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A report about artillery used in Europe, plus a description of small arms in use in European armies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mordecai, Alfred, 1804-1887, (Author), Schön, Julius, 1816- (Author)
Corporate Authors:	United States. Military Commission to Europe, (Author), United States. (Congress, House.)
Contributors:	Gorgas, Josiah, 1818-1883, (Translator)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, G.W. Bowman, printer, 1861.
Series:	Ex. doc. (United States. Congress. House) ; 36th Cong., 2d sess.
Subjects and Genres:	Military art and science. Artillery. Firearms. Military Science Firearms Art et science militaires. Artillerie. Armes à feu.
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Summary:	A report about artillery used in Europe, plus a description of small arms in use in European armies.
Item Description:	"Rifled infantry arms. A brief description of the modern system of small arms, as adopted in the various European armies. By J. Schön, captain in the Royal Saxon infantry ... 2d ed., revised and augmented, with explanatory plates. Dresden: 1855. Translated from the German by J. Gorgas, Captain of Ordnance, United State Army": pages [177]-232.
Physical Description:	vii, 232 pages, [34] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, plans ; 29 cm Also issued online.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.