Sep 30, 2010 - Sale 2223

Sale 2223 - Lot 44

Price Realized: $ 420
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(ARMY.) Ordnance Memoranda No. 15. Report . . . for the Purpose of Selecting a Breech-System for the Muskets and Carbines of the Military Service. 99 photographic plates, 22 folding plates (one separated, others worn at edges), 3 folding tables. 414 pages. 8vo, full gilt pictorial morocco, moderate wear; original owner's name gilt-stamped on front board. Washington, 1873

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An exhaustive report from a committee chaired by General Alfred H. Terry, in which several dozen makes and models were tested and photographed. This was the official copy of Colonel James G. Benton, commander of the Springfield Armory (see lot 53).