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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-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
Description
xxxi, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
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UF770 .S53 2016
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Bullets
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Identification
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Shot (Pellets)
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Identification
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Bullets
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History
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18th century
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Firearms
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United States
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History
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18th century
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United States
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History
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Revolution, 1775-1783
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Equipment and supplies
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United States
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History
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Revolution, 1775-1783
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Antiquities
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Monmouth Battlefield State Park (N.J.)
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Antiquities
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Indigenous Studies
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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.
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ISBN
9780806151588 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0806151587 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2015032059
OCLC
919202310
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