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Rowland, Dunbar & Howell, H. Grady, Jr., "Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898", Chickasaw Bayou Press, 2003, Library of Congress Number 2002117732. The Machine Gun, Volume 1, George M. Chinn, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy, 1951, No ISBN. "The Long Arm of Lee" by Wise. "Confederate Cannon Foundries" by Gunter and Daniel.
The Archives Research Room houses Kentucky's historic public records including: [3] City, county and state government records; Birth and Death Records (1852 through 1910) Death certificates 1911–1965; Marriage Records; Census records; Military records; Judicial records (Civil, Criminal and Court of appeals) Wills and Deeds; State agency ...
The following correspondence was sent by the Chief of Ordnance (Records Group 156), to either N.P. Ames or James T. Ames: Ord Office Aug. 10, 1849 James T. Ames, Sir: I request that you will have made immediately, for use of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, thirty swords. It is believed that you have the pattern ...
An edged weapon, [1] or bladed weapon, is a melee weapon with a cutting edge. [2] Bladed weapons include swords, daggers, knives, and bayonets. Edged weapons are used to cut, hack, or slash; some edged weapons (such as many kinds of swords) may also permit thrusting and stabbing. Edged weapons contrast with blunt weapons such as maces, and with ...
This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces. While the general understanding is that crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles.
“Kentucky has been home to over 500 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard, sarin and VX, since way back in the 1940s, and for years, the community coexisted with these munitions," he added.
Designed for rapid production using a minimum of strategic metals and machine processes, the M3 trench knife used a relatively narrow 6.75 in (17.1 cm) bayonet-style spear-point blade with a sharpened 3.5 in (8.9 cm) secondary edge. [6] [7] [4] [8] [9] [5] The blade was made of carbon steel, and was either blued or parkerized.
The Kentucky Hall of Governors in the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History Kentucky's Old State Capitol Building. The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, [4] also referred to as the Kentucky Historical Society, [5] is the headquarters for the KHS. A multimillion-dollar museum and research facility, the center features both ...