Edward C. Ezell
Contributor
LOCATION: Woodbridge, VA, United States
Curator, Armed Forces History, 1982–93; Acting Chair, History of Science and Technology, 1991–93, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Author of Small Arms Today and others; editor of Small Arms of the World.
Primary Contributions (1)
Small arm, any handheld firearm. Since the introduction of the flintlock musket in the 17th century, military small arms have gone through a series of significant changes. By employing different projectiles and successively improved chemical propellants, the dual goal of most arms designers has…
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