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Newsletters N° 1-47 and Journal Vols. 1-23

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INDEX BY SUBJECT

AMMUNITION DRAWINGS

AMMUNITION REPORTS

ANECDOTES

ARCHAEOLOGY

ARTILLERY INSTRUMENTS, SCIENCE, WEIGHTS & MEASURES

BOOK REVIEWS & NEW PUBLICATIONS

COMMENTS, NOTES & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

GUN-FIRING AND RE-ENACTMENTS

GUNFOUNDERS & GUNFOUNDING

GUNPOWDER AND PROPELLANTS

HISTORICAL PAPERS & NOTES

MEMBERS' AFFAIRS

MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS & NOTES

MODELS

MUSEUMS, LOCATION & SITE REPORTS

NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

ORDNANCE DRAWINGS (WITH DIMENSIONS)

ORDNANCE REPORTS

QUERIES

REPLIES, FEEDBACK

SOCIETY MEETINGS AND VISIT REPORTS

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS OF ARTILLERY INTEREST

No. 26, for example, refers to Newsletter No. 26 and Vol. 7 refers to Journal No. 7

AMMUNITION DRAWINGS

Ammo-Drawing Debski, T. No. 26

Cartridges, shells, headstamps, etc. Debski, T. No. 15

Cartridges, shells, headstamps, etc. Debski, T. No. 16

Davis Recoilless Guns Overton, A. No 46

Drawing: Ammunition (Illustration ca. 1870) Contemporary No. 25

Drawing: Finned artillery missiles in 1804 Contemporary No. 23

Fuzes, projectiles, cartridges and feeding devices Debski, T. No. 12

German WWII 37mm anti-tank shot Debski, T. No. 17

Projectiles of the 19th century Smith, C. No. 17

Projectiles, two Painter, K. No. 8

Projectile, (unidentified) Parker, T. No. 30

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AMMUNITION REPORTS

Ammunition Research Smith, C. No. 25

Black Powder ?, How long has it been Curtis, W.S. No. 33

Bourbon Fuse: an explosive invention, the Canisius, W.G.M.H. Vol. 7

Cordite, 100 years back, (Engineering 1896) Day, J. No. 33

CTA makes the grade Gander, T.J. Vol. 20

Feedback on previously published ammunition reports No. 17

Gunpowder, Early appearance of the term Curtis, W.S. No. 33

Heavy Projectiles, (Scientific American, 1862) Day, J. No. 34

Hotchkiss rifled cannon ball, (Scientific American 1861) Day, J. No. 34

Lead-coated shells, I Smith, C. No. 18

Lead-coated shells, II Smith, C. No. 19

Manufactures in Woolwich Arsenal (illustrated) Publ.1879 No. 24

Sir George Cayley's Shell Stability Experiments 1804/5 Day, J. No. 23

The Ammo Box: Parker, T. No. 25








The Ammo Box: A crane ballast box (contents, shells) Parker, T. No. 22

The Ammo Box: (Arms and Ammunition Firearms Act) Parker, T. No. 21

The Ammo Box: A suitable case for treatment Parker, T. No. 11

The Ammo Box: British manufacturers' headstamps Parker, T. No. 15

The Ammo Box: British manufacturers' headstamps Parker, T. No. 16

The Ammo Box: British 20th century ammunition Parker, T. No. 19

The Ammo Box: British 95mm infantry howitzer Parker, T. No. 13

The Ammo Box: Follow up Harry, W. No. 35

The Ammo Box: General Parker, T. No. 18

The Ammo Box: German ammuntion of WWI Parker, T. No. 10

The Ammo Box: German WW II anti-tank projectiles Parker, T. No. 33

The Ammo Box: New legislation Parker, T. No. 20

The Ammo Box: Stamps of cartridge manufacturers Parker, T. No. 14

The 1993 Firearms Act Amendments - an update Parker, T. No. 19

Tithe Barn Shell, (Text and Drawing) Campbell, B. No. 33

The Tythe Barn Shell Day, J. No 35

2 Pdr. and Bofors 40mm Ammunition Brandon, T. No 43

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ANECDOTES

Ammunition for the anti-smoking lobby Anon No. 31

A problem of mobility Quadrant No. 23

Modern trebuchet No. 17

Nugget: re-discovery of a missing Dutch gun Roth, R. No. 25

Odd patents Day, J. No. 28

The Importance of being Angus Brown, R.R. No 45

The trials of research Love, B. No. 21

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ARCHAEOLOGY

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ARTILLERY INSTRUMENTS, SCIENCE, WEIGHTS & MEASURES

A Fine 17th Century German gilt Gunner's level No 42

British gunnery instrument makers, 18/19th centuries Millburn, J.R. No. 11

Gunnery instruments and their makers in the 18th century Millburn, J.R. Vol. 7

Gunner's Quadrant Mitchell, C. No 39

Gunner's Rule,the, an 18th century pocket compendium Curtis, W.S. No. 2

Gunner's rule, the, from the Bronze Bell wreck Konstam, A. Vol. 1

Gunner's rule, the, or tally sticks, further information Green, J. Vol. 2

Measurements and Weights (letter 'A') Roth, R./Trollope, C.J.N. No. 26

Measurements and Weights (Bilbliography) Roth, R./Trollope, C.J.N. No. 27

Measurements and Weights (letter 'B') Roth, R./Trollope, C.J.N. No. 28

Measurements and Weights (letter 'C') Roth, R./Trollope, C.J.N. No. 29

Measurements and Weights (letter 'D') Roth, R. No. 30

Measurements and Weights (letter 'E') Roth, R. No. 31

Measurements and Weights (letter 'F') Roth, R. No. 32

Measurements and Weights (letter 'G') Roth, R. No. 33

Measurements and Weights (letters "G" and "H") Roth, R. No. 36

Measurements and Weights (letter "I") Roth, R. No. 37

Measurements and Weights (letter "I") Roth, R. No. 45

Measurements and Weights (letters "J, K, L, Le") Roth, R. No. 46

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BOOK REVIEWS & NEW PUBLICATIONS

A Pictorial Record of the RN Cordite Factory, Holton Heath Parker, T. No 38

British Naval Armament (Conference Proceedings) Lyon, D. No. 9

British Naval Armament (Conference Proceedings) Ware, C. Vol. 2

Bombarde, Mons Meg and her Sisters Lyon, D. Vol. 1

Castles and Fortifications in Ireland 1485-1945 Editor No. 32

Diagrams of Guns, W.S. Curtis Caruana, A.B. No. 32

Goleta guns, Lyon, D. No. 6

Guide to Civil War Artillery Projectiles, Melton & Pawl's Jenkins, W.R.S. Vol. 9

L'Artillerie de Mer (France 1650-1850) Shipman, J. No. 23

Louis XV's Navy 1748-1762 Lyon, D. No. 4

Moving the Guns Smith, R.D. No. 13

Naval Percussion Locks and Primers of the USA Armstrong, R. No. 30

Portland's Historic Battery (1879) Garie, F. No. 31

Privilege and Profit Braid, D. No. 12

Seacoast Artillery US War Dept. (re-print) Wilson, G. No. 32

The Art of Gunfounding Cadie, M. No. 17

The Big Guns: Civil War Siege, Seacoast and Naval Cannon Blackmore, H. No 43

The History of English Sea Ordnance 1523-1875, Vol.1 Roth, R. No. 29

The Loss of the VOC Ship Batavia in 1629 Brown, R.R. Vol. 2

The Royal Arsenal Woolwich Day, J. No 38

The Sea Gunner by John Seller (1691) Roth, R. No. 26

The Visser Collection, Volume II, Ordnance de Beer, C. No 37

The Visser Collection, Volume II, Ordnance Jenkins, W.R.S. Vol. 9

Victoria's Guns Garie, F. No. 29

Victoria's Guns Roth, R. No 36

We Stood and Waited (Sydneys anti-ship defences WW II) Garie, F. No. 30

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COMMENTS, NOTES & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

About careless reprint of historical reports Caruana, A.B. No. 27

About the calibre & English pound, ca. 1540-60 Trollope, C.J.N. No. 15

A plea for standardisation (of correct gun abbreviations) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 29

Appeal on behalf of British Shooting Sports Council (BSSC) Overton, A. No. 43

Armstrong carriage project in Australia Garie, F. No. 22

A survey of Russian Trophy guns, an invitation Hennessy, N.St.J., Robins, C.

No 35

Black Powder, Briggs, J. No. 31

British Shooting Sports Council (BSSC) Overton, A. No 35

Can you beat it? Note on spark plug collectors, USA Armstrong, R. No. 21

Can you beat it? Note on buttonhooks Society, UK Armstrong, R. No. 32

Critical comments on Dr Wilfried Tittmann’s ‘The guns of Archbishop Baldwin of Trier 1331/32 and the guns in the Milemete manuscripts of 1326/27’

Blair, C. Vol. 18

Defence of Britain Project Editor No. 32

Dover's Double Alert Forbes-Morgan, R. No. 27

Explosives into fertiliser (East German disposal) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 21

Firearms legislation Wilkinson, F. No 37

Fort McLeod, a note Calnan, M.T. No. 21

Fort Nelson: aquisitions and events Hall, N. No. 19

Geometry of War, The, (Exhibition, event) Editor No. 34

Help! (Volunteers for Rotunda, Woolwich, wanted) Day, J. No. 33

Kent Cannons Smith, C. No. 23

Letter to the Editor, (about Rotunda Museum, Vol.6) Wilson, G.M. No. 28

Longridge's wire wound guns Day, J. No. 19

Looking after the Pennies, Historical Note Millburn, J.R. No. 24

Magnesium, (The Engineer 1866) Day, J. No. 34

Mines Advisory Group Gander, T. No. 33

New arrivals at Fort Nelson Henry, C. No 36

New developments at Fort Nelson Henry, C. No 37

Note on an Arabian gun Brighton, L. No. 24

Note of English Instrument Makers Millburn, J. No. 24

Notes on the Sithof gun of N. St. John Hennessy De Gryse, P. No. 23

Note on the Woolwich Explosion Baker, H.A. No. 24

On new W-I ordnance from the Mary Rose Trust Trollope, C.J.N. No. 15

Ordnance and the Internet Parker, T. No 44

Ordnance and the Internet - continued Parker, T. No 45

Recent Arrival at Fort Nelson (Mallet's Mortar) Hall, N. No. 26

S.H.A. Conference, Texas, (event advert) Editor No. 34

Royal Armouries, London (inquiries by the public) Hall, N. No. 30

Shell Velocity Smith, C. No. 27

Six 24 Pdr. "Fieldguns" Anstee, A. No. 25

Small Cannon and the law Armstrong, R. No 40

Tebbutt Research Fund Editor No. 32

The Tal-y-Bont gunner's rule Brown, R.R. Vol. 2

Thinking about "De Profundis" (Sithof gun) Hartley, G. No. 25

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GUN-FIRING AND RE-ENACTMENTS

Firing a Victory cannon Elvin, J.G. No. 5

Gun-Firing at Fort George 1991 Caruana, A.B. No. 16

Living history and gun firing events at Fort Nelson 1995 Hall, N. No. 30

Other gun firing events in 1995 Hall, N. No. 30

Roaring Guns at Quex Park 1989 Roth, R. No. 8

The guns firing at Quex Park 1990 Roth, R. No. 12

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GUNFOUNDERS & GUNFOUNDING

A New Forme of Greate Artillerie: An Early 17th Century Invention Smith, R.D. Vol. 15

Alexander Theophilus Blakely Caruana, A.B. Vol. 4

An Armstrong controversy Day, J. Vol. 9

Anthony Bacon as gunfounder Braid, D. No. 4

Bersham Ironworks and John Wilkinson, Cannon Founder Williams, A.L. Vol. 13

Blakely andGreenwich Mills, M. Vol. 11

Dorino II Gioardi: A 16th century Genoese gunfounder

Ridella, R.G.

Early gunfounding activities of the Carron Company Higginbottom, M. No. 7

Early cast iron gun industry from a MS account book Barter, S. Vol. 3

Elton Bott Day, J. No 39

Francisco Alvarez, (Portugal) Smith, R.B. No. 34

From the Inside Out: Moulding and Casting the Bore of a 17th Century Bronze Cannon

Keith, D.H./Rodriguez, J.J. Vol. 13

Gunfounding in the Weald Hodgkinson, J.S. Vol. 12

H. Foxhall and the J. Wilkinson technology in the USA Braid, D. Vol. 3

How the Carron Company looked for orders Barter, S. No. 8

Indret in the French Revolution Braid, D. No. 6

James Nasmyth's large malleable iron guns in 1855 Braid, D. Vol. 3

Lancaster Gun manufacture (Note of 1852) Day, J No. 32

Renaissance Man, the (15/16th century Master gunners) Roth, R. Vol. 6

The Bersham Ironworks Williams, A. No. 2

The Breakthrough of the 1540s in the Casting of Iron Ordnance Awty, B.G. Vol. 15

The Cannon Foundry at Jaigarh Gander, T.J. Vol. 12

The construction of Mons Meg and its relevance to 15th century metallurgical technology

Smith, K. Vol. 18

The Elswick gun order book Lyon, D. No. 3

The Technology of Casting Cannon Murphy, S. Vol. 13

The transfer of J. Wilkinson technology to France Braid, D. No. 9

The ‘unicorn’ and the ‘cannone di nuova inventione’ Morin, Marco Vol. 23

TJ - an unknown trunnion mark Brown, R.R. No. 10

Transatlantic Puzzle, An engaging Olmstead, E. Vol. 10

Who was T.A. Blakely ? Day, J. No. 30

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GUNPOWDER AND PROPELLANTS

An analysis of the saltpetre extraction and purification recipes in Biringuccio’s Pirotechnia

Leibnitz, K. Vol. 16

An interesting theory Day, J. No. 31

Black powder Briggs, J. No. 31

Conference on Gunpowder manufacture, Waltham Abbey 25th April, 1998 No. 41

Feedback: (Black powder) Overton, A. No. 33

Gunpowder in 13th century China Sawyer, R.D. Vol. 18

Gunpowder in manufacture Day, J. No 37

Gunpowder, questions of terminology Buchanan, B No 36

Gunpowder, the manufacture of in France, 1702 (Part 1) Roberts, D.H. Vol. 5


International Ctty. for history of Technology, Budapest:

report on the Gunpowder Section Buchanan, B. No 36

Pearls from the dungheap: English saltpetre production Bull, S. Vol. 2

The early development of gunpowder and guns in China: a re-appraisal

Smith, Kay Douglas Vol. 23

The nature of saltpetre in the Firework Book de Reuck, A. Vol. 20

The scale model of The RNCF Holton Heath No 38

100 Years back (1) - Cordite Day, J. No 33

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HISTORICAL PAPERS & NOTES

16th century bronze Portuguese cannon van Oordt, I., de Vries, G.

Vol. 18

A bronze falcon from Federico Musarra’s workshop found off Genoa in 1959 and a brief survey of ordnance production in Sicily through the 16th century

Ridella, R.G., Palazzolo, A.

Vol. 21

A catalog of massive forge-welded iron cannon in India: Part I

Balasubramanaim, R. Vol. 17

A Mobile Artillery for Norfolk, 1805 Barney, J. No 46

A Monster Gun from the Past Day, J. No. 26

A technological success in the 15th century: Jehan Cambier’s Mons Meg

Gillet, C., Lefebvre, M.H., Galloy, J

Vol. 16

An interesting theory (Engineering 3rd May 1895) Day, J. No. 31

An early spin, (Philus Ward. English Mechanic 17.5.1872) Day, J. No. 31

Armstrong 600-pounder (illustration) Buchanan, J. No. 20

Army & Navy Illustrated McKenzie, I. No. 19

Balaklava, heaving guns at ((Ill. London News 28.10.1854) Robins, C. No. 30

Blakely's 81/2-inch gun at the Great Exhibition (print) Buchanan, J. No. 19

Boer War, 9.2 inch gun firing Slade, P. No 42

Brass gun, 80-pdr (Engineer 20th July 1860) Day, J. No. 28

C A D Kineton, Historical Notes Cobb, P. No. 23

Cannon lock for gas check primers, 1869 (print) Buchanan, J. No. 21

Coats of arms on guns of the Dutch Admiralties Brink, N. Vol. 16

Conversions of US ML-guns, (Engineering 1st April 1892) Day, J. No. 30

Desperate measures: The Smith Gun Gander, T.J. Vol. 17

Early Automatic Breech mechanism, an Scott, G. No. 27

English Guns (in US CW, Scientific American, 1862) Day, J. No. 34

Faulty mortars, (The Engineer 14th March 1856) Day, J. No. 30

Firing experimental fuzes, 1885 Day, J. No. 20

First Book of the Brazilian Government, (artillery treatise) Barker, R./de Castro Vol. 7

Gun Drill in the French Revolutionary Navy Roberts, D.H. Vol. 10



Guns for merchant shipping Brown, R.R. Vol. 22

Guns of the Rajahs. Indian artillery from the Mughals to the Sikhs

Carleton, N., Buck, M. Vol. 16

Handbook, 6-inch BL guns, Mark VII & VII v Buchanan, J. No. 22

How Guns are Made (Publication of 1896) Turner, A. No. 26

How Guns burst, Holley 1866 Buchanan, J. No. 18

Identification of the marks of the Dutch auxiliary maritime forces in the 17th and 18th centuries

Brink, N. Vol. 17

Instructions for Navy Gunners, (Gibson report of 1603) Day, J. No. 30

Krupp Official Catalogue, Worlds Exhib. Columbia 1893 Parker, T. No 39

Mafeking's Naval Gun (Illustrated) Buchanan, J. No. 26

Mallet's mortar (illustration) Buchanan, J. No. 19

New uses for old cannon in the 17th and 18th centuries

Brown, R.R. Vol. 21

Norton's concussion fuze (Engineer 29th Feb. 1856) Day, J. No. 29

Notes from the Past (The Engineer 4.1.-15.2.1856) Day, J. No. 27

Not if I'm there Day, J. No. 20

Ordnance for the new Zeven Provincien Brinck, N. Vol. 20

Perceptions of the performance of cannon shot before 1700

Walton, S.A. Vol. 20

Progress in 1897 No 40

Red hot guns, (Engineer 16th Nov. 1860) Day, J. No. 28

Relics of a forgotten colony: The guns of St Eustatius

Stelten, R. Vol. 21

Relics of a Forgotten Colony: The Guns of St Eustatius – addendum for Vol. 21

Stelten, R. Vol. 22

Rose and Crown guns – some further thoughts and examples

Brown, R.R. Vol. 19

Saintly cannons: Religious symbols on artillery Brown, R.R. Vol. 18

Taming the Tigers: An East India Company gun from Museum Bronbeek, Arnhem

Brown, R.R. Vol. 16

The artillery of the Great War anti-invasion defences of the Swale area of Kent

Anstee, Alan R. Vol. 23

The bombardment of Alderney in 1944 Gander, T.J. Vol. 16

The Burst Gun of the Thunderer (illustrations) Publ, ca. 1880 No. 24

The design and evolution of English cast-iron guns: 1660-1725

Trollope, C. Vol. 17

The Dragon gun of Karatsu Castlr, Japan (Karatsu Jo Tenshu Kaku). A survivor of the first English East Indiaman

Brown, R.R., Verhoeven, P.

Vol. 20

The guns of Archbishop Baldwin of Trier 1331/32 and the guns in the Milemete

Tittmann, W. Vol. 17

manuscripts of 1326/27: Some critical comments

The Journal of William Schellinks-England 1661-63 Exwood, M./Lehman No. 30

The Importance of being Angus Brown, R.R. No. 45

The longitudinal cylindrical Truss for Ordnance (1866) Day, J. No. 34

The Lyman-Haskel multi-charge gun, 1885, report Day, J. No. 20

The Milemete Guns Blair, C. Vol. 16

The multi-charge gun, 1885, note Day, J. No. 20

The properties, Office and Duetie of A Gunner Cyp. Lucer (1544) No. 25

The Tower gunners and the Artillery Company in the Artillery Garden before 1630

Walton, S.A. Vol. 18

Troncks, rockets and fiery balls: Military fireworks of the early modern period

Brown, R.R. Vol. 17

Two 16th century Papal esmerils in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, and some notes on bronze pieces of ordnance with a polygonal section

Ridella, R.G. Vol. 19

Two pieces from Norfolk Chronical, 1803 Barney, J. No. 45

Whiskey v. Cannon, (Scientific American, 1862) Day, J. No. 34

William Richardson, from the Journal Barney, J. No. 28

Wrought-iron cannon across the centuries: an1869 photo of Mons Meg sent to Daniel Treadwell Walton, S.A. Vol. 22

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MEMBERS' AFFAIRS

Adrian Caruana, a Tribute Trollope, C.J.N. No. 46

Caruana, Capt. A.B., RA ret.: award of Burne Medal Editor No. 14

Kost, Karl, donation to the Society for advertising Editor No. 19

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MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS & NOTES

A Description and Appraisal of Ordnance From Three Spanish Armada Transports c. 1588 McElvogue, D.M. Vol. 14

A Glance at Ricochet Barker, R. Vol. 10

A miscellany (black powder ballistics, etc.) Barker, R. Vol. 2

A reassessment of the gun illustrated in the Walter de Milemete and Pseudo-Aristotle manuscripts De Vries, K. Vol. 15

An Archaeological discovery Smith, R.D. No. 41

Anzio Annie, (German railway guns, WW II) Parker, T. No. 30

Arcanus gun, a lost Brown, R.R. No. 5

Armada guns and gunnery, note on Trollope, C.J.N. No. 5

Armour plate, the evolution and process of to 1914 Knight, S.A. Vol. 5

Armstrong, 10 inch, 20 ton project - reconstruction of carriage and slide Garie, F. No 41

Artillery and the Spanish Civil War Henry, C.T. Vol. 10

Balaklava, guns manned by the Turks at Canfield, E.B. No. 28

Billbook project at the Royal Armouries, the Konstam, A. No. 1

Brierley Hill Foundry Order Book, 1812-1825, the Robins, C. Vol. 7

British naval boarding pike of 1888, the Ferguson, T. No. 17

British RML project at the Royal Armouries, the Murray-F., M. No. 1

Bronze Cannon at Essaouira, Morocco Starley, D./Batt, C. Vol. 13

Burgundian heraldry, a footnote on Briggs, J. No. 7

Burn's cards: the use of 19th century ordnance Caruana, A. B. Vol. 1

Cannon on Historic Monument Sites: a Personal Recollection Carpenter, A.C. Vol. 12

Cape Town's Time Guns Bisset, W.M. No. 27

Carriages, 64 pr 64cwt Garie, F. No. 42

Casting and Firing a Replica of the Loshult Gun Hansen, P.V. Vol. 14

Casting Shot in the 16th Century Smith, R.D. Vol. 12

Chatham lines, the arming of (during 1803) Anstee, A. No. 30

Comments on the flight of spherical shot Cheshire, E. Vol. 17

Conference on Gunpowder manufacture, Waltham Abbey 25th April, 1998

No. 41

Development of gunmaking in Bohemia 1350-1450 Braid, D. Vol. 5

Disappearing guns, more on Garie, F. No. 28

Drakes, a note on Towes, R.M./McCree Vol. 6

Dutch attack on Barbados, the Trollope, C.J.N. No. 16

Dutch guns and their handling at sea, 17th century Puype, J.-P. Vol. 2

Early Attempts to Control the Export of Cast-Iron Guns and the Market on Tower Hill Barter Bailey, S. Vol. 15

Electromagnetic launchers Day,J. No. 39

Engineers' share in the late War (Engineer April 1856) Day, J. No. 32

French Ordnance captured at Cherbourg, 1758 Millburn, J. No. 33

Futuristic guns to be fired at YPG Day, J. No. 42

Gerald Bull's legacy Gander, T. Vol. 9

Gun Carriages in a Notebook of Portuguese Field Artillery Barker, R. Vol. 14

Guns as Fountains - Nürnberg Barker, R. No. 33

Guns at Pulfanavarum Day, J. No. 42

Guns for the Monitors: Developing the XV-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore Canfield, E.B. Vol. 14

Guns for the yacht Dorset (ex Dublin) 1753 Brown, R.R. No. 1

Guns in transition (Guns 1860-70) Baker, H.A. No. 24

Guns of the Queen's Ships during the Spanish Armada, the Trollope, C.J.N. Vol. 6

Guns without recoil Day, J. No. 19

High speed launch No.186 Forbes-M., R.R. No. 22

How guns burst; thought from the USA Olmstead, E. No. 19

Humphrey Jackson & the preservation of gun carriages Millburn, J.R. No. 11

International Ctty. for history of Technology, Budapest: report on the Gunpowder Section Buchanan, B. No 36

Invasion 1943 Anstee, A. No. 28

Invention and devices Barker, R. No. 4

Longevity of Ordnance, the Caruana, A.B. Vol. 5

Longridge's wire wound guns Day, J. No. 18

Lyttleton’s LEO: a New 105mm Gun Concept Gander, T.J. Vol. 14

Maratha artillery: from Dabhoi to Assaye Cooper, R./Wagle, N. Vol. 7

Mary Rose "super gun" Mary Rose Trust No. 14

Measuring of cannons, the Roth, R. Vol. 1

Military Postcards Parker, T. No. 31

Military Postcards - Naval Day, J. No 37

Mortars of Beresford Gate, The Royal Arsenal Woolwich Henry, C.T. No 35

Ordnance and Empire: Portugal 15/16th century Braid, D. Vol. 4

Ordnance Board, the: past and present Armstrong, R. Vol. 4

Ordnance stores forms at Priddy's Hard Museum Lypon, D. No. 2

Ordnance Themes, A Symposium at Fort Nelson No 42

Ornamental gates for the shell foundry at Woolwich Millburn, J.R. No. 22

Painting of gun carriages, the Caruana, A.B. Vol. 2

Pearls from the dungheap: English saltpetre production Bull, S. Vol. 2

Pepys' Tangier memoranda Barker, R. No. 10

Pomegranates are not the only fruit Brown, R.R. No 40

Proportional Rules for Ordnance Barker, R. Vol. 11

Protecting Gibraltar: George III’s Present to the Emperor of Morocco Brown, R.R. Vol. 14

Rail guns on the M25 ? (London ring road motorway) Day, J. No. 31

RML Guns, 10 inch Nichols, R.M. No. 42

RML Gun, 12.5 inch Walshaw, T. No. 42

Shoeburyness 1885, postscript to Day, J. No. 20

Shot-mould tongs, replica of early 16th century Simmons, J.J. Vol. 3

Silent Guns Day,J. No 40

Sir W.G. Armstrong's 10in. 20ton RML, A Replica project Garie, F. Vol. 10

Sixteenth Century Naval Carriages Salgado Vol. 11

South America, A storehouse of C19 development? Henry,C. No. 40

Southeast Asian gun technology Green, J. Vol. 3

Spanish star shot or cross-bar shot McElvogue, D.M. No. 40

St. Chamond howitzer, an early (1913) Dodson, R. No. 31

Swiss fortifications Gander, T. Vol. 11

The Bishopsgate Artillery Garden and The First English Ordnance School Walton, S.A. Vol. 15

The Design and Evolution of English Cast-Iron Guns From 1543 to 1660 Trollope, C.J.N. Vol. 14

The evolution of the harpoon gun for the Arctic and South Sea fisheries in the 18th and 19th centuries Credland, A.G. Vol. 22

The History of Rifling Day, J. Vol. 12

The Tebbut research fund Henry, C. No. 37

Thomas Westerne: the Great Ironmonger Brown, R.R. Vol. 13

Thunderer, the Day, J. No. 28

Thunderer, the end of Day, J. No. 31

Traversing devise, description of Garie, F. No. 29

Turkish gun, a Smith, R.D. No. 2

Turret, the pre-history of the Lyon, D. Vol. 1

Virginia & N. Carolina, visit to conference in Lyon, D. No. 6

Wade, Dahlgren and Rodman: influence on US iron guns Olmstead, E. Vol. 6

War rocket in late Victorian military service, the Konstam, A. Vol. 2

What was the Military RevolutioNo. (Part 1) Roth, R. No. 23

What was the Military RevolutioNo. (Part 2) Roth, R. No. 24

When Woolwich modernised the 9.2-inch coastal D gun Braid, D. No. 22

Wire wound guns, on (Part I) Baker, H.A. No. 21

Wire wound guns, on (Part II) Baker, H.A. No. 22

Woolwich Arsenal 2: a First War relic Braid, D. No. 19

Woolwich Arsenal 3: a new anti tank gun Braid, D. No. 20

Woolwich Arsenal 4: armies marching on their stomachs Braid, D. No. 21

Woolwich Arsenal and other Postcards Day, J. No. 32

Woolwich explosion, the Baker, H.A. No. 7

Woolwich explosion, the (identical reprint) Baker, H.A. No. 18

Wreck of Alderney McElvogue, D.M. Vol. 11

Wrought-iron ordnance in 1855, the re-introduction of Braid, D. Vol. 2

WW II naval ordnance packaging Parker, T. No. 18

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MODELS

A model 4.5" Howitzer Walter, S.A. No. 38

A model 18 pounder Field Gun, "Model Engineer", 1957 Walter, S.A. No. 41

A model 18 pounder Field Gun, Part 2 Walter, S.A. No. 43

Cannon models, Bill Love's Armstrong, R. No. 30

Famous cannon models from "Modle Engineer", 1948 Ogden Jr., W.G. No. 41

Model Corner, British Naval gun on depression carriage Love, B. No. 34

Model Corner, freelance Q.F. Naval Gun Stoat, K. No. 33

Model Corner, WW I 13.7 Anti-Tank Gun, Love, Bill No. 33

Model Engineering Exhibition Armstrong, R. No. 33

Naval Q.F. Gun Walter, S.A. No. 34

Photo-etching (model building) Armstrong, R. No. 18

The scale model of The RNCF Holton Heath No 38

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MUSEUMS, LOCATION & SITE REPORTS

A German naval gun on Guernsey Gander, T.J. Vol. 23

Armament Research Establishment, visit 1992 Cobb, P. No. 20

Armstrong's Protected Barbette Mechanical-Loading System for South Australia Garie, F. Vol. 15

Barbados ordnance Trollope, C.J.N. No. 15

Battlefield Map of Verdun No. 23

Battlefield of WW I, a journey Hemp, R. No. 20

Cannons at Cadiz and points north Lyon, D. No. 2

Current works at Fort Nelson Maine, I. No. 13

Fort McLeod, Ancient Mariner No. 20

Fort Nelson, Royal Armouries Museum of Artillery Hall, N. No. 29

Fort Nelson, The Royal Armouries Museum of Artillery Hall, N. Vol. 10

Fort Nelson, Live events for 1996 Hall, N. No. 33

Fort Nelson, 68-pounder, acquisition Hall, N. No. 16

Fort Nelson, 64-pounder, acquisition Hall, N. No. 20

Gun in Southern India Day, J. No. 32

Inventory of old ordnance in Northern Morocco Garie, F. No. 8

Legermuseum in Delft, Netherlands, the Puype, J.-P. Vol. 7

List of Ordnance in The Museum at Rio de Janeiro de Castro, A. No. 23

Museum of Artillery in the Rotunda, the Timbers, K. Vol. 6

Musèe de l'Armèe in Paris, The Perot, J. Vol. 8

Musèe de Blindes, Saumer Henry, C. No. 44

New Tavern Fort, Gravesend Smith, C. No. 14

Ordnance recorded at Priddy's Hard, October 1991 Hocking, P. No. 17

Portugese Cannon Smith, R. B. No. 33

Priddy's Hard, An update Parker, T. No 45

Royal Armouries, Leeds, (opening) Editor No. 33

Russian Guns in Ireland Hennessy, N. St.J. Vol. 8

Shoeburyness, A history Hill, T. No. 19

Some Guns in the Ukraine Morgan, R. Vol. 15

Surviving ordnance in New Zealand and South Island Trollope, C.J.N. No. 10

The artillery collection at Fort Belan Curties, B. No. 13

The historic ordnance at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Roth, R. Vol. 5

Venetian cannon in the Askeri Müze, Instanbul Richardson, T. No. 1

Worcester Gun Copper, P. No. 32

WW I Battlefield Visit 1993 (Part 1) Hawker No. 23



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NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

A Gunner’s Rule From The Mary Rose Hildred, A. Vol. 15

A matter of provenance: A Remigy de Halyt minion cast for the city of Zierikzee in 1552

McElvogue, D.M. Vol. 22

The London of 1656: her history and armament Fox, Frank L. Vol. 23

The Polish Gun Wreck Brinck, N. Vol. 12

The Stirling Castle’s Prince Rupert patent demi-cannon

McElvogue, D.M. Vol. 20

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ORDNANCE DRAWINGS (WITH DIMENSIONS)

Basilisk, (Doppelschlange), Swiss, bronze, (1514) Roth, R. [No. 292] Vol. 6

Bombard, Burgundy, bronze, 22cm bore, (1476) Roth, R. [No. 276] No. 22

Culverin, Swedish export 9'6" (Finbanker) Roth, R. [No. 13] No. 29

Demi-Culverin, English, Mauritius (lost 1609) Roth, R. [No. 578] No. 21

Demi-Culverin Drake, English, 9'0" 20 cwt (1638) Roth, R. [No. 26] Vol. 6

Saker, Spain, bronze, 11'6" (ca.1540) Roth, R. [No. 709] Vol. 7

Saker, Spain, bronze, 10'0" (1555) Roth, R. [No. 345] Vol. 7

Minion Drake, Dutch, bronze, (1631) Roth, R. [No. 562] No. 19

Minion Drake, extra., English, bronze, (1638) Roth, R. [No. 491] Vol. 6

Minion Ordinary, iron, Fort Nelson, Portsmouth Roth, R. [No 442] No. 37

68-pdr, English, Dundas, 10'0" 95 cwt, (Douglas 1855) Canfield, E.B. No. 28

64-pdr, English, W-I, RML, Mark III, 9'2" 64 cwt Roth, R. [No. 117] No. 25

50-pdr Perrier, Portugese, bronze 'Selvagem' (1627) Roth, R. [No. 447] Vol. 7

48-pdr 'Leao' Portugese, 18 palmo's, (1594) Roth, R. [No. 364] Vol. 8

32-pdr, Swiss, bronze, 'Mercurius', (1678) Roth, R. [No. 223] Vol. 1

32-pdr, English, Blomefield, 9'6" 56 cwt (ca.1800) Roth, R. [No. 90] No. 26

32-pdr, English, Monk's A, 9'0" 50 cwt, (1838-42) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 18

32-pdr, English, Dundas, 9'6" 58 cwt, (1843-53) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 18

32-pdr, English, Dundas, 6'0" 25 cwt, (1843-53 Trollope, C.J.N. No. 18

32-pdr, English, converted BL, Mark I, 8'1.5" 42 cwt Contemporary No. 17

30-pdr Perrier, Portugese, bronze 'Camelo' (1627) Roth, R. [No. 211] Vol. 7

24-pdr, English, Congreve (bored up) 7'6" 38 cwt, Trollope, C.J.N. No. 17

18-pdr, French, Vendome pattern, 9 ft., ca.1660 Roth, R. [No. 351] No. 32

12-pdr, English, Armstrong R.B.L., 7ft 8cwt Roth,R. [No 313] No 36

12-pdr, French, bronze, heavy, (1787) Roth, R. [No. 402] No. 24

9-pdr, English, Blomefield, 8'6" 29 cwt, (ca.1800) Roth, R. [No. 489] Vol. 5

9-pdr RML, English, 6 cwt Mark II, (1876) Roth, R. [No. 121] No. 30

8-pdr, Swedish export, (Dutch), 20 cwt, (1784) Roth, R. [No. 481] Vol. 5

8-pdr, Danish, Carl Friderichs, design 1683 Roth, R. [No. 480] Vol. 5

8-pdr, Danish, Carl Friderichs, design 1683, (1691) Roth, R. [No. 169] Vol. 5

6-pdr, Swedish,"Dutch" Finbanker 'Litra A', Iron Roth, R. [No 222] No 38

6-pdr, English, bronze medium, 5'0"10cwt (1778) Roth, R. [No. 162] No. 23

6-pdr, English, bronze light, 5'0" 6 cwt, (1850) Roth, R. [No. 482] Vol. 5

6-pdr, English, bronze light, 5'0" 6 cwt, (1855) Roth, R. [No. 485] Vol. 5

6-pdr, English, Blomefield, 6'0" 18 cwt (ca.1820) Roth, R. [No. 490] Vol. 5

6-pdr, English, iron, 9'0'' 211/2 cwt, Tower of London Roth, R. [No 160] No. 35

3-pdr, English, bronze medium, 4.0" 3 cwt (1807) Roth, R. [No. 483] Vol. 5

3-pdr, English, bronze medium, 4.0" 3 cwt (1813) Roth, R. [No. 484] Vol. 5

3/4-pdr, 17 cal. length, Dutch, bronze (1734) Roth, R. No. 46

8-inch shell gun, English, Millar, 9'0" 65 cwt, (1827-33) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 18

12-pdr howitzer, English, Millar, sea service, 3'8" (1849) Roth, R. [No. 486] Vol. 5

30.5cm Howitzer, Spain, ironn (Engineering, 11.3.1892) Day, J. No. 30

10-inch howitzer, English, bronze, (1791) Roth, R. [No. 479] Vol. 5

30-duim SB Gun, Dutch, (1812) Roth, R. [No. 404] No. 34

51/2-inch howitzer, English, bronze light, (1782) Roth, R. [No. 143] No. 18

13-inch mortar, English, bronze, LS (1779) Roth, R. [No. 478] Vol. 5

51/2-inch mortar, English, bronze, (1800) Roth, R. [No. 487] Vol. 5

51/2-inch mortar, English, bronze, (1811) Roth, R. [No. 488] Vol. 5

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ORDNANCE REPORTS

4.5s in Finland Gander, T.J. Vol. 21

A Breech-loading Swivel Gun off the Curacao, 1729 McElvogue, D.M. No. 46

A Bronze Saker for England's Henry VIII, (from the sea) Armstrong, D.R. Vol. 6

A Carriage and Cast-Iron Cannon at Windsor Castle Smith, R.D. Vol. 13

A Gift for the Sultan of Morocco Brown, R.R. Vol. 12

A special 80 pr RML for Victoria, Australia Garie, F.

A Wrought Iron gun for early 16th Century Sea Service Armstrong, D.R. Vol. 9

American Ordnance, 100 years back (Engineering 1896) Day, J. No. 33

American pneumatic dynamite guns Day, J. No. 33

Another Benin cannon Smith, R.B. No 37

Artillery at Edgehill re-assessed: 1642-1992 Bull, S. Vol. 4

Basilisk in Portugese Sources, The Barker, R. No. 32

Bodiam Mortar, the

Smith, R.D./Brown, R.R. Vol. 1

BP Guns Forgett, V. J. No. 33

Brief History of the Disappearing Gun Mount, Part 1 Walshaw, A. No 43



Buried treasure (6-pdr, George II, 20 cwt) Smith, R.D. No. 14

Carcass 1: Blomefield iron & Dickinson's gun Trollope, C.J.N. No. 17

Carcass 2: Blomefield, Millar, Monk & Dundas Trollope, C.J.N. No. 18

Carcass 3: Blomefield, Gover, Congreve, Dickinson, etc. Trollope, C.J.N. No. 19

Carcass 4: Borgard, Armstrong Trollope, C.J.N. No. 20

Carcass 5: Armstrong guns, 1727-1782 Trollope, C.J.N. No. 22

Construction of a late 17th Century Spanish Carriage, The Armstrong, D.R. Vol. 8

Demolishing a mystery: the 165mm AVRE gun Gander, T. Vol. 5

Dynamite Gun, The, 100 years back, (Engineering 1896) Day, J. No. 33

Dublin breech-loading swivel gun, the Hennessy, N. St. J. Vol. 3

Early artillery in Switzerland Smith, R.D. No. 12

Early cast-iron ordnance on the Isle of Man Smith, R.D. Vol. 3

Early German rocket air defence Jacobsen, T.C. Vol. 20

English 16th Century bronze guns Smith, R.D. No 41

Finbankers Frantzen, O.L. Vol. 13

French Sea service BrassGuns, (Translation D. Roberts) Boudriot, J. Vol. 9

French Sea Service Iron Guns, (Translation D. Roberts) Boudriot, J. Vol. 8

F-Solid (trunnion mark): a suggested solution Brown, R.R. No. 11

Gun firing platforms 18-pdr Mk IV Braid, D. No. 18

Guns at the Royal Armouries, notes on Brown, R.R. No. 13

Guns of York Redoubt, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canfield, E.B. Vol. 10

Iron cannon of 7 Smith, R.D. Vol. 4

Iron 30.5cm Howitzer, Spain, (Engineering, 11.3.1892) Day, J. No. 30

Lancasterguns at Sevastapol, a note Canfield, E.B. No. 28

Lidded-breech wrought-iron gun at Southsea castle Simmons, J.J. Vol. 1

Long Cecil: a South African gun Gander, T. Vol. 4

Lord Paget's plan of rifled cannon, (London News 1852) Day, J. No. 32

Lyman's accelerating gun Buchanan, J. No. 18

Lyman's 'Accelerator' Day, J. No. 34

New gun at the Tower (wrought-iron) Lyon, D. No. 3

Nineteenth Century Pneumatic Guns Day, J. Vol. 8

Odd job, an: conversion of the 32-pdr ML to BL Baker, H.A. No. 17

Orford gun, the (from the sea) Roth, R. Vol. 7

OTO Melara 76/62: single mount naval gun Hall, N. No. 14

Port pieces: the use of W-Iguns in the 16th century Smith, R.D. Vol. 5

Portugese India 1525, A Gun List Barker, R. Vol. 8

Progress report of the reconstruction of an Armstrong 10 inch 20 ton RML mounting at Fort Glanville, Adelaide, South Australia

Garie, F. Vol. 18

Q.F. Gun mountings for Belgium, 100 years back (1896) Day, J. No. 33

RML's?, The last of the, (9" & 10" Mark III) Day, J. No. 33

S.E. Asian Cannon, The Museum of the Phillipines

Lantaka Collection (Part I) Peralta, J.T. Vol. 10

S.E. Asian Cannon, The Museum of the Phillipines

Lantaka Collection (Part II) Peralta, J.T. Vol. 11

Si Jagur cannon in Jakarta, historical notes on Puype, J.-P. Vol. 4

The Bofors collection Henry, C. No 38

The Eighty-Tun Guns Day, J. No. 23

The Garrington gun: An outline Gander, T.J. Vol. 21

The Groenio Gun: An Assessment Trollope, C.J.N. Vol. 12

The last coast defence gun Gander, T.J. Vol. 19

The Parrot Gun Day, J. No. 34

The Rolls-Royce 40 mm Cannon Birch, D. No. 24

The take-down gun Blackmore, H.L. Vol. 2

The universal gun concept: The 47mm Böhler gun

Gander, T.J. Vol. 18

The Whitworth 80 Pounder Gun Millburn, J.R. No. 38

Three revolutionary cannon Smith, R.D. No. 12

Thunderer's Burst Gun, the Day, J. No. 25

Two Culverins from the Revenge Trollope, C.J.N. Vol. 9

Water firing ordnance Hawker No. 23

Weird weapons: The German anti-aircraft flame thrower

Jacobsen, T.C. Vol. 19

William Hale and his rockets Winter, F.H. Vol. 9

Wooden mortars of Port Arthur, the Gander, T. No. 10

Wrought-iron hand gun, a Smith, R./Gilmour, B. No. 5

6-inch QF Mk N5- all steel, the McKenzie, I. No. 17

15-inch SB Gun, Trials of a American (1867) Day, J. No. 34

18-inch gun, the Parker, T. No. 15

18-inch railway howitzer, the Hall. N. Vol. 3

13-inch SS mortar of Eardley-Wilmot (1856), the Trollope, C.J.N. No. 16

6-inch disappearing hydro-pneumatic guns in New Zealand Garie, F. Vol. 6

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QUERIES

Ascension Island, unknown gun, Pinsent, M. No. 27

A Small Ammo Problem! Parker, T. No. 25

BL 6-inch Mark VII or Mark II, search of Stevenson, R.V. No. 29

Bronze BL swivel gun barrel from Madrid Perez-A., E. No. 8

Caliber query - 45mm Russian Anti-Tank gun, Model 1932 Parker, T No 45

Confederate cruiser Shenandoah, armament of Lundeburg No. 11

Crimean Queries Robins, C. No. 29

Crimean Queries Robins, C. No. 32

Danish guns cast at the Frederikswaerk Aagesen No. 4

De profundis, Sithof gun (recovered off Irish coast) Hennessy, N. St. J. No. 22

English(?) Civil 1-pdr in Texas Brooks, W.A. No. 8

'Espingole' at Mariner's Museum, Newport, USA Malley, R. No. 9

Finbanker and US siege(?) Gun at Fort Amherst Anstee, A. No. 6

F.K. Janecek - request for information Smith, P. No 35

Gauges, on two Day. J. No. 28

Gun carriage into Crane? Day. J. No. 25

Gunnery instruments, on Millburn, J.R. No. 16

Guns at Balaclava Robins, C. No. 25

Hand held rocket launchers, testing of, enquiry No 37

Information required - objects/Fort George, Turks&Caicos Islands Smith, L. No 45

Lancaster guns, the Robins, C. No. 19

Lantaka, (Indonesian gun) Hemp, R. No. 15

Long range guns Parker, T. No. 22

Military Postcards Parker, T. No. 34

New Zealand Gun, unknown (South African) Mitchel, J. No. 27

Notes on Artillery, cadet MS Day, J. No. 18

Rail mounted A.A. guns? Day, J. No. 32

Required at Weapons Museum, Inf, school, Warminster Wilson, T. No. 20

Royal Arsenal Museum Advisory Group (RAMAG) Roth, R. No. 18

Russian artillery in the Crimean war Robins, C. No. 29

Scarborough, cast iron gun recovered No. 3

Small iron gun (bought in 1966) Barker, D.C. No. 5

Three bronze guns in Ireland, (1558-1603 period) Leigh, F.R. No. 6

The Wreck at Terschelling, (English Iron Gun) Brinck, N. No. 34

Underground ammunition depots Taylor, R. No. 20

What is happening to the Royal Arsenal? Garie, F. No. 26

What is it? Day,J. No 35

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REPLIES, FEEDBACK

Comment on The History of Rifling by John Day Trollope, C.J.N. Vol. 14

Comment: The Alderney Wreck Gun – Saker or Minion? Brown, R.R. Vol. 12

Feedback: (abbreviations, on gun) Day, J. No. 30

Feedback: (Anzio Annie) Parker, T. No. 31

Feedback: (Basilisk Portugal) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

Feedback: (Black powder) Overton, A. No. 33

Feedback: (Bronze BL swivel gun barrel from Madrid) Smith, R.D. No. 8

Feedback: (B.P. & Co. Guns) Robins, C. No. 27

Feedback: (Crimean Queries on the Zulu War) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

Feedback: (Dover's Double Alert) Millburn, J.R. No. 30

Feedback: ("E"Battey, "B"Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery) Elliot, S.W. No 35

Feedback: (Fort Amherst, 1 gun) Olmstead, E. No. 7

Feedback: (French Ordnance) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

Feedback: (How guns are made) Caruana, A.B. No. 27

Feedback: Identification of late 19th century shells Trollope, C.J.N. No. 16

Feedback: (Mafeking gun) Caruana, A.B. No. 27

Feedback: (Maratha Artillery, Sidelight on the Barker, R. No. 32

Feedback: (New Zealand gun, unknown) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 29

Feedback: (Notes on Artillery, cadet MS) Timbers, K.A. No. 19

Feedback: (Old guns & Postcards) Watson, A. G. No. 32

Feedback: (Portugese cannon) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

Feedback: (on Priddy's Hard Guns, No. 29) Watson, A. No. 30

Feedback: (Red hot guns) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 29

Feedback: (Red hot guns) Liscoe, S. No. 29

Feedback: (RML's, The Last of the) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

Feedback: (Rolls Royce 40 mm Cannon) Garie, F. No. 26

Feedback: (Sea Gunner, by John Seller) Millburn, J.R. No. 27

Feedback: (South African gun, unknown) Mitchell, J. No. 28

Feedback: (South African gun, unknown) Watson, A. No. 28

Feedback: (Tithe Barn Shell) Trollope, C.J.N. No. 34

John is puzzled, (tin shot and Royal Arsenal records) Day, J. No. 31

Lead-coated RBL shells Trollope, C.J.N. No. 19

McCormick's Diamond Battery by Simpson Canfield, E.B. No. 31

Monster 'antecedents' Day, J. No. 29

Plea for assistance in metallurgy - A response Powell, B. No. 44

Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, recent developments Roth, R. No. 27

Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, the Robins, C. No. 27

Sale, Wants & Exchange, For Editor No. 32



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SOCIETY MEETINGS AND VISIT REPORTS

AGM 1988 at Chatham Dockyard (Summary) Smith, R.D. No. 4

AGM 1989 at Fort Nelson (Summary) Smith, R.D. No. 17

AGM 1990 at the Royal Armouries (Summary) Smith, R.D. No. 11

AGM 1991 at Fort Amherst (Summary) Parker, T. No. 15

AGM 1992 at National Army Museum (Minutes) Briggs, J. No. 20

AGM 1993 & Members Day at the Royal Armouries Armstrong, R. No. 23

AGM 1993, Minutes Briggs, J. No. 25

AGM 1994 at Dover (Summary) Armstrong, R. No. 27

AGM 1994, Minutes John Briggs No. 27

AGM 1994, Treasurer's report Roth, R. No. 27

AGM 1995 at Fort Nelson (Chairman's address) Armstrong, R. No. 31

AGM 1995, Minutes Briggs, J. No. 31

AGM 1995, Treasurer's report Jones, P. No. 31

AGM 1996 on board HMS Belfast (Summary) Armsrtrong, R. No 35

AGM 1996, Minutes Briggs, J. No 36

AGM 1997 at the Royal Armouries Leeds (Summary) Armstrong, R. No 39

AGM 1998 at the Royal Military Acadamy, Woolwich (Summary) Armstrong, R. No 43

AGM 1998, Minutes Briggs, J. No 44

Board Meeting No. 22, a Synopsis Briggs, J. No. 25






















Chairman's New Year Message 1993 Armstrong, R. No. 21







Chairman's report Smith, R.D. No. 2

Conference, November 1989, Royal Armouries & O.S. Lyon, D. No. 9

Conference, November 1990, Royal Armouries & O.S. Briggs, J. No. 13

Donation for Mine Clearing School at Members Day Gander, T. No. 34

Donation of a piece of ordnance to O.S. by T. Gander Editor No. 34

Geographical breakdown of U.K. O.S.-members (map) Roth. R. No. 29

Members' Day, November 1992, Royal Armouries Armstrong, R. No. 21

Members'Day, April 1996, Fort Nelson Hall, N. No. 36

O.S.Visit, Bovington and Holton Heath, October 1996 Parker, T. No. 38

O.S.Visit, Calais, September 1998 Parker, T. No. 45

O.S.Visit, Dover & Dover Turret, September 1994 Parker, T. No. 28

O.S.Visit, Eskmeals and Kirkcudbright Pt. I, April 1997 Parker, T. No. 40

O.S.Visit, Eskmeals and Kirkcudbright Pt. II, April 1997 Parker, T. No. 41

O.S Visit, Fort Halstead, September 1992 Parker, T. No. 20

O.S.Visit, Kineton, June 1993 Parker, T. No. 23

O.S.Visit, (I) Military College of Shrivenham, March 1991 Parker, T. No. 14

O.S.Visit, (II) Military College of Shrivenham, July 1992 Parker, T. No. 19

O.S.Visit, (III) Military College of Shrivenham, June 1996 Parker, T. No. 35

O.S.Visit, Rotunda, Museum of Artillery, February 1989 Lyon, D. No. 6

O.S.Visit, Naval Ordnance Museum, November 1991 Parker, T. No. 17

O.S.Visit, Ordnance Disposal School & Museum, 1990 Parker, T. No. 13

O.S.Visit, P & EE, Lavington, May 1994 Parker, T. No. 27

O.S.Visit, P & EE, Pendine, March 1994 Parker, T. No. 26

O.S.Visit, Pattern Room, Nottingham, December 1991 Parker, T. No. 17

O.S.Visit, (I) P.E.E. Shoeburyness, May 1990 Parker, T. No. 11

O.S.Visit, (II) P.E.E. Shoeburyness, April 1992 Parker, T. No. 18

O.S.Visit, Portsmouth Dockyard Parker, T. No. 33

O.S.Visit, Thames Forts boat trip, August 1998 Parker, T. No. 44

O.S.Visit, Warminster and Larkhill, July 1992 Parker, T. No. 19

Post Conference 1994 Review, Trollope, C.J.N. No. 33

Preview of planned visit to Portsmouth Sept. 1995 Jenkins, R. No. 31

Survey of members opinion Smith, R.D. No. 14

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SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS OF ARTILLERY INTEREST

Ammunition manuals, textbooks and treatises Buchanan, J. No. 15

Articles in Arms Collecting Gooding, J. No. 36

Books of interest Smith, R.D. No. 11

Flat Holm, Bristol Channel Barrett, J. No. 21

Kent Family History Society Magazine Parker, T. No. 16

Listing of books relevant to ordnance interests Lyon, D. No. 1

Ordnance records, sources for studies of instruments Millburn, J.R. No. 21

Old Encyclopaedias (shot & projectiles) Day, J. No. 15

Parson Levett and English Cannon Founding Awty, B. No. 11

Printed sources on guns: Hakluyt Society Lyon, D. No. 3

The Engineer and Illustrated London News Smith, R.D. No. 13

The Royal Armouries Proof Book programme Higginbottom, M. No. 2

The Southwold guns Smith, R.D. No. 14

After the Battle Magazine No.78, (28cm railway gun) Gander, T. No. 21

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