!['The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎237] (268/481)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023512204.0x000001/8023.d.37._0268.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎237] (268/481)")
'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [237] (268/481)
The record is made up of 1 volume (446 pages). It was created in 1858. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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from size, &c. should be used for patches. This seemingly
trifling circumstance is of importance, for the use of
improper cloth for patches, or having these imperfectly
greased, often causes the time required for loading to be
multiplied tenfold. The patch should contain as little
substance of cloth, and as much grease, as possible.
For rifled cannon, the iron shot of two and a half diame
ters long will probably, as for small arms, be found to be
the best: the shot might be cast with bands on it to fit the
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grooves, and be used with a well greased leather patch.
This, I feel convinced, would succeed better than any other
contrivance of wooden or leaden bottoms, &:c.
Cast-iron will probably prove to be best for rifled
cannon, they can be so easily made of this material; and
the weight required to resist the recoil properly is amply
sufficient to ensure adequate strength to resist the largest
charges.
[Witton and Daw, 57, Threadneedle Street; Garden,
200, Piccadilly, London; and Swinburn, of Birmingham,
are all in possession of full information regarding the results
of my rifle practice, &c.]
UKPORT
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The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of Sind.
Collected and Edited by Captain Lewis Pelly, author of 'Our North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. '.
Publication details: Bombay, Smith, Taylor and Co. 1858.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 224mm x 145mm.
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- 8023.d.37.
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- 'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:20, 1:258, 260:446, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- Jacob, John
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