Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Robertson, David
Title:
Notebooks on machine guns, rifles, telescopes and binoculars.
Published / Created:
Enfield Lock, Middlesex, 1916-1917.
Physical Description:
4 volumes : illustrations ; 17 cm, or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Four manuscript notebooks kept by David Robertson, amourer in the British Army, at Enfield Lock, Middlesex, 1916-1917. Enfield Lock was the home of the Royal Small Arms Factory and quarters of the Army Ordnance Corps. Volume 1 (116 pages) contains Robertson's notes for a course of instruction in Maxim, Vickers, Lewes, and Hotchkiss guns. Volume 2 (175 pages) contains Robertson's notes for a course of instruction in all aspects of rifle and bayonet assembly and use. Volumes 3-4 contain Robertson's notes for a course of instruction in range finders, telescopes and binoculars, with small diagrams (some in color).
Subject Terms:
Robertson, David. | Great Britain. Army -- Equipment. | Royal Small Arms Factory (Enfield, London, England) | Machine guns -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Rifles -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Telescopes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Binoculars -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | World War, 1914–1918 -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Military manuals. | Exercise books. | Diagrams. | Ink drawings.