Carman, W. Y. A History of Firearms From Earliest Times to 1914. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1956). [12069]
Maroon cloth with bright gilt titles, binding clean and very good, dust jacket with browned spine panel, now in a clear wrapper. 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches, 207 clean pp. with index and illustrations. Very good in good dust-jacket. Hardcover.
"This book deals with firearms in the widest sense from the earliest times up till the outbreak of the first World War. The use of fire in warfare leads to experimental compounds which open in turn to the production of gunpowder. From that great step, the trials, experiments and inventions in this vast field are recorded. The author traces the broad trends and developments of cannon, machine guns, muskets and rifles, pistols and revolvers up to the year 1914." - publisher.
"W. Y. Carman, F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S., is well known as a military historian and collector of militaria. Among the books and articles he has written on uniforms and weapons are The History of Firearms, British Military Uniforms from Contemporary Prints, Indian Army Uniforms (2 vols.) and Headdresses of the British Army (2 vols.), as well as contributions to History of the British Army. He was associated with the Imperial War Museum and National Army Museum for over 20 years, and a Council Member of the Army Historical Research Society." - Osprey Publishing Company online.
