History of Modern U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Volume I 1880-1939

The fist and definitive book on one of the most vital items affecting the performance of firearms - the ammunition used therein. The volume exhaustively outlines the development of American small arms ammunition during a most significant period in our history, from the 1880's through the era of World War I until 1939. Over 550 exact-scale drawings and 000 photographs of varied ammunition and rare cartridge box labels.