Other Publications

I am the author of the following publications:

    "De ontwikkeling van de militaire Martini-Henry, Deel 1: De prijsvraag van 1866"

Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2005". Translated title: "The development of the military Martini-Henry, Volume 1: The price competition". Dutch language only. Click on the icon above to download this document. (Size: 1.19 MB)

    "De ontwikkeling van de militaire Martini-Henry, Deel 2: Het ontwerp"

Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr1 / 2006". Translated title: "The development of the military Martini-Henry, Volume 2: The design". Dutch language only. Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.15 MB)

    "De ontwikkeling van de militaire Martini-Henry, Deel 3: De Kritiek"

This final volume is published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2006" and "Wapenfeiten Nr1 / 2007". Translated title: "The development of the military Martini-Henry, Volume 3: Criticism". Dutch language only. Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 2.55 MB)

    "Het pistool van tante Teuntje"

Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2006". Translated title: "The pistol of aunt Teuntje". Dutch language only. Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 514 kB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 1: De Pandrau Pipe Pouch"

Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr1 / 2008". Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 1: The Pandrau Pipe Pouch", Dutch language only. Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.76 MB)

"Sir. Joseph Whitworth", Volume 1: The Pandrau Pipe Pouch" is partly based on an old document "For rifle corps to be armed with the Whitworth Rifle". This document is part of the "Report & Experiment Book of Arms, Ammunition &c. WO 140/2 Jan 1862 to Oct. 1887" of the School of Musketry at Hyte, England. Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.62 MB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 2: De machine fabrikant"

Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 2: The machine manufacturer", Dutch language only. Partial published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2008", under the title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 2: Het Whitworth concept". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.26 MB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 3: De vuurwapenconstructeur"

Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 3, The fire arms constructor", Dutch language only. Volume 3 and 4 are combined and partially published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2008" under the title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 2: Het Whitworth concept". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 850 kB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 4: Het Enfield-Whitworth P1863 geweer"

Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 4, The Enfield-Whitworth P1863 rifle", Dutch language only. Volume 3 and 4 are combined and partially published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr4 / 2008" under the title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 2: Het Whitworth concept". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.13 MB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 5: Het lange afstand wedstrijdgeweer"

Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 5, The long range match rifle", Dutch language only. Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr1 / 2009" under the title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 3: Het lange afstand wedstrijdgeweer". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.42 MB)

    "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 6: De oorsprong van het Whitworth concept"

Translated title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Volume 6, The origin of the Whitworth concept", Dutch language only. Partial published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr2 / 2009" under the title: "Sir. Joseph Whitworth, Deel 4: De oorsprong van het Whitworth concept". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 4.03 MB)

   "Louis Nicolas Auguste Flobert vertelt, Deel 1: De vader van de moderne schietsport"

Translated title: "Louis Nicolas Auguste Flobert tells, Volume 1: The father of modern target shooting", Dutch language only. Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr1 / 2010". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 1.56 MB)

   "Louis Nicolas Auguste Flobert vertelt, Deel 2: Het beproevingscomité van de artillerie"

Translated title: "Louis Nicolas Auguste Flobert tells, Volume 2: The Ordnance Select Committee", Dutch language only. Published in the magazine of the "Vereniging van Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars" (Association of Dutch gun collectors) "Wapenfeiten Nr2 / 2010". Click on the left icon to download this document. (Size: 2.65 MB)

    The text of "Louis Nicolas Auguste Flobert tells" was originally written bij the Paris gunmaker Flobert himself. I translated the text from the French language into the Dutch language. With thanks to Allain Daubresse of website http://www.littlegun.be who has made the original document available. Click on the left icon to download the original document of 1889 "L'invention des Carabines & Pistolets Flobert" in the French language. (Size: 2.98 MB)

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