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Projectile Weapons of War and Explosive Compounds
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1971 reprint of an 1858 title. Original pictorial dustjacket VG. Blue cloth gilt near new condition. Pages very clean & tight. No inscriptions. 306 pages. Seller Inventory # ABE-6367881614
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Projectile Weapons of War and Explosive Compounds
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg. First Edition. 306 pages Blue binding with gold lettering on spine. A few B/W illustrations scattered through the book. Dust Jacket has minor wear to spine ends and corner tips. Photos of book on request. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 012502
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Projectile Weapons of War and Explosive Compounds
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Projectile weapons of war and explosive compounds
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PROJECTILE WEAPONS OF WAR AND EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS (1858)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback; very good in lightly marked dustjacket. ; Facsimile reprint of the third, revised edition, published 1858. First published 1845, this edition includes reference to the 'recent improvements' in firearms, rifle projectiles and revolving firearms. Illustrated; +viiipp. ; 306 pages. Seller Inventory # 77611
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Projectile Weapons of War and Explosive Compounds
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1856 edition illustrated 306 pages some light marking to the back of the dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 010136
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PROJECTILE WEAPONS OF WAR AND EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Facsimile Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. This book is a facsimile of the third edition, revised dated 1858. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. There are chapters on Ancient Artillery, Gunpowder, the War Rocket, the History and Employment of Small Arms, Polarity and Polar Weapons, Rifle Cannons, Monster Guns, the Bayonet, Ships and Fortresses, Submarine Attack etc. Ref WW 6. Seller Inventory # 035931
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Projectile weapons of war and explosive compounds / by J. Scoffern
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Facsimile Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Edition; 3d ed., rev. Physical description; xi, 306 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published: London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1858. Subject; Firearms. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 238714
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Projectile weapons of war and explosive compounds / by J. Scoffern
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Facsimile Edition. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Edition; 3d ed., rev. Physical description; xi, 306 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes; Originally published: London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1858. Subject; Firearms. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 238714
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Projectile Weapons of War and Explosive Compounds
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: ood. [14], 306 pages., Footnotes. Illustrations. John Scoffern (1814-1882) was an English surgeon and popular science writer. He attended University College, London and Aldersgate Medical School. Scoffern was lecturer at Aldersgate Medical School in 1840, and graduated M.B. at the University of London in 1843. He lectured also at the medical school in Charlotte Street. He went on to a prolific career in scientific and other writing. During the Franco-Prussian War, Scoffern was a newspaper correspondent. He was in the Château de Saint-Cloud, occupied by the Prussian forces, when it was shelled by French guns in October 1870. He tended the sick and wounded in Paris, and was awarded the Iron Cross in 1871 for bravery and his medical work. This work on projectile weapons went through several editions during the author's lifetime. A projectile weapon, sometimes called a ranged weapon, is any weapon that can engage targets beyond hand-to-hand distance, i.e. at distances greater than the physical reach of the user holding the weapon itself. The act of using such a weapon is also known as shooting. It is called projectile weapon or missile weapon because it typically works by launching solid projectiles ("missiles"), though technically a fluid-projector (which throws out pressurized streams of liquid or even gas). In contrast, a weapon intended to be used in hand-to-hand combat is called a melee weapon. Projectile weapons give the attacker an advantage, since the target is often getting hit from beyond immediate visual range, therefore making it more difficult for the defenders to react and hitting back effectively. It also puts distance between the attacker and the opponent, which is a safer combat option since the close physical contact during melee fights often puts the attacker within the immediate striking range of enemy counterattacks and thus at an equal risk of getting hurt or killed. The line between projectile and melee weapons is not entirely definite; for instance, spears, axes, daggers, and knives can be used for both throwing and striking, depending on purpose and situation, and a projectile weapon can also be used as a melee weapon in close encounters, such as the buttstock of a rifle used for butt-stroking with a fixed bayonet, a handgun used for pistol-whipping, and even an arrow being used as a hand weapon in desperate situations. Early projectile weapons often included specifically designed hand-thrown weapons such as darts, javelins, slings, as well as more complex elastic weapons such as bows and crossbows; and siege engines like stone throwers, catapults, ballistas and trebuchets. These projectile weapons were extremely effective in ancient and early medieval warfare, especially when used en masse, as they gave the wielder an opportunity to launch multiple rounds of attack before an enemy armed with melee weapons or shorter-ranged missile weapons could even get close enough to pose a threat. After the invention of gunpowder and the development of firearms, gun-type pneumatic projectile weapons became the dominant weapon of choice in armed conflicts, even in close combat. In modern warfare, projectile weaponry is also used both tactically and strategically in the form of long-range artilleries, rockets and guided missiles. The maximum effective range of a weapon is the greatest distance from which the weapon can be fired while still consistently inflicting casualties or damage. Republication of the Third Edition, Revised of 1858. Seller Inventory # 83313