The story of the firearms used by the Royal Nepalese Army from the Treaty of Segauli to the end of the Second World War, based on detailed examination of the guns and new archival research. It contrasts the persistent desire of the British to supply only obsolete weaponry with Nepalese attempts at up-to-date construction of firearms under difficult circumstances. Hundreds of full color photos.
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After finishing it, I was most grateful to John for adding so much to our knowledge of arms. -- David Penn, formerly Keeper of Exhibits & Firearms, Imperial War Museum, London, 2005
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Beautiful pictures and some history, needs more information but very good and interesting history of some weapons. Covers a narrow part of the story and generalizes facts. The color pictures and what information given make the book worth while. More research will be needed.
Very nice book with nice pictures. All pictures are in high quality with detail description. Very helpful book to know about guns of gurkhas.
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The purchase of tens of thousands of guns by International Military Antiques and the Atlanta Cutlery Company gives a unique opportunity to examine a range of Nepalese military firearms at first hand -ranging from Napoleonie-period flintlock muskets to twentieth-century machine-guns. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East India Company, Lagan Silekhana, First World War, Jang Bahadur, Lewis Gun, Westley Richards, Government of India, Second World War, New Series, Bengal Irregular Cavalry, Sten Gun, Hanoverian Spring, Foreign Department, List of Changes, Bahadur Rana, Broad Arrow, New Service, Class of Arm, India Pattern, Indian Mutiny, Martini Henry, Morris Tubes, Armes Automatiques Lewis, British Envoy, Charles Lancaster New!
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The purchase of tens of thousands of guns by International Military Antiques and the Atlanta Cutlery Company gives a unique opportunity to examine a range of Nepalese military firearms at first hand -ranging from Napoleonie-period flintlock muskets to twentieth-century machine-guns. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East India Company, Lagan Silekhana, First World War, Jang Bahadur, Lewis Gun, Westley Richards, Government of India, Second World War, New Series, Bengal Irregular Cavalry, Sten Gun, Hanoverian Spring, Foreign Department, List of Changes, Bahadur Rana, Broad Arrow, New Service, Class of Arm, India Pattern, Indian Mutiny, Martini Henry, Morris Tubes, Armes Automatiques Lewis, British Envoy, Charles Lancaster New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Gun and its Development (Ninth Edition) by W. W. Greener in Back Matter
- British Military Firearms by Howard L. Blackmore in Back Matter
- The Webley Story: A History of Webley Pistols and Revolvers, and the Development of the Pistol Cartridge by William Chipchase Dowell in Back Matter
- Rifles of the World by John Walter in Back Matter
- Second World War (What Families Were Like) by Fiona Reynoldson on page 83
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