ILLUSTRATIONS. LIST OF PLATES. Plate 1 Laminated Steel CHAPTER IV. ON THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON FOR GUN BARRELS. CHAPTER VI. THE PROOF OF GUN BARRELS. CHAPTER VII. THE SCIENCE OF GUNNERY. CHAPTER VIII. THE FRENCH "CRUTCH," OR BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN. CHAPTER XI. ENFIELD MACHINE-MADE RIFLES. CHAPTER XIII. ON SHOT, CAPS, AND WADDING. Please see the Transcriber’s Notes at the end of this text. GUNNERY IN 1858: |