else smacks of the magpie being attracted by a bright object.Okay, so I will...
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Thanks, all. I have found a copy of Blackmore to add to my collection. That should clear up any questions that remain after reading the article on researchpress. Cheers, Michael
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For some reading re the introduction of the Brunswick Rifle:
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I have J.N. George's English guns and rifles and it has 2 pages on the Brunswick. The only thing it says more the the Rhoads article is to report the criticism of the select committee on small arms...
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Quote excerpted from English Guns and Rifles by J.N. George copyright 1947. The merits and demerits of the two-groove rifle and belted ball have been discussed in a previous chapter in relation to...
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Adrian, Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to post those scans:-)
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Just picked up British Military Firearms, 1650-1850 by Howard L. Blackmore on Amazon for $72.
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I rebuilt my web site last Autumn and there are stil some articles to restore. One that's been a glaring omission for a while was the late Art Hare's article one Brunswick Rifle. I have now added this...
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"I rebuilt my web site last Autumn and there are still some articles to restore. One that's been a glaring omission for a while was the late Art Hare's article one Brunswick Rifle. I have now added...
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The link works for me David. The article condenses some of the disparate information I have dug out of t'internet. Again it shows that loading was no problem when introduced yet was criticised later...
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