Musket ball and small shot identification : a guide / Daniel M. Sivilich ; foreword by David Gerald Orr ; introduction by Douglas D. Scott ; appendix by Henry M. Miller.

Author
Sivilich, Daniel M., 1950- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
Description
xxxi, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index.
    Contents
    • List of illustrations
    • List of tables
    • Foreword / by David Gerald Orr
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction / by Douglas D. Scott
    • The gun and early projectiles
    • The basic musket ball
    • What did it hit?
    • Musket balls with fabric impressions
    • Musket balls altered to improve lethality
    • Canister shot
    • Chewed musket balls
    • "Pewter" musket balls
    • Musket balls altered for nonlethal use
    • Small shot ... not just for the birds
    • Epilogue
    • Appendix A: The chronology of the early gun
    • Appendix B: An analysis of dentition marks on musket balls / by Henry M. Miller
    • Appendix C: Classifications of small lead shot
    • Appendix D: BRAVO
    • References
    • Index.
    ISBN
    • 9780806151588 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0806151587 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2015032059
    OCLC
    919202310
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