Peter4456 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Not military vehicles, I know, but there's always someone on this forum who knows the answer! I'm trying to get a definitive list of the Infantry Training Pamphlets (the little blue ones) from the 50s and 60s and this is what I have so far: 1. General Introduction - 1969 2. Fieldcraft - 1954 3. No 4 Rifle & Bayonet - 1955 3B. SLR - 1965 4. ? 4B. SMG - 1955 5. Browning pistol -1958 6. LMG (Bren) - 7. Grenades - 1964 8. 2" Mortar 9i. Energa - 1953 9ii. 3.5" Rocket Launcher - 1953 9iii. 84 mm - 1967 9iv. 66 mm 10. Sniping Was there one for the .38 Revolver, Vickers .303 or Browning .30? Any help much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Peter for me to find anything you'll need to quote the WO/Army Code No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Was GPMG not in there too? Was that No 4. They took over from the vickers in the 60s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Was GPMG not in there too? Was that No 4. They took over from the vickers in the 60s Gary my Pam. No.4 is "The Sub-Machine Gun" that is of IT Volume I WO Code No.8948 1955 I'm trying to get a definitive list of the Infantry Training Pamphlets (the little blue ones) from the 50s and 60s Peter I think the ones you have listed are IT Volume I. Is it only Vol I you are interested in? Without the WO/Army Code No. its too much of a fiddle to extract them from my list of books I have in Word. Although it is incomplete these are the ones I have & entered onto the database (thank you Neil ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 its too much of a fiddle to extract them from my list of books I have in Word Oh well curiosity got the better of me! I've also included the original Small Arms Training pamphlets on which the later ones were based. 8760 Infantry Training Vol. I, Pamphlet No.13 The Ackpack Flame Thrower. Aug.1952 8773 Infantry Training Vol. I, Pamphlet No.9 Pt.I, Anti-Tank Grenade No.94 (Energa).1953 8774 Infantry Training Vol. I, Pamphlet No.9 Pt.II, 3.5 inch Rocket launcher. 1953 8948 Infantry Training Vol. I, Infantry Platoon Weapons, Pamphlet No. 4, Sub-Machine Gun. 1955 9547 Infantry Training Vol. I, Infantry Platoon Weapons, Pamphlet No. 8, Light Mortar (2 inch). 1959 9624 Infantry Training Vol. IV, Tactics, The Infantry Platoon in Battle. Mar.1960 9923 Infantry Training Vol. IV, Tactics, The Infantry Battalion in Battle. 1963 9941 Infantry Training Vol. I, Infantry Platoon Weapons, Pamphlet No.7, Grenades. 1964 70172 Infantry Training Vol. IV, Night Operations. Nov. 1965 70422 Infantry Training Vol. I. Pamphlet No.9, Part III. 84-mm Infantry Anti-Tank Gun. 1967 70567 Infantry Training. Pamphlet No.1 General Introduction (All Arms) July 1969 70626 Infantry Training Vol. I Pamphlet No.9, Part IV. 66-mm Section Anti-Tank Rocket. 1970 70746 Infantry Training. Helicopter Aide Memoir. 1972 71001 Infantry Training Vol. III Pamphlet No. 13, Parts 1-9. Grenades. 1975 71010 Infantry Training Vol. VII Pamphlet No.36 Infantry Radar & Surveillance Devices. Intrusion Alarms. 1975 71030 Infantry Training Vol VIII Infantry Signal Training. Pam No.41 Part 2. Equipment & its Operation. 1976 71046 Infantry Training Vol. VII Pamphlet No.35 Infantry Radar & Surveillance Devices. Image Intensifiers. 1975 71061 Infantry Training Vol. I. Pamphlet No.2 Amendment No.7. 1976 (Tripwire flares & IR) 71236 Infantry Training Vol.IX. Pamplet No.45 Part 1. The Infantry Platoon (General) 1980 71643-1 Infantry Training. Vol. I. Skill at Arms (Individual Training) Army Operational Shooting Policy – Volume 2. Individual Weapons 2003 Amendment No.1. Apr.2004 40/WO/2052 Infantry Training (4-Company Organization) 1914. Reprinted 1916 26/GS Publications/627 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.18. Range Courses (War). 1942 26/GS Publications/704?Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.8. Mortar (2-inch). 1942 26/GS Publications/729 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.12. Bayonet. 1942 26/GS Publications/734 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.3. Rifle. 1942 26/GS Publications/738 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.2. Application of Fire. 1942 26/GS Publications/740 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.4. Light Machine Gun. 1942 26/GS Publications/755 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.13. Grenade. 1942 26/GS Publications/762 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.7. .303-inch MG. Pt II-Training-1941. Suppl. No.1 Radial Twin Vickers AA. Jul.1942 26/GS Publications/780 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.22. Sten Machine Carbine. 1942 26/GS Publications/866 Small Arms Training. Vol. I, Pam. No. 9. Mortar (3-inch) Feb.1943 26/GS Publications/891 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.1. Weapon Training. 1942 26/GS Publications/935 Small Arms Training, Vol. I, Pam No.24. Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT). 1943 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 The preferred training manuals in my day were by Commando Comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter4456 Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Clive, Brilliant!! That's exactly what I was looking for, so thanks for taking the time to find it all for me! I always said I would never pay more than £10 for one of these lovely little pamphlets - judging by some of the prices on the internet, I may have revise (up) that a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Peter glad that was of help. That's obviously not a definitive list, they are only the ones I have got. You may get more info by joining: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MilitaryManualCollectorsClub/ I tend to agree on your pricing limits. I don't actively hunt literature on weapons or uniforms, unless it is part of a deal on books & it would be silly not to pick up a bargain. The trouble is those two subjects are very popular & the price is fixed accordingly, so I tend to collect manuals on the less eye catching subjects. (My little hunt around for you showed me that my database is seriously out of date & on my main catalogue I discovered over 50 spelling mistakes. It seems for years I have been writing "Pamplet" & "Ammendment". I never knew I couldn't spell those correctly, so I'll have to add those to my list of things that I can't type correctly even when I know they are coming, which includes regular errors such as "Ploice" & "Protype") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I have a spare blue copy of 'Provisional Phamphlet' For The 120mm Battalion Anti-Tank Gun. (B.A.T) 1954, Part 1 Technical & Battle Handling. WO Code No.8836. If you were interested, you can have it for what I paid for it. PM me if you are. I had to buy a small Gathering of User Handbooks, just to get a couple I didnt have in My Personal Collection! Very Scarce to find any of these surviving today! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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