shaymen Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Can anyone help point me in the right direction for info, books, literature etc Has anyone had any experiences of the following items that are on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...6549256705&rd=1 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...6549029006&rd=1 and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...6549027896&rd=1 Are these any good - any help appreciated Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J T Gray Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 No experience of any of those, I am afraid. If you are interested in grenades, try Anthony Saunders "Weapons of the Trench War" which has a lot of info. It's cropped up a couple of times under Book Reviews, and seems to be held in some regard. My one gripe is the absence of pitures of the Livens Projector and Livens Large Gallery Flamethrower - but those are irrelevant to your question! Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Glyn, I can help you with a few references: Specifically with regard to Great War grenades (my main interest) there are a number of volumes you need to look out for. Delhomme 'Grenades de la Grande Guerre' - really my bible, three volumes to cover French/British/German were originaly produced in tiny runs and virtually impossible to find. A fascimilie edition is frequently available (but I have none at the moment). The Grenade Recognition Manual - Volume 2 - British and commonwealth by Darryl Lynn. Available from Darryl's website. An Introduction to British Grenades by Skennerton. Grenades and their uses - AIF manual. A reprint of the original 1916 (I believe) manual by R. Law. Weapons of the trench war 1914 - 1918 by Anthony Saunders. See Amazon. Identification manual of British grenades by Rick Landers. There is also the Treatise on Ammunintion reprint by Naval and Military. More general ordinance and another bible but very expensive. The other books to look out for with regard to ordinance are any by Ian Hogg - he has published a great deal on the subject. http://www.naval-military-press.co.uk/books/titles/6791.htm Howard Williamson's Collectors and Researchers guide to the Great War has an ok section on grenades, fuzes and shells - some errors though. There are other harder to find books but the above will cover most Great War catagories. The second ebay item you refer to is available at fairs in the SE (Chatham & Tilbury) for a bit less. More advice here: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...4&hl=williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 27 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Adrian / Giles Thanks for the replies. Giles - Top man - I will take a look at the other thread and check through the list of books. Thanks very much Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Poilu Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Glyn, Having had another look at that gentleman's CD roms they do seem a good buy. Most of the info is culled from the original 'Treatise on Ammnunition' books but the CD is obviously cheaper. I find the medium a lot more of a pain than a good old book although I suppose you could print it all out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 27 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Thanks again Giles I am going to go for one and see how it goes. I will let you know what its like. Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnreed Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Glyn I have one of the CDs its Notes on German Shells 2nd Ed General Staff (Intelligence) General Headquarters 1st May 1918 Its very good and runs to about 500 pages A5 size but prints out two pages to A4. I paid £5 at the monthly Military Fair in Chatham Dockyard. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 28 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2005 John Thanks for the advice Regards Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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