ISBN: 9780853686958 - game guns and rifles: from percussion to hammerless ejector in britain (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. minor edge wear, intact. Second impression 1985. This hardcover book is in good condition with a dust jacket that has minor edge wear but remains intact. The binding is strong, and the pages are clean and unmarked, reflecting careful handling. Overall, it is a well-preserved copy suitable for collectors and enthusiasts.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). (1969) 1985 reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiv,178. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An authoritative and readable account of "one of the most inventive periods in British gunmaking, from 1830 to 1900." Chapters include: Percussion cap guns; Percussion cap rifles; gunmaking in the percussion era; The pinfire breech-loader; The centre-fire hammer gun; Centre-fire hammerless guns, ejectors and single-triggers; Shooting, 1860 to 1900; Breech-loading game rifles; Gunmaking in the breech-loading era up to 1900; gunmakers of the period; The shooting of muzzle and early breech-loaders. .…