I just got my quarterly copy of the newest issue of the Artilleryman magazine.
Jack Melton, noted artillery guru, author, publisher, photographer and who knows what else, has taken over the publishing of this highly regarded publication. The first issue under his leadership is a great one !! You can note the change just in the weight of it, there are a lot more articles and pages in it. There are many familiar names and authors featured in here, some of which are participants on this forum.
Firstly, Jack Melton led off with a in-depth article about US and CS Bormann fuzes; their construction, use, and tools used with servicing them. Very well done. Great photographs too.
Colonel John Biemeck did a great article on determining if a cast iron sphere is really a cannonball or some other item like a fence post, rock crushe4r or shot putt.
Our John Bartleson did an in depth article of the British Armstrong fuze complete with some of his superb plates.
On the cover is our own Dave Gotter in full color. Dave is the probably the most knowledgeable canister rebuilder and go-to canister guy alive right now.
There was also an article about the gigantic Mansfield, Ohio Civil War show and it's origins and long history. Also, is another in-depth article about the modern colorization of original Civil War photographs and how the author painstakingly researches the subject and then layers color upon these old photo's to make them come alive
I am sure there are other forum participants inside these pages, but they use a 'handle' that does not show their name. Carl or Mike know who they are.....
Anyway, new life has been breathed into this 38 year running magazine. The original publisher was Peter Jorgensen, who was a very active NSSA shooter and collector, until his death a few years back, and his wife Kay then took it over. Thanks go to her for keeping the magazine alive.
I highly recommend this publication. If you are a regular on these forums, you would find it interesting and a great source of information. The subscription is I believe a measly $25 a year for 4 issues. I look forward to many years of good reading with Jack Melton at the helm.
