NORWICH ARMS COMPANY-ILLUSTRATED-MAKING RIFLES

NORWICH ARMS COMPANY-ILLUSTRATED-MAKING RIFLES (image 1/1)
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"THE NORWICH ARMORIES" - 19 TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED ARTICLE - MAKING BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, BAYONETS, MUSKETS We are offering an ORIGINAL 1862 article - NOT a copy or reprint - SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE "The Norwich Armories." Article from HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE , March, 1864. 15 ½ pages. 9 ½ by 6 1/8 inches. Illustrated with 15 woodcut engravings including - "The Armory Buildings," - see scan "The Rolling Mill," "The Barrel-Room,"- see scan "Polishing the Bayonet,"- see scan "The Proving-Room," "The Bayonet Room," "Grinding the Bayonet," "The Drop, or Swaging Machine," "Testing the Bayonet," "The Trip-Hammer," "The Assembling Room,"- see scan "The Inspecting Room," "The Breech-Loading Rifle-Open and Shut,"- see scan "Musket and Bayonet," - see scan and "The Lock, Stock, and Forge Department." A beautiful city in Connecticut is the place w a famous armory resides - The Norwich Arms Company, maker of rifles, muskets, and bayonets, and supplier to the Federal government. Article pages have some aging, few scattered spots - binding holes at margins. Some pages detached. Article preserved in an acid-free archival folder. Terms: payment must be received within ten days of auction end; high bidder to pay $5.00 FOR first class shipping - insurance available at additional cost. PayPal or U.S. Postal Money Order. Virginia read more
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