Trafalgar Meeting, Bisley, Saturday 21st – Sunday 22nd October 2023. This is the premier UK event for historical firearms.
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2023 NMLRA All 1000 yard
NMLRA September 2023 Black Powder Target Rifle Match, Camp Atterbury, 1000 yards.
2023 BPTRA Creedmoor Nationals
This is the premiere longrange BPTR match in the Black Powder Target Rifle Association. 2 days of shooting 800, 900 and 1000 yards. Then we finish on Sunday with 2, 15 shot strings at 1000 yards. Look for the best BPTR competitors in the country to attend this event.
Sir Joseph Whitworth & Company, 1888
Following Sir Joseph Whitworth’s death in 1887, ‘Sir Joseph Whitworth & Company’ was restructured.
The Whitworth is not a ‘Minute of Angle’ Rifle
Misunderstanding of figure of merit has resulted in exaggerated claims of Whitworth rifle accuracy.
2023 NMLRA’s Terpstra/Swallow Long Range Match
NMLRA June 2023 Long Range Match, Camp Atterbury, IN. 800, 900, 1000 yards. Any safe original or reproduction traditional muzzle loading or cartridge style firearm in the mid to late 1800’s era of International Rifle Matches shooting black powder.
A Semi-military Whitworth Rifle (C778)
The finely engraved semi-military rifle C778 was sold by Rock Island Auction Co., 20 May 2023. There was a batch of these engraved rifles with spur trigger guard made around this time (c1862). This particular rifle was formerly in the George W. Wray Jr. collection, Atlanta History Center. It was subsequently sold by Poulin Auction Co, Fairfield, ME, USA, in October 2019.
Knowing the Enfield – Pattern 1853 to 1865. Volume 1
‘Knowing the Enfield – Pattern 1853 to 1865 . Volume 1’ covers subjects such as accouterments, the British Volunteer Movement, pouches, tools, guide and parts. At 284 pages it covers a lot of information. It is a unique reference, beautifully illustrated, and perfect for the collector, re-enactor or competitive shooter.
Army (Whitworth Guns)
From the ‘Hex Bore’ Whitworth library: ARMY (WHITWORTH GUNS). Correspondence respecting the Trial of the Whitworth Guns, between the War Office, the Admiralty, and the Whitworth Company, with the Report of the Ordnance Select Committee. 1867.
British Ordnance Muskets of the 1830s and 1840s: George Lovell’s Legacy
Announcing “British Ordnance Muskets of the 1830s and 1840s: George Lovell’s Legacy” by Adrian Roads with contributions from De Witt Bailey. This new book identifies and analyses in detail 18 ordnance muskets from the 1830s and 1840s. As well as providing the history and details of the muskets of this important period when the Ordnance transitioned from flintlock to percussion arms. Newly published by the Royal Armouries.
‘Report on European Ordnance and Manufactures’ (1882)
Appendix 19 of the Report of the U.S. Department of Ordnance, 1882, is a ‘Report on European Ordnance and Manufactures.’ It extends over 50 pages of text plus 30 single page plates. English and French ordnance of the period and various systems of construction are covered. Included is a short section on Whitworth’s Guns, with breech loading gun details and including Whitworth’s own remarks on early trials and gun construction.
Miscellaneous Papers (1858)
Today, the digitisation of books and archive holdings is welcomed by researchers, allowing access to material that may be hard to find or even otherwise unobtainable. However, it’s always nice to acquire a new book – ‘Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects’ by Joseph Whitworth (London. 1858).