SUGGESTIONS TO MILITARY RIFLEMEN
Book Details + Condition: Franklin Hudson Publishing Co (Kansas City, MO). First Edition, 1906. 179 pages; with b&w illustrations and photographs throughout. Three-quarters green leather with raised bands and gilt on spine. Book measures 5.75" x 4.5". This was the first book written by author Townsend Whelen, written while he was a Lieutenant coaching the U.S. Army Infantry Team in shooting competitions. Contents include: The Selection of an Accurate Rifle; The Care of the Rifle; Elevation and Zero; Ammunition; Skirmish; Rapid Fire; The Firing Positions; Long-Range; and much more. In very good condition: tight binding; rubbed corners and edges; light shelf wear to boards; bookplate on inside front board; text is clean and unmarked.
