Chown Captain John (5 results)

softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. The spine edge is tanned. ; 32 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Assumed First Edition. 32 Pages. Developments in breech loading guns made the 9-Pdr. RML obsolete by 1890, however the exorbitant cost of the North West Rebellion led to a lack of Defense spending for the next few years and it was not until 1895 that steps were taken to re-equip the field batteries with 12 pounder breech loaders. This step did not mean the immediate end of the 9-Pdr. and as late as 1905 the gun was used in Dominion Artillery Association competitions to expend existing stocks of ammunition. The then new 12-Pdr., although replaced almost completely by 1912 was itself used as late as 1938 for the same reason. During its service the 9-Pdr. proved a simple, robust gun, admirably suited to the rough handling of a half trained but enthusiastic force in a rugged, little-developed country. Much of the success achieved by Canadian "Gunners" in South Africa and in World War I can be attributed to training received and the esprit developed during the period of the 9-Pdr Rifled Muzzle Loader.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. 32 pages, staple bound booklet. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good ++/Very Good. 32 pages. B&W illustrations. Stapled white-cream background soft covers with light wear to covers' corners. Light browning to page-edges o/w pages clean and tidy.

1st edition pictorial wrappers Nice Copy octavo 32pp., b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., Historical Arms series No. 9.