2003
by
- 488 pages
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10 : 1577470923
- Publisher : Thomas Pub
About Round Ball to Rimfire pt 3
Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Three: Federal Pistols, Revolvers and Miscellaneous Essays is the third volume of Dean S. Thomas’s multi-volume history of Civil War small arms ammunition, published by Thomas Publications of Gettysburg in January 2003. Handguns of the Civil War era ranged from percussion revolvers fired with combustible paper or skin cartridges to early metallic cartridge designs, and their ammunition is among the most varied of the period.
This 488-page hardcover thoroughly covers Federal pistol ammunition, with detailed information on the patents, designers and manufacturers behind the arms and their cartridges. A closing section of miscellaneous essays completes the series’ coverage of the Northern side of the war, before Part Four turns to the Confederacy. Together with Parts One and Two, it rounds out the series coverage of Union small arms ammunition.
Key Facts
- 1997: Part One published
- June 2002: Part Two, Federal Breechloading Carbines and Rifles, published
- 2003: Part Three, Federal Pistols, Revolvers and Miscellaneous Essays, published
- October 2010: Part Four, first of the Confederate volumes, published
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Sources
- The Horse Soldier: Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Three
- Firefly Bookstore: Round Ball to Rimfire (ISBN 9781577470922)
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