United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
.52 caliber, smooth bore, 21" barrel, 36" stock and 40" overall. Oval stud front sight, set 3/4" from muzzle and open rear sight mounted 2' from breech. Barrel is fastened to walnut stock by 2 bands. Front band held by stud band spring on right...
.52 caliber smoothbore breech loading percussion carbine with ramrod bayonet. Sling swivel on trigger guard tang, and trap door on lower stock for cleaning walnut stock.
Breech loading .52 caliber percussion carbine with "fishtail" operating lever. 8 1/2" long sling bar and ring on reverse, and sling ring on trigger guard plate. Twenty-one inch round breechblock secured to walnut stock by two breech block bands,...
With the approval of the Army's preliminary draft of its keystone doctrinal manual, FM 100-5, Operations, the terms quick, decisive victory is now an integral part of doctrinal lexicon. The introduction of this important phrase indicates the Army's...