Original Book: Limited Quantity Available. “List of Changes in British War Material In Relation To Edged Weapons, Firearms and Associated Ammunition and Accouterments, Volume III” was written by Australian Vietnam War Veteran Ian D. Skennerton and was first published in 1987 out of Margate, Australia. The books are in lovely condition and comes with original dust jacket.

“THE LIST OF CHANGES IN BRITISH WAR MATERIAL contains the original text for the introduction of articles into the British Service. Accompanied by original woodcuts, line drawings and photographs, the references to rifles, car bines, pistols, ammunition, ammunition pouches and bandoliers, swords, lances, bayonets, dirks, etc. have been compiled into four volumes to encompass the period from 1860 until about 1920.

In each volume, the articles are compiled in chronological sequence, by the dates of introduction of the various articles into the Service, and an alphabetic index has been compiled for each volume for the purpose of cross-reference. Volume IV also contains a master index for the set of four books. Volumes are as follows:

Volume I 1860-1886
Volume II 1886-1900
Volume III 1900-1910
Volume IV 1910-circa 1920

The List of Changes is surely the ultimate source of reference for collectors and students of British military weapons, cartridges and accouterments of this period, and will provide a secure basis for further study in any of these fields.”

About the author:
Born in Maryborough, Qld., Australia in 1948 and schooled at Redcliffe until 1964, Ian then won a scholarship to the Conservatorium of Music. An orchestral clarinet & saxophone player, Ian graduated from the Conservatorium with performing & teaching diplomas for piano and clarinet in 1968.

Ian was drafted into the Australian Army in 1969, serving in Vietnam in 1970. After discharge from the armed forces, Ian studied service arms in England during 1980-81, and cataloged arms and filed records at HM Tower of London & RSAF Pattern Room, Enfield.

He was awarded research grants by the Australian War Memorial in 1975 & 1987-89 and has authored and published about 100 titles on British & Empire arms & edged weapons since 1976.

Ian was awarded the annual medal by the British Arms & Armor Society in 1995, and recently nominated a Fellow of the Australian Institute for History and the Arts in 2008. He currently lives on the Gold Coast in Australia.