ARTILLERY, WEAPONS &  EQUIPMENT     

http://canonspgmww1guns.canalblog.com/ "Canons 14-18" Web Site on WW1 Era Artillery that can be found today in Europe. Many great photographs. This is the perfect site to look over before a trip to WW1 European Battle Fields and Museums. Also, has photos and French Language description of the German and French WW1 Era Artillery of the "Lovett Collection" here in the US.

http://www.passioncompassion1418.com/english_index.html English Language site from France covering WW1 Topics.

http://www.fortseclin.com/mediathequemusee.php French WW1 Era Fort Seclin web site. Didier Boniface's private collection of WW1 French Artillery is on display within this museum. Living History programs involve the artillery collection.

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/ "Landships" Excellent WW1 Artillery, Armor and Aircraft web site. This is likely the most developed and interesting site on WW1 Era Artillery in English Language.

http://www.nww1.org/ The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri USA.  This is the only significant museum in the US solely dedicated to WW1.  It has one of the best publicly displayed WW1 Artillery Collections in the US.

http://www.museumandcollector.com/index.html Matt Switlik's web site on Artillery and Artillery Safety related to American Civil War Era pieces.

http://vmpa.ordnancereproductions.com/gallery/members_winget.htm LTC Adrian Winget's collection. Adrian is a good friend and fellow artillery collector. This is his new web site.

http://home.mindspring.com/~jhooah/ LTC AdrianWinget's Artillery & Military Vehicle Web Site. Adrian is a good friend and fellow artillery collector. This is his old web site.

http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=forums&file=viewforum&f=73 George Bradford's AFV NEWS armour web site. An excellent site for current and historic military vehicle topics.

http://www.com-central.net/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=86 Artillery Web Forum from the same folks as AFV News.

http://www.poczytaj.pl/68753 Artyleria austro-węgierska w latach 1860-1890 by Łukasz Chrzanowski is an excellent Polish Language book on Austro-Hungarian Artillery. The book is extremely well illustrated and worth getting even without a reading ability in Polish.

http://www.turkeyswar.com/ This is an English Language web site devoted to the Ottoman Empire in WW1. Equipment and Uniforms as well as military history subjects are covered.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/330333/ The Overvalwagen Forum, Web Forum covering Artillery of many nations including Ottoman/Turkey and Japan.

http://germanmilitaryoptics.wordpress.com/ German Optical Instruments of the World Wars. Very good reference source on WW2 German Optics both direct and indirect fire.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewforum.php?f=70&topicdays=0&start=0 Axis History Forum covering Fortifications and Artillery topics.

http://www.g503.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=27&topicdays=0&start=0 G503.com Message Forums (Artillery) This is a vehicle forum but with a very good artillery and anti-tank gun sub-group.

http://www.militaryhorse.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 Military Horse related forum.

http://1919a4.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6&order=desc 1919A4 Web Forum, Artillery Section. Most of the post on this forum are related to mortars with a few dealing with artillery.

http://members.tripod.com/~nigelef/fc_1914-18.htm British Artillery web site. This one is excellent on British Artillery Fire Control Equipment for WW1 & WW2.

http://www.sacktrick.com/igu/germancolonialuniforms/militaria/koenigsberggun.htm Excellent web page by MC Heunis on WW1 Era German Naval & Field Artillery in Africa. Also see the main page for other Colonial German topics

http://www.bocn.co.uk British Ordnance Collectors Network includes Artillery related post and a web forum.

http://www.zwillingssockel.com Ryan Schnee's web site on the MG 34 and the Infantriefahrzeug 5 Maschinengewehr Wagen 36.

http://www.buckower-kanoniere.de/Geschuetz.htm Buckower Kanoniere is a very interesting "Living History" web site on early Prussian Artillery.

www.hl-barbara.de Garnisongeschichte Jüterbog St. Barbara e.V. Very good German Language web site on the history of German Artillery in Jüterbog.

http://www.tarrif.net/cgi/production/all_penetration_adv.php WW2 Artillery & Anti-Tank Gun ballistic & armor penetration data.

http://home.earthlink.net/~turnerbrigade/woodruff.htm Turner Brigade Site dedicated to Civil War Artillery and the Woodruff Gun.

http://www.batteryb.com/woodruff.html Civil War Site with link to CW2 Ralph Lovett's paper on the Woodruff Gun.

The best friction primers that are available are from:

Phil Sieglein
5026 Mile Stretch Dr.
Holiday, FL  34690

Phil does not have a web site but he is the best source for friction primers. I have used these for over twenty years with very few misfires.

UNIFORMS

http://www.greatwar.com/ Great War Militaria. This is an excellent source for reproduction WW1 & 2 German Uniforms.  Most of the reproduction uniforms seen on my site are from Great War.  They also have many original items for sale.  This is one of the most knowledgeable groups in the US involved in WW1 Era living history, reenacting and collecting.   

http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ Excellent web site on German WW1 Era Uniforms and Helmets.

http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/index.htm Very good web site on the Austro-Hungarian Military.

http://www.militaria.at/Default.aspx Verlag Militaria. This is an excellent publisher for books covering the World War 1 Era.  Subjects include the Austro-Hungarian Army, German Army, and the French Army. Most of the books give very detailed information and illustrations of uniforms and some equipment. "The Austro-Hungarian Artillery from 1867 to 1918" by Dr. M. Christian Ortner is excellent giving great technical details, photographs and drawings on this subject.

http://www.sacktrick.com/igu/germancolonialuniforms/militaria/koenigsberggun.htm Excellent web page by MC Heunis on WW1 Era German Naval & Field Artillery in Africa. Also see the main page for other Colonial German topics.

http://www.germancolonialuniforms.co.uk/ Home page for Colonial German Uniforms.

WEAPONS MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION PRODUCTS

http://gibbsbrandlubricant.com/storenew.html B.H.G. Distributors. Penetrating oil for weapons restoration and maintenance.

http://www.ospho.com/ Ospho, a metal treatment for restorations. I use this after sandblasting parts to eliminate all remaining rust and to inhibit additional rust from forming.

FIELD ARTILLERY WARRANT OFFICER LINKS

CW2 Dwayne Moore Memorial.  Fort Sill’s Memorial to Field Artillery Targeting Warrant Officer 2 Dwayne Moore

He was a fellow 131A Field Artillery,Q36 Radar Team Leader Killed in Action during a rocket attack on the FOB at Mahmoudiyah, Iraq.  

Links to CW2 Dwayne Moore web pages:

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/2705904.html

http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/installation/pao/releases/newsItem.asp?id=2007/0704-37