Bruxelles, Henri Samuel, 1857. Original full red cloth in gift binding. Richly gilt spine and covers. Stamp on title-page. (4),XIV,166 pp., 10 lithographed plates with many figures(4 large folding). Lithographed dedication-leaf, ""dédie a... Ferdinand II"", lithographed leaf with ""d'honneur a L'Autheur"". Dedication in goldprinted letters on frontcover ""A.S.M. Frédéric VII Roi de Dannemark Hommage trés respecteux de L'Auteur"". Clean and fine.
First edition. Deals with rifled munitions and the Mangeot-Comblain Revolver.