Here at Wallis & Wallis, our cataloguers draw upon a wealth of specialist reference publications to assist with the identification and cataloguing of the items we handle. One particularly valuable addition to the reference library is A Catalogue of British Military Longarms 1730 to 1930 by Brian C. Knapp.
We are therefore very pleased to share this excellent reference work with our clients and readers. Below, we take a closer look at the contents of the book and provide details of where it can be purchased.
A Catalogue of British Military Longarms 1730 to 1930
By
Brian C. Knapp
This new book is sponsored by the Royal Armouries who supplied most of the illustrations and is now considered the standard reference work on the subject. It totals 17 chapters, 267 pages with over 650 colour illustrations. The work tells the story of the evolution of all British military longarms including muskets, rifles and carbines over that 200-year timespan. There is no other work that covers the subject and that entire period, it contains the results of a lifetime’s involvement in the subject, and the findings of the very latest research, consequently, provides the reader with previously unknown information and even brings to light previously unrecognised patterns. It also corrects inaccuracies and misconceptions in previous works. For those interested in the subject of the evolution of British military longarms from 1730 to 1930, from the Long Land to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield, this is an essential work.
Available from:- Brian C. Knapp at towerheritage@yahoo.com.
Ken Trotman Books. enquiries@kentrotman.com Tel:- 01480 454292
At £50 per copy + £5 P & P.
