British and American Flintlooks - Frederick Wilkinson
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Of all aspects of the history of firearms, the flintlock is perhaps the most familiar. Armed with flintlock weapons the British built an empire and the Americans won their indenpendance. For to hundred years the flintlock dominated the military scene and became the trusted friend of the common soldier.
In this book we learn about the way the flintlock was developed in Britain, went in America, and began to manufactered there. The autor leads us trough all the stages in the evolution of both mechanism and external desing,
making mention not only of the more familiar weapons such as the famous Brown Bess musket, but also of lesser known patterns.
Important technical features of the various kinds of lock are clearly shown in
the specially drawn diagrams which help the reader to follow the development of these ingenious mechanisms.
In this book we learn about the way the flintlock was developed in Britain, went in America, and began to manufactered there. The autor leads us trough all the stages in the evolution of both mechanism and external desing,
making mention not only of the more familiar weapons such as the famous Brown Bess musket, but also of lesser known patterns.
Important technical features of the various kinds of lock are clearly shown in
the specially drawn diagrams which help the reader to follow the development of these ingenious mechanisms.
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