9780948253614 - Game Guns and Rifles: Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain von Akehurst, Richard (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Third Impression. Near fine copy in dw with harsh fade to spine. ; 240x160mm; 176 pages.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). (1969) 1990s reprint. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxiv,178. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but 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. .

3rd impression. 8vo. xiv + [178pp.] B/w. frontispiece and illustrations. Original boards. Pictorial red d/w. lettered in white, spine heavily faded. ISBN 0948253614 US$15.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2004). (1969) later reprint. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxiv,178. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards. Very fine in 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. .