Handbook on Ammunition 1945 - B.R. 932 (1945) - RESTRICTED, FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Great Britain: Admiralty, S.W.1 Naval Ordnance Department. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. An exceedingly detailed compilation of British naval ammunition and its specifications, complete with 40 large intricate colour fold-out illustrations. "Owing to the war ending, certain stores described in this Handbook have been withdrawn from service. They have not, however, been deleted from this Edition because it is felt that their use during the War 1939-1945 should be on record." - page iv. Chapters include: General Remarks; Propellants; High Explosives; Gunpowder and Pyrotechnic Compositions; Charge Weights; Cartridges for B.L. Guns; Cartridges For Q.F. Guns and Aircraft Catapults; Tubes, Vent; Primers; Blank Cartridges; Projectiles; Shell Fuzes and Gaines; Small Arms Ammunition; Aiming Rifle and Miniature Rifle Cartridges; Rocket-Projected Devices; Grenades; Holman Projectors, B.L. 4-Inch Mortars; Pyrotechnics; Line Carrying Rockets and Line Throwing Guns; Aircraft Bombs and Their Components; Ammunition Packages; Ammunition Embarkation and Supply; Magazine and Shell Rooms; Weather Deck Magazines and Lockers; Target Ammunition. Hardcover in original red cloth lettered in gilt. xx,136, [40 foldout colour plates] p. Evidence of card pocket removal on front endpaper. This copy dutifully manually updated from 1947 through 1957 per Amendments page ii. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this extraordinary reference. 34 x 22 cm. 1.9kg. ; Folio .