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Title: Annual Report of the Chief of to the Secretary of War for the Year 1879 (Volume III)Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office (GPO)Publication Date: 1879Binding: Original Leather (Binding Copy / Candidate for Rebinding)Total Pages: Approx. 400+ pages with extensive technical fold-out plates
Exterior/Binding: Poor ConditionInterior/Text Block: Very Good to Near Fine ConditionCompleteness: 100% Complete with all original fold-out plates and technical diagrams intact.
This scarce 1879 volume is a premier historical record of post-Civil War and Indian Wars era U.S. military technology. It is highly sought after by militaria historians and arms collectors for its incredibly detailed, large-scale technical blueprints, lithographs, and fold-out weapon diagrams.
Featured content includes:Field reports and trials of Springfield Trapdoor Rifles and Carbines.Technical evaluations and diagrams of Gatling Guns and early rapid-fire weaponry.Comprehensive data on heavy artillery, experimental ordnance, ammunition manufacturing, and frontier outpost inventory reports.
Because the interior text and fold-out plates are clean and free of foxing or tears, this volume holds exceptional value. It is the perfect acquisition for a military history researcher, a collector looking to rebind a clean text block, or a print dealer interested in framing the pristine late-19th-century technical weapon schematics.