The Artilleryman Magazinne Fall 2015 1st Edition by Peggy Melton B015QP2XWQ

The Artilleryman Magazine – Fall 2015
Featured articles in this issue: French Flintlock Cannon Lock A French manufactured War of 1812 flintlock cannon lock. By David Kornely. U.S. 10-pounder Parrott case shot with canned burster How the Parrott case shot is constructed. By CW04 (Ret.) John D. Bartleson Jr. USN. The Reference Desk U.S. 10-pounder Parrott case shot cross-sections. By Jack W. Melton Jr. The Girardey percussion fuse Isadore Phillipe Girardey’s percussion fuse. By Robert Gregory. The Single-gun Battery at Dam No. 1 The remarkable shot by Cpl. Dillard of the Troup Artillery. By William Sidney Smedlund. Tracking down & keeping track of surviving artillery The journey of tracking down surviving cannon. By Thomas Batha. Loomis’ Battery Annual Long Range Artillery Match The annual Grayling, Michigan, live-fire artillery competition. By Don Lutz, Director. Unexplored Vicksburg Artillery A few cannon around the Vicksburg Battlefield that you might not want to miss. By Gary Brown.