Notes on United States Ordnance, Volume I,
Small Arms, 1776 to 1940, by Captain James E. Hicks, published by James
E. Hicks, Mount Vernon, NY, 1940, ex-library — illustrated by Andre
Jandot — 117 pages of text, followed by 80 pages of plates
Contents:
- Index to Plates
- Foreword, by James E. Hicks, Captain, Ord-Res., U.S.A., April 2, 1940
- Introduction
- Notes on Small-Arms Cartridges
- First Use of the Mark "U.S."
- Arms Inspectors, 1798 to 1850s
- Rifles for the Rifle Battalion, 17932
- The Import of Arms, 1794-1800
- US Musket, Model 1795
- US Model 1795, Short Muskets
- Assembly of Arms, 1795-1800
- Contract Muskets 1798
- A Typical Contract of 1798
- US Pistol, Model 1799
- US Rifle, Model 1803
- US Pistol, Model 1805
- Carbine or Indian Musket, Model 1807
- US Wall Gun, Model 1807
- US Pistol, Models 1807 and 1817
- US Contract Pistols 1807
- US Musket, Model 1808
- Contract Muskets of 1808
- US Pistol, Model 1811
- US Musket, Model 1812
- US Contract Muskets, Model 1812
- US Pistol, Model 1813
- US Rifle, Model 1814
- The Springfield Rifle, 1819
- US Musket, Model 1816
- US Pistol, Model 1816
- US Artillery Musket, Model 1817
- US Cadet Musket, Model 1817
- US Rifle, Model 1817
- US Rifle, Model 1819
- US Pistol, Model 1819
- US Cadet Musket, Model 1830
- US Carbine, Model 1833
- US Musket, Model 1835
- US Rifle Carbine, Model 1836
- US Pistol, Model 1836
- US Carbine, Model 1838
- US Musketoon, Model 1839
- US Carbine, Model 1839-1840
- US Cadet Musket, Model 1841
- US Carbine, Model 1843
- US Pistol, Model 1843
- US Musketoon Model 1847
- US Wall Rifle, Model 1847
- US Repeating Pistol, Model 1847
- Converting Flint Lock Muskets to Percussion Muskets
- US Cadet Musket, Model 1851
- US Rifled-Carbine, Model 1855
- US Rifled-Musket, Model 1855
- US Rifle, Model 1855
- US Pistol-Carbine, Model 1855
- Morse Alteration to Breech-Loader
- US Cadet Musket, Model 1858
- US Rifle-Musket, Model 1861
- US Rifle-Musket, Model 1863
- US Rifle-Musket, Model 1863 - second type approved December 17, 1863
- US Rifle, Model 1863
- US Double Musket, Model 1863
- US Rifle, Model 1865
- US Rifle, Model 1866
- US Rifle, Model 1868
- US Cadet Rifle, Model 1869
- US Rifle, Model 1870
- US Rifle, Model 1870, Navy
- US Rifle, Army, Model 1871
- US Rifle Model 1873
- US Cadet Rifle, Model 1873
- US Carbine, Model 1873
- US Rifle, Officer's, Model 1875
- US Rifle, Model 1878
- US Rifle, Model 1879
- US Cadet Rifle, Model 1879
- US Carbine, Model 1879
- US Rifle, Model 1880
- US Rifle, Short, Model, 1882
- US Rifle, Model, 1882
- US Rifle Model, 1884
- US Cadet Rifle, Model 1884
- US Carbine, Model 1884
- US Rifle, Model 1884
- US Rifle, Model 1889
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1892
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1896
- US Magazine Carbine, Model 1896
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1898
- US Magazine Carbine, Model 1898
- US Magazine Carbine, Model 1899
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1900 (experimental)
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1901
- US Magazine Rifle, Model 1903
- US Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 NM
- US Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1903 A-1
- US Rifle, Caliber .30, Model 1917
- US Automatic Pistol, Model 1918
- Gallery Practice Rifle, Caliber .22, Model 1903
- US Rifle, Caliber .22, Model 1922
- US Rifle, Caliber .22, Model 1922 M-2
- US Rifle, Caliber .30, 1936, MI
- 80 Plates and Data Sheets