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25 Les mots "bouch" et "bouching" (grain de lumière et mise d'un grain de lumière)
correspondent aux termes anglais modernes ("bush" et "bushing"), et sont
utilisés dans les manuels contemporains.
26 RAI, Landmann, "Gun Factory Notes", vol. 1; vol. 2, p. 30-31.
27 Adye (1813), op. cit., p. 389-390; J. Morton Spearman, The British Gunner
(Londres, Parker, Furnivall, & Parker, 184-4-), non paginé; John F. Owen et
Morton Porter, Treatise on the Construction and Manufacture of Ordnance in
the British Service (Londres, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1881), p. 60.
28 Owen et Porter, op. cit., p. 60.
29 Ibid., p. 61.
30 RAI, Landmann, "Gun Factory Notes", vol. 1; vol. 2, p. 30-31.
31 John Anderson, General Statement of the Past and Present Condition of the
Several Manufacturing Branches of the War Department, as called for by a
letter dated 8th May 1856 (Londres, Eyre and Spottiswoode for Her Majesty's
Stationery Office, 1857), p. 6.
32 Ibid., p. 6 pour une description détaillée de la machine et de son fonctionnement,
voir Aide-Mémoire, vol. 2, p. 527-538; RMC, Lloyd, op. cit., p. 14-3-14-5;
Charles H. Owen, Rough Notes on the Manufacture of Ordnance, Cardages, and
Ammunition, prepared for the use of the Gentlemen Cadets of the R.M.
Academy (Woolwich, Royal Artillery Institution, 1867), p. 11-12.
33 Anderson, op. cit., p. 7; RMC, Lloyd, op. cit., p. 130-134-; Owen, Rough Notes,
p.9-12.
34- Hughes, British Smooth-Bore Artillery, op. cit., p. 26.
35 Louis de Tousard, American Artillerist's Companion, or Elements of Artillery
(Philadelphie, C. and A. Conrad, 1809-1814-; réimpression New York, Greenwood
Press, 1969).
36 Ibid., p. 531-54-6; Aide-Mémoire, vol. 2, p. 523-526; RMC, Lloyd, op. cit.,
p. 134--137.
37 Maj. Gen. Forbes, History of the Royal Ordnance Services, cité par le Colonel
A.H. Mockridge, "The Proving of Ordnance and Propellants", The Journal of the
Royal Artillery, vol. 77, nO 1 (1950), p. 88.
38 RAI, Thomas James, "His Book of Artillery and at the Office of Ordnance",
Tour de Londres, 25 mars 1722; RAI, "Practice Book, 1760", "Table of Powder
allow'd for Iron and Brass guns" du Général Borgard.
39 RAI, "General Statement of the Regulations & Practice of the Inspector of
Artillery's Dept, in Examining, Proving and Receiving of Iron Ordnance supplied
by Contractors for H.M. Service and that of the East India Coy", vers 1785.
4-0 Smith, op. cit., p. 211.
4-1 John Muller, A Treatise of Artillery (Londres, Millan, 1780; réimpression
Bloomfield Ont., Service de restauration des musées, 1977). p. Ill.
4-2 RAI, Collected Military Papers, vol 2, John Bell, Serg. R.R.A., "Observations on
an improved method of proving Guns with Water shewing the advantage it has
over the former mode - Also a few Remarks on the Utility of the Water proof
with the Method of performing it - Woolwich 2d April 1785".
4-3 Ibid., on ne sait pas exactement si l'on utilisait l'épreuve à l'eau pour les
mortiers et les obusiers. D'après Smith, op. ci t., p. 212, les miroirs étaient les
seuls instruments utilisés pour déceler les défauts des âmes des mortiers et des
obusiers.
4-4- RAI, "General Statement...". Ce manuscrit non signé et non daté semble être
celui des règlements de Blomefield. Dans l'ensemble, il concorde avec les
remarques contenues dans un article manuscrit, RAI, H.A. Baker, Late Cast
Guns, mais malheureusement Baker ne donne aucune référence.
4-5 Adye (1801), op. cit., p. 180.