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Comparison Microscope Photos -- Breech Block Marks

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes correspondence to and from firearms manufacturers and experts, catalogs, brochures, and booklets from manufacturers of firearms, ammunition, and gun powders, and materials from a course he taught at the University of Wisconsin. Much of the collection focuses on Mathew's comprehensive book, Firearms Identification. Research data on firearms identification, including rifling specifications for thousands of firearms and photographs of firearms, test shells, and laboratory equipment are in the collection, along with book reviews and drafts of the book.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1913-1970

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Some of the materials are in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13.5 Cubic Feet

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330