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War Office: School of Musketry, Hythe: Records of Experiments and Trials
Catalogue reference: WO 140
What's it about?
WO 140
Technical reports and other records of experiments and trials of the former School of Musketry at Hythe. The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Chief of the (Imperial) General Staff and its...
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WO 140
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: School of Musketry, Hythe: Records of Experiments and Trials
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Date (When the record was created)
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1853-1928
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Description (What the record is about)
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Technical reports and other records of experiments and trials of the former School of Musketry at Hythe.
The series includes material which would otherwise be found amongst the Records of the Chief of the (Imperial) General Staff and its directorates (WO).
Selected records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm .
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Pieces 1 and 2 of this series are on permanent loan to the Weapons Museum at the Army School of Musketry, Warminster.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, School of Musketry, Hythe, 1853-1919
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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15 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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A School of Musketry was established at Hythe in 1853, and this became the Small Arms School in 1919. In the Second World War it moved to the Proof and Experimental Establishment at Pendine.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14347/
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