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LIST
OF
CHANGES
IN
BRITISH
WAR
MATERIAL
relating
to
Edged
Weapons,
Firearms
and
Associated Ammunition
&
Accoutrements’
War Office monthly issues, were generally
bound into volumes by local Commanding Officers.
Hard
cover,
8½
x
5½
in.,
5-volume
series which covers the period, 1860 to 1926.
The
War
Office
lists
were
first
circulated
to
officers
commanding
as
‘Changes
in
Artillery
Materiel,
Small
Arms,
Accoutrements
and
other
Military
Stores’.
From
the
late
1860s
they
became
‘List
of
Changes
in
Artillery
Materiel,
Small
Arms
and
other
Military
Stores’.
In
1872
they
were
renamed
the
‘List
of
Changes
in
War
Materiel
and
of
Patterns
of
Military
Stores’.
Each
item
on
issue,
from siege
guns,
mounts
and
carriages,
to
wagons
&
small
arms, down
to trivia such as admirals’ chamber pots
and
rat
traps,
was
announced
on
introduction
and
any
changes
or
advance
in
mark
or
nomenclature
notified
therein.
From
this
extensive
library
of generally locally bound volumes,
the
paragraph
references
relevant
to
the
muskets,
rifles,
carbines,
pistols,
bayonets,
swords,
dirks,
weapon
accoutrements
&
accessories,
leather
&
webbing
equipment,
ammunition,
pouches,
chargers
and
even the rifle chests and ammunition boxes,
have
been
compiled
into
a
useful
format
which
also
lists
the
dates
of
approval
and
introduction
of
individual
items.
Reference here is
made
by
paragraph
number
rather
than
by
page
or
section,
making
this
a
veritable
bible
for
any
serious
collector
of
British,
Empire
or
Colonial
firearms,
edged
weapons
or militaria. The List of Changes were often referred to in official
correspondence and papers.
Land forces, Naval forces and later on, Air Ministry, were separate services to
which a distinguishing letter was applied, ‘L’ for land, ‘N’ for naval and ‘A’
for air; ‘C’ was used where an
issue
was
common
to
all
forces.
This
designation
letter
was
applied
to
the
nomenclature
heading
of
each
item.
Each
volume indexed,
with
master
index
in
Vol.
5. Vol.
I (1860-1866),
170
pp,
100
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
II (1886-1900),
210
pp,
75
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
III (1900-1910),
216
pp,
80
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
IV (1910-1918),
192
pp,
35
illust.
US$20.00
Vol.
V (1918-1926),
210
pp,
13 illust.
US$20.00
These five volumes are available as a set ... ...
Full set special ... US$85.00, A$99.00
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‘B.S.A. CATALOGUE’ circa 1910
B.S.A. Co. Ltd.
Soft cover, 10¾ x 7¾ in., 48 pp, 2-colour printing.
Describes the B.S.A. production Lee-Enfield military & sporting models, Cadet & small-bore Martinis, War Office Pattern trainers, air rifles, rifle club & optical sights, ammunition and much more.
Very well illustrated, this 1999 facsimile reprint has even better definition than original copies
which may have survived.
Reproduced on quality art paper.
US$19.95 |
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‘MUNITIONS OF WAR’ B.S.A. Co. Ltd.
Soft cover, 10¾ x 7¾ in., 56 pp, well illust., original copy published circa 1919, reprinted 1999.
Originally produced as a joint record of the B.S.A. and Daimler contribution to the war effort,
the relevant sections on the S.M.L.E. rifle and Lewis machine gun
production and technical information have been reprinted here.
The rifle manufacture,
exploded parts illustration with all parts listed, and the period photographs of aircraft
with aerial mounting of the Lewis make this an excellent library reference.
US$ 9.95, A$11.00 |
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‘The
ENFIELD INCH &
the LITHGOW .303’
Tony Griffiths
B.Sc.(Tech)
Soft cover, 8 x 6 in., 86 pp with 10 illust. 2003
A new look at early SAF Lithgow setting up, the Pratt & Whitney factory
and Engineer Vice-Admiral Clarkson who was given the task to supervise the
operation. With family correspondence, the Enfield connection and the problems
with two different standards of measurement, the Imperial Inch and the Enfield
Inch, this booklet presents a fresh perspective on Australia's early
Lee-Enfield production. US$16.00, A$19.50 |
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‘SADDLE UP’
Rick Landers
Australian Load Carrying Equipment of British, American & Local Origin.
Hard cover with dust jacket, 11 x 8½ in., 128 pp, approx 250 illust. plus 8-page full colour
illustrated section with appropriate uniforms and small arms. ISBN 0 646 35322 5, 1998.
The pouches, slings, haversacks, leather & webbing, bandoliers, frogs, &c. from earliest Colonial days
in the eighteenth century to current issues, and on into the future.
Also includes current the NATO stock numbers.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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COLONIAL GARRISON’
Tom Sargent
The 48th Northumberland Regiment
in the Colony of New South Wales 1817-1824
Hard & soft cover editions, 12 x 8½ in., 200 pp, illust. with full colour section in the middle, 1996. ISBN 0 646 25612 2.
Most interesting record of this British unit’s service in early Australia. Special mention of medal awards, regimental rolls and biographies of those
48th soldiers who settled in Australia after their
eventual service discharge. PB $29.50, HC $39.50
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‘TEXTBOOK
OF
SMALL
ARMS-
1929’
H.M.S.O.
Hard
cover,
10¾
x
7
in.,
429
pages
with
extra
fold-out
charts,
illustrated.
Laminated
dust
jacket
over
gold-blocked
leatherette
cover and binding, similar
to
the
original
copies.
This
volume
is
best
known
of
the
British
service
textbooks,
detailing
British,
European
and
American
rifles,
pistols,
machine
guns,
grenades,
swords,
bayonets
and
ammunition.
Ammunition technology of the day is
particularly
well
detailed. US$49.50, A$59.50
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‘TREATISE ON AMMUNITION - 1887’
H.M.S.O.
Hard cover, 9¾ x 6¼ in., 480 pp, 180 illust. with 9 additional full-colour plates plus fold-out charts. Facsimile reprint 1999, with dust
jacket. Very well-detailed and fully indexed treatise on British service small arms ammunition, gun ammunition, rockets, powder, charges, fuses, shot & projectiles. Especially for 19th century artillery enthusiasts, this would have to be the ultimate reference for ammunition of the period.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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‘WINCHESTER CATALOGUE No. 83’
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
Soft embossed cover, 9 x 6 in., 88 pp with 60 illust. Facsimile reprint of desirable 1925 edition,
more than just a
contemporary catalogue. This edition features technical descriptions of 20 models available at the time; lever, pump, bolt and self-loading
rimfire, center-fire rifles and shotguns. Particularly useful are the drawings and descriptions of cartridges marketed by Winchester at the time as well.
$9.95, A$11.00 |
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‘SMALL ARMS TRAINING -
1937'
Tom
Davis & John Bodsworth
Soft cover, 11½ x 8¼ in., 64 pp, 85 illust.,
perfect bound. ISBN 0 9545152-0-X, 2004.
Resume of the many SAT pams issued for the period. Covering... Weapons Training,
Application of Fire, Rifle (zeroing '18 & Aldis telescopic sights), LMG,
Anti-tank Rifle, Anti-Aircraft, Mortars, Pistol, Bayonet, Grenade, Anti-tank
Gun, Lewis MG, Thompson SMG, Range Courses, Range Courses, et cetera. Appendix
lists release dates, editions, publishers, too.
US$15.00, A$19.50 |
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‘REDCOATS TO CAMS'
Ian Kuring
A History of Australian Infantry - 1788-2001
Hard cover with dust jacket, 10 x 7 in.,
571 pp, 200 illust. with 16-page section in colour, many charts and maps.
ISBN 1-876439-99-8, 2004.
A very complete history of the Australian Army, organization, campaigns,
formations and doctrine from colonial times to today. Warrant Officer Kuring has
been a member of the Infantry Corps since 1965, with active service in Vietnam.
As an Infantry Centre Museum curator and Army History Unit member, few authors
are as qualified to record this history. Limited print run.
US$45.00, A$55.00 |
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‘ARMS IN THE SERVICE OF QUEENSLAND
1859-1901'
J.S. Robinson
Hard cover with dust jacket, printed end
papers.
10 x 7½ in., 240 pp, over 140 photos & drawings.
ISBN 0-949749-34-6, 1997.
The muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, bayonets, machine guns, field & battery
guns, naval vessels and fortifications of this 19th century colony in north-east
Australia. This well-researched study describes the Qld. Defence Force issues as
well as those of the colonial army, navy, police & penal forces.
US$39.50, A$49.50 |
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