title: Firearms and Tackle Memorabilia: A Collector's Guide
author:  John Delph 
description: John Delph resides in Florida, though he spends much of his time traveling around the country in his work for Richard Oliver Auction Gallery, of Kennebunk, Maine. John is recognized as one of the leading authorities on the firearms and tackle memorabilia in America.
zlib_text: CHRIS HENRY has been
  interested in military history
  since he was a small boy. His
  interest in artillery developed
  during his time as a volunteer
  ~orker at the Tower of
  London, and he became
  Senior Curator at the Royal
  Armouries Museum of Artillery
  at Fort Nelson. Formerly the
  Head of Collections at
  Firepower!, the Museum of
  the Royal Artillery, he is now
  Curator of Explosion!, the
  Museum of Naval Firepower
  at Priddy's Hard, Hampshire.
  BRIAN DELF began his
  career working in a London
  art studio producing artwork
  for advertising and commercial
  publications. Since 1972,
  he has worked as a freelance
  illustrator on a variety of
  subjects including natural
  history, architecture and
  technical cutaways. Some of
  his recently illustrated books
  have been published in over
  30 countries. Brian lives and
  works in Oxfordshire.
  CONTENTS
  INTRODUCTION
  DEVELOPMENT
  THE 2-PDR
  • The gun
  • The carriage
  • Self-propelled versions of the 2-pdr
  • Other small-bore guns in the British Army
  THE 6-PDR
  • The gun
  • The 