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Weapon Ser.: The Flintlock Musket : Brown Bess and Charleville 1715-1865 by Stuart Reid (2016, Trade Paperback)

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The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the truly iconic weapons in history: first used on the battlefields of the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War, it was carried by both sides at Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and can truly be said to have dominated warfare for more than 150 years, until the advent of cartridge ammunition and breechloading weapons in the 1840s and 1850s and were still being widely used as late as the American Civil War in the 1860s. During the 18th century flintlocks tended to follow one of two basic patterns: from 1722 the British .75-calibre model, the 'Brown Bess', offered better man-stopping qualities and influenced the Prussians and others, while from 1717 the lighter, handier but more sturdy French .69-calibre Charleville served as a pattern first for the other Bourbon kingdoms such as Spain, then the American Springfield family of weapons, and finally for just about everybody else in Europe during the Napoleonic era. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study examines the role played by the flintlock in close-order combat on European and other battlefields, employing first-hand accounts to show how tactical doctrines were successfully developed to overcome the weapon's inherent limitations; it also explores the use of the flintlock musket by individuals in irregular warfare, chiefly in North America. These two threads are combined in an analysis of the weapon's lasting impact; notwithstanding its frequently negative portrayal in popular films and otherwise respectable histories, it was extremely effective and the first truly universal soldier's weapon.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472810953
ISBN-13
9781472810953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211850243

Product Key Features

Book Title
Flintlock Musket : Brown Bess and Charleville 1715-1865
Author
Stuart Reid
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Weapons
Publication Year
2016
Genre
History
Number of Pages
80 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
44
Lc Classification Number
Ud395
Illustrated by
Noon, Steve, Gilliland, Alan
Table of Content
Introduction/ Development: Creating a game-changer /Use: The search for a tactical doctrine /Impact: The dominance of infantry firepower /Conclusion /Glossary/ Bibliography /Index
Copyright Date
2016
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-303711
Dewey Decimal
355.8/2425
Series
Weapon Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by lehle0393_ecm9y...Mar 17, 2023
Good background into the evolution of the Brown Bess and Charleville muskets.
Excellent source for background on the development of the Brown Bess as well as the Chrleville muskets used during the American Revolution.
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