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BACK D.H.L. |
Forsyth & Co Patent Gunmakers
1995.
second revised.
Historical Firearms.
Norwich.
4to., 252 pages. Finely illustrated in b/w and colour from photographs. As New. 1st edition published in 1969, this is an extended and revised edition in 4to.,. the quality of the photograph and presentation are to a very high standard in the edition.
[3218] |
£40.00 |
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BACK D.H.L. |
Great British Gunmakers The Mantons 1782-1878
1993.
1st thus.
Historical Firearms.
Norwich.
4to., 144 pages. Finely illustrated in b/w and colour from photographs. As New. The Mantons gunmakers was first published in 1967 with a supplement in 1978. Since then a substantial number of Manton arms unrecorded in either book has been brought to the attention of the author and also a scrapbook put together by Joseph Manton's staff. In this volume the author records some amendments from the first 2 volumes and those guns traced since 1978 together with the contents of the scrapbook. Sadly the co author Keith Neal died before publication.
[20034] |
£70.00 |
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BACK D.H.L. |
Great Irish Gunmakers Messrs Rigby 1760 - 1869
1992.
1st Edn,.
Norwich Historical.
Norwich.
196 pages, 4to., coloured frontis portrait of Captain John Rigby + 90 b/w plates from photographs illustrating a wide selection of Rigby arms, publishers' green cloth with gilt pistol vignette to upper cover, a fine copy in similar dj. An in-depth history of the firms from their inception in 1760 to 1869. Includes serial numbers with gun specifications and the original customers name. A scarce title and much in demand.
[23593] |
£400.00 |
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BADY Donald B. |
Colt Automatic Pistols 1896-1955
1956.
1st Edn,.
Hollywood USA.
281 pages, illus, vg in chipped dj.
[2582] |
£45.00 |
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BAER Larry L. |
The Parker Gun, An Immortal American Classic
1980.
rep Edn,.
North Hollywood, California, USA.
196 pages, 4to., illus, vg.
[10130] |
£22.00 |
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BAILEY De Wit, NIE Douglas A. |
English Gunmakers, The Birmingham And Provincial Gun Trade In The 18th And 19th Century
1978.
1st Edn,.
127 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated with photos of trade cards maps. Personal presentation inscription to title page from Doug Nie. Front end paper removed ownership sticker to the i/2 title. VG in DJ, DJ faded on the spine. A highly respected book on the subject.
[22484] |
£25.00 |
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Bailey, De Witt |
British Military Flintlock Rifles, 1740-1840
2002.
1st.
Andrew Mowbray Publishing.
Lincoln, Rhode Island.
264 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs showing the guns, locks, marks, targets etc. A fine copy in the publisher's pictorial covers. "A remarkable wealth of data about the riflemen and regiments that carried these weapons".
[23775] |
£42.00 |
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BAILEY De Witt, NIE Douglas A. |
English Gunmakers, the Birmingham And Provincial Gun Trade In The 18th And 19th Century
1978.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
127 pages, small 4to, illus, including illustrations of adverts, trade labels of some of the gunmakers, vg in dj. Presentation inscription on the title page to Bill (Curtis) thanking him for his assistance and support signed by De Witt and Doug. Remains the best book on the subject.
[22826] |
£45.00 |
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BAILEY De Witt, NIE Douglas A. |
English Gunmakers, the Birmingham And Provincial Gun Trade In The 18th And 19th Century
1978.
1st Edn.
Arms and Armour Press.
127 pages, small 4to, illus in b/w from photographs, vg in dj. A catalogue of hundreds of individual and firms of the early English gun trade.
[22221] |
£30.00 |
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BAILEY D.W. |
British Military Longarms 1715-1865
1986.
revised Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
160 pages, illus from photographs, in 2 parts, Part 1 1715-1815, Part 2 1815-1865, bw illus of the guns, gun locks etc, fine in dj.
[21847] |
£35.00 |
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BAILEY D.W. |
British Military Longarms 1715-1865
1986.
revised Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
160 pages, in 2 parts, Part 1 1715-1815, Part 2 1815-1865, illustrated from photographs, with over 160 b/w illus of the guns, gun locks from specimens in the tower collection etc, fine in dj. The combination of Baileys 2 books published 10 years earlier. A meticulous and first-hand study.
[22731] |
£35.00 |
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BAILEY D.W. |
Pattern Dates for British Ordnance Small Arms 1718-1783
1997.
1st Edn,.
Thomas Publications,.
Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
116 pages, 4to 97 illustrations from photographs and line drawings showing the guns, marks., furniture, etc. Publishers pictorial card covers a fine copy. A detailed study of the weapons carried by troops sent to North America between 1737 and 1783 or shipped to them as replacement arms.
[23766] |
£30.00 |
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BAILEY D.W. |
Percussion Guns & Rifles An Illustrated Reference Guide
1972.
1st Edn,.
Arms And Armour Press.
94 pages with illus of the guns from photographs, full page and text drawings, vg in dj. Presentation inscription on front end paper thanking Bill (Curtis) for his help signed by De Witt, armorial bookplate to froint paste down.
[22759] |
£25.00 |
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BAILEY D.Witt |
British Board Of Ordnance Small Arms Contractors 1689 - 1840
1999.
1st Edn,.
W.S.Curtis.
Rhyl.
96 pages, 4to., frontis illus, pictorial card covers, a fine copy.
[19872] |
£15.00 |
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BAKER David |
The Royal Gunroom At Sandringham
1989.
1st Edn,.
Phaidon Christies Ltd.
Oxford.
160 pages, lge 4to, finely illus with photographs in colour, publishers green blind stampend cloth with gilt title to upper board, a fine in dj. Seventy-five guns have been chosen for their technical qualities, fine decoration and historical associations.
[22401] |
£110.00 |
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BAKER David J. |
Heyday Of The Shotgun, The Art Of The Gunmaker At The Turn Of The Last Century
2000.
1st Edn,.
Swan Hill Press.
Shrewsbury.
156 pages, 440 colour and b/w illus from photographs and drawings, a fine copy in price clipped dj. An authorative study on the subject.
[18243] |
£20.00 |
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BAKER D.J. |
British Hand loading Cartridge Tools
2014.
2nd Edn,.
The Author.
ii 245 pages, 4to illustrated with b/w engravings, and line illustrations. Pictorial gilt green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Signed personal presentation inscription on the title page, also loose letter from David. A fine copy.
[22996] |
£25.00 |
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BAKER Ezekiel |
Remarks On Rifle Guns. Being The Result Of Upwards Of Fifty Years Practice And Observations, With Specific Remarks On Fowling Pieces, the Percussion Lock, And Fire Arms In General. To Which Are Subjoined Descriptions Of A new Bullet Mould And Clipper, Various Improvements In Gun And Door Locks And Spring Bolts, A Description Of Fire-Armes Deposited In The Royal Arsenal At Woolwich, Including All The Improvements And Inventions For Which Three Silver Medals have Been Awarded By The Society Of Arts, Together With Tables Of Weights Of Balls, Descriptive Plates Etc.,
1829.
10th Edn,.
Joseph Mallett.
VIII 251 pages, hand coloured frontis of a rifleman presenting, 5 other hand coloured plates, 3 of riflemen in firing positions, 2 of target plates and 1 engraved plate of bullet moulds and tables for the weight and diameter of lead balls. Bound in later 1/2 black calf marbled boards in the style of the original binding, original title label relayed to upper board. Some offsetting from the plates and occasional foxing, o/w vg. First published in 1800, the first edition was only 18 pages with plates, subsequent editions were extended and enlarged. The 11th being the last in 1835. Riling 329
[8681] |
£400.00 |
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BALL Robert W.D. |
Mauser Military Rifles Of The World
1996.
1st Edn,.
Krause Publications.
Iola, WI, USA.
265 pages, + adverts 4to, illustrated in colour and B/W from photographs, showing the guns , marks etc. A fine copy in DJ. Excellent photographs and includes detailed descriptions of the guns.
[23329] |
£40.00 |
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BARBASETTI Luigi |
The Art Of The Foil With A Short History Of Fencing
nd 1933.
Hutchinson & Co.
xii 276 pages, frontis illus of the author + numerous full page and text illus, publishers blue cloth, slight fade mark to rear boards, author's observations on the theory of fencing and its development through half a century with a short history of fencing through the ages.
[21228] |
£65.00 |
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Barber (Captain) |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FORMATION AND EXERCISE OF THE VOLUNTEER SHARP-SHOOTERS.
1968.
facsimile edn.
Museum Restoration Service.
Ottawa, Ontario, 1.
viii -126 pages, 4 plates illustrating of bugle horn calls, signals for the whistle , formation and disposition to form an advanced guard and diagram for advancing and defending under cover, facsimile reprint of the 1804 edition. Limited to 700 numbered copies of which this is number 121. Publishers faux leather binding in DJ
[22785] |
£35.00 |
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Barber, Edward C. |
The Crack Shot; or, Young Rifleman's Complete Guide: Being a Treatise on the Use of the Rifle
1868.
1st English.
Sampson Low Son and Marston.
xiv 342 pages, 24 pages of adverts, full page and text illustrations, some browning to contents. Publishers red cloth chipped at head and tail of the spine some darkening and marking to the cloth, a good + tight copy. Details: Sharps, Enfield, Henry, breech-loaders, Peabody, Remington, Spencer, rifles etc. "Especially valuable in that it shows the state of arms manufacture in post-civil war period, both American and European" Riling 858
[22811] |
£60.00 |
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BARBER John L |
Rimfire Cartridge In The United States And Canada, An Illustrated History Of Its Manufacturers And Their Products 1857 to 1984
1987.
1st Edn.
Armory Publications.
Tacom U.S.A.
221 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs& line drawings, publisher faux blue leather binding, a fine copy in dj. No 359 of a limited edition of 500 copies signed by the author. The history of 40 companies that provided Rimfire cartridges with over a thousand illustrations of cartridges.
[23350] |
£160.00 |
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BARKER A J |
Principles Of Small Arms
1952.
Gale and Polden.
Aldershot.
xi 82 pages, full page and text drawings, diagrams etc., publishers printed card covers, vg. The construction, operation, characteristics, ammunition, design and development of the modern weapons.
[21654] |
£20.00 |
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Barney, Lieut. S.R. Editor |
An Informal Record of 26 Machine Gun Training Centre
1946.
1st.
W.H.Evans & Sons.
Chester.
xi ? 249pp., large 8vo. illustrated with full; page and text illustrations in b/w from photographs and drawings. Publishers plain red pebbled clot titled in black to the upper cover. Detailed account of the 26 MG Training Centre at Saighton and Blacon Camps (Cheshire) during WWII with both the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and the Middlesex Regiment stationed there. Much of the book covers life at the camp and the staff, with chapters on weapon training etc.
[23526] |
£65.00 |
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Bartocci, Cristopher R. |
Black Rifle II - the M16 into the 21st Century
2004.
1st.
Collector Grade Publications.
Cobourg Canada,.
xxv ? 375 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with 626 b/w illustrations from photographs drawings and gun breakdowns. Coloured pictorial end papers, publishers faux leather binding in DJ a fine copy. Covers all aspects the ammunition sights production etc.
[23239] |
£200.00 |
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BAXTER D.R. |
Blunderbusses
1970.
1st Edn,.
Arms And Armour Press.
73 pages, Illustrated with 73 b/w illustrations from photographs mostly off the guns, vg without the DJ. One of the few books dealing with this type of gun.
[23869] |
£25.00 |
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BAXTER D.R. |
Superimposed Load Firearms 1360 - 1860
1966.
1st Edn,.
the author.
Hong Kong.
xv 536 pages, illustrated with numerous b/w photographs and line drawings. Signed presentation from Baxter and dated 1968 to verso of the ? title. Publishers' black cloth binding, gilt title to the upper cover, vg in worn but presentable dj. limited to 500 numbered copies.
[23460] |
£80.00 |
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BEAUMONT Richard |
Purdey's The Guns And The Family
1984.
1st Edn,.
Newton Abbot.
248 pages, illus, vg+ in dj.
[3886] |
£24.00 |
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Bedu Laurent |
Platines. Les plus beaux fusils de chasse du monde. 2009
.
1st.
Laurent Bedu.
Pris.
397 pages, 4to numerous full page and text illustrations from colour photographs, French text. A fine copy in DJ, the colour photographs of the guns and parts are to a very high quality
[23693] |
£45.00 |
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BERETTA |
Storia Delle Armi Storia Di Una Industria
nd circa 1970.
55 pages, oblong 4to., well illus in colour and black and white. The book is written in 4 languages including English and divided into 3 parts, the 1st part, The History of Weapons, The 2nd The History of Beretta, the 3rd Beretta Today, vg.
[12144] |
£30.00 |
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BERNARDS |
Manual Of Modern Automatic Guns, Sten, Bren, Lewis, Thompson, Vickers, Browning etc., Loading Firing Details Of Mechanism Stoppages And Immediate Action Etc.,
nd Circa 1943.
Bernards Publishers Ltd.
(16) pages, Text also to the inner card covers 15 cm x 8.5 cm illustrated with line drawings in the text of the guns. Red card covers printed in white, and black staple bound. A booklet especially prepared for home guard and service use. Detailing the guns ammunition, mechanism etc.
[23463] |
£30.00 |
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Bernards |
Unarmed Combat For H.G, & Service Use
no date circa 1942.
new edition.
Bernards (Publishers Ltd).
Unpaginated (16) tall 12mo 18cm x 8cm, illustrated throughout with pencil sketches. Staple bound in pictorial yellow card covers. A very good copy of an unusual and fragile booklet, no copies located in UK libraries.
[22547] |
£35.00 |
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BETHALL Major H.A. |
Modern Guns And Gunnery
1905.
1st Edn,.
Woolwich.
XIII 210 VII pages, 24 page appendix on the evolution of the field gun, full page and text illus, blind stamped blue cloth, vg. A practical manual for officers of the horse, field and mountain artillery, Riling 1683 notes a 1907, 1910 and 1911 editions but not this one.
[11323] |
£140.00 |
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Bethell, Brevet-Colonel H.A. |
Modern Guns and Gunnery, 1910. a Practical Manual for Officers of the Horse, Field and Mountain Artillery
1910.
3rd.
F.J.Cattermole.
Woolwich.
xiv -443, Large 8vo Profusely illustrated with photographs, sketches, and folding charts. Contemporary ownership inscription to front end paper. Publishers blue cloth titled to upper board and spine in black. First published in 1905 this edition entirely rewritten with numerous additional plates and illustrations. An in-depth guide to the artillery of the time, in five sections Theoretical Gunnery, - Principles of Construction of Guns, - Carriages, and Ammunition. - Practical Gunnery, - Modern Q.F. Equipment's, - Gunnery Calculations. Riling 1687
[22038] |
£100.00 |
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Betts, Paul |
The Toolmakers Airgun
2010.
1st.
Cromford.
72 pages, 4to illustrated with line drawings, Publishers ring card binding vg.
[22863] |
£30.00 |
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BEVIS J.R., DONOVAN Jno A. |
The Modern Rifle Volume One Practical Exterior Ballistics For Hunters And Marksmen
1917.
1st Edn,.
The Authors.
Butte, Montanno, USA.
193 pages, 3pp advs, illus, diagrams, dark red cloth titled in black, no other volumes were issued. Riling 1828.
[17116] |
£30.00 |
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BIRMINGHAM PROOF HOUSE |
Bye Laws Relating To The Shooting Ground And Ranges At Small Heath In The City Of Birmingham Belonging To The Guardians Of The Birmingham Proof House
1921.
14 pages, printed card covers, vg.
[14541] |
£20.00 |
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BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS COMPANY |
Rifle Sights Under Bisley Rules ? 1909
Circa 1909.
1st Edn,.
The Birmingham Small Arms Company.
Birmingham.
28 pages including paper covers. 12mo numerous illustrations and diagrams, pictorial printed paper covers. Staple bound spine reinforced with a clear document tap with clear repair to top blank corner of the rear flap some dust soiling to the covers. The first 17 pages cover sighting and shooting, the remaining pages are a catalogue of sights. A good + example of a scarce little booklet.
[22803] |
£35.00 |
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Black Joel, Davis Joseph L., Michaud Roger G |
Webley Solid Frame Cartridge Revolvers : RIC, MP and No. 5
2010.
1st Edn.
Schiffer Publishing.
Atglen USA.
288 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Pictorial end papers publisher pictorial laminated covers in DJ, as new. Over 1400 illustrations of the guns etc, covers Webley production from 1864 to 1938.
[22663] |
£56.00 |
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BLACKMORE H.L. |
Royal Sporting Guns At Windsor
1968.
1st Edn,.
V 60 pages, 4to, 52 pages of plates, vg in dj, dj rubbed on edge, The Royal Armoury at Windsor contains the finest private collection of arms and armour in the country.
[8976] |
£46.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
The Armouries Of The Tower Of London, Volume 1 : Ordnance,
1976.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
ix 425 pages, TEG, 4to., , coloured frontis + folding plate, 80 pages of illus from photographs, + numerous text drawings, vg in dj. only 1 volume was published. In the original publishers box an in depth study by a leading expert
[22034] |
£26.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
British Military Firearms 1650 - 1850
1961.
1st Edn.
Herbert Jenkins.
296 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, line drawings, armorer's marks, armorial bookplate to the front paste down. Publishers' blue cloth, with gilt gun lock to upper board. A vg copy in dj of a highly respected book on the subject.
[22767] |
£50.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
British Military Firearms 1650-1850
1961.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
296 pages, numerous full page and text illus, vg+ in dj, dj chipped at head and tail of spine. A well researched and highly respected book.
[18348] |
£40.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
A Dictionary of Gunmakers Of London 1350-1850 + Gunmakers Of London Supplement 1350-1850
1986 1999.
1st thus.
George Shumway Publishers, Museum Restoration Services.
New York USA, Bloomfield Canada.
2 Vols, 222 + 156 pages, 4to, illus throughout using photographs, drawings etc from contemporary sources, map end papers to Vol I. A fine set in likewise dj in thick card slipcase. A comprehensive survey of gunmakers in London, showing their premises, inventions, patents, documents, gun makers marks, etc. The USA 1st edition differs to the UK edition only in the title A Dictionary Of London Gunmakers 1350-1850 and having a slipcase.
[21990] |
£250.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
A Dictionary Of London Gunmakers 1350-1850
1986.
1st American Edn,.
Shumway.
USA.
222 pages, 4to, illus throughout using photographs, drawings etc from contemporary sources, showing gunmakers, their premises, inventions, patents, documents, gunmakers marks etc, vg in dj,
[22376] |
£85.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
A Dictionary Of London Gunmakers 1350-1850
1986.
1st American Edn.
Phaidon Christies.
Shumway, USA.
222 pages, 4to, illus throughout using photographs, drawings etc from contemporary sources, showing gunmakers, their premises, inventions, patents, documents, gunmakers marks etc, vg in dj,
[23790] |
£85.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
A Dictionary Of London Gunmakers 1350-1850 + Gunmakers Of London Supplement 1350-1850
1986 1999.
1st Edn,.
Phaidon Christies Ltd., Museum Restoration Service.
Oxford, Alexander Bay, USA.
222 + 156 pages, 4to, illustrated throughout using photographs, drawings from contemporary sources, map end papers to Vol I. A VG +set in likewise dj. Presentation inscription to the front-end paper of the supplement volume, to Bill Curtis from Howard Blackmore, Curtis an author and fellow authority on firearms and the Crimean War. A comprehensive survey of gunmakers in London, showing their premises, inventions, patents, documents, gun makers marks, etc.
[23038] |
£250.00 |
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BLACKMORE Howard L. |
English Pistols
1985.
1st Edn,.
The Armouries H.M. Tower Of London.
72 pages, small 4to., well illus from photographs, signed on title page by Blackmore, a fine copy. Includes a section of more than 150 illustrations from the Tower Armouries collection.
[21595] |
£20.00 |
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BLAIR Claude Editor |
Pollard's History Of Firearms
1983.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
559 pages, lge 8vo, well illus, fine in dj, a definitive work based on Pollard's history of firearms and updated and revised by Blair and other leading authorities.
[20820] |
£20.00 |
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BLANCH H.J. |
A Century Of Guns A Sketch Of The Leading Types Of Sporting And Military Small Arms
1909.
1st Edn,.
John Blanch And Son.
XIII 153 pages, lge 8vo, over 150 illus of guns and firearms, some occasional browning, name and address neatly written and crossed out to upper margin of title page, publishers brown cloth covers rubbing to head of spine, vg-.
[952] |
£110.00 |
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BLISS Gilbert Ames |
Mathematics For Exterior Ballistics
1944.
1st Edn..
John Wiley And Son Inc.
New York.
vii 128 pages, tables and graphs throughout, grey cloth cover, title in gree, vg in dj. Riling 2482
[19305] |
£50.00 |
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BOARD OF OFFICERS |
Report Of The Board Of Officers Constituted by General Order No. 136, Headquarters Of The Army, Adjutant-General's Office, November 24, 1890, To Select Magazine Arms For The U.S Military Service
1892.
1st Edn,.
Government Printing Office.
Washington, USA.
211 pages, XXII folding plates numbered to XXIII, No XI not present or listed Riling "this is complete", printed paper covers, chipping to front cover and spine edge lacking rear cover. Magazine tests on various arms, an effort to find one more suitable for US service. Riling 1301.
[17119] |
£120.00 |
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BOARD OF OFFICERS |
Report Of The Board Of Officers Constituted by General Order No. 136, Headquarters Of The Army, Adjutant-General's Office, November 24, 1890, To Select Magazine Arms For The U.S Military Service
1892.
1st Edn,.
Washington.
212 pages, XXII folding plates numbered to XXIII, No XI missing as Riling, Ordnance Department library stamp on title and FEP and closed page edges. Recased in the original publishers red cloth, neat repair to front edge margin of title page, even browning to text. The book details tests of various magazine arms in an effort to find one or more suitable for US service, shoulder arms tested include Lee-Speed Mannlicher, Mauser, Beather etc. Riling 1301
[12551] |
£180.00 |
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Bogdanovic, Branko |
Serbian and Yugoslav Mauser Rifles
2005.
1st English.
North Cape Publications, Inc..
Tustin California.
278 pages, illustrations from photographs drawings diagrams etc. Contents clean and tight with no inscriptions or marks. Pictorial card covers clean and tight no splits or damage. A fine copy
[23295] |
£60.00 |
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BOMBING |
Bombing Notes Irish Command Bombing School Elm Park Dublin
24/31 July 1917.
Manuscript book belonging to 2nd Lieut C.R. Jennings 2nd Reserve Reg of Cavalry Newbridge. The book recording lecture and Jennings observations relating to explosives and types of hand grenades etc The album measures 24 cm x 19 cm with a hand written title page and approximately 67 single side pages all filled and written neatly in ink in a legible hand, with 7 small diagrams. The pages Interleaved with 25 folding printed drawings showing the grenades and their components and make up all titled with descriptive captions. The pages and plates have a single faint oval stamp of "Irish Command Bombing School Dublin". The lectures 11 in all cover explosives, the types of grenades including rifle grenades, throwing, organisation of bombers, attack, Bombers in defence, Blocking Trenches, German and French Grenades. The contents clean and tight and bound in the original plain dark brown ? leather with cloth covered boards some light rubbing to head of spine. Also included are a loose Bomb -Throwing Instructor Certificate for Jennings noting he is a first class instructor dated August 1917.A similar certificate dated April 1918 certifying Jennings as an instructor of signalling. A printed card Titled "Pigeon Services" detailing the care and use of messenger pigeons. A folding pamphlet detailing the service of The Second Cavalry Division from 1914-1918. Finally Jennings Dispersal Certificate for 16 Nov 1919 it notes Jennings full name as Charles Richard Jennings born 1888 married original occupation "continental Services"? etc. The agreement of his dispersal signed by Jennings to rear.
[21593] |
£620.00 |
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Bond Lieut -Colonel H. |
Treatise On Military Small Arms And Ammunition With Theory Of The Motion Of A Rifle Bullet A Text Book For The Army
no date 1884.
HMSO.
228 pp , Interleaved with blank pages, advert end papers. Full page illustrations some coloured showing the guns, bullets, bayonets, service swords etc + folding tables and numerous text illustrations mostly from drawings. Many of the blank pages and some text pages have handwritten related notes. The top part blank margin of the title page partly cut away with ink name underneath, R.W Thsiuces ?. Old repair to the front advert page. Recased in the original binding with spine relayed, fading to the cloth. "Based in part on Lt Col Sladens "Principals of Gunnery" and an article on breech loaders by W.P. Marshall" etc. These H.M.S.O hand books seldom appear in good condition and quite scarce more so with manuscript notes. Riling 1141
[22972] |
£260.00 |
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BONOMI EGIDIO GUERINI GRAZIANO |
ARMS OF ITALY
ND Circa 1993.
1st.
Line Edizione.
Brescia, Italy.
135 + (12) pages of gun adverts, large 8vo illustrated throughout in colour from photographs. Publisher blue cloth titled in gilt to upper board. A vg copy, a book gives a clear and accurate picture of the Italian firearms Industry.
[22149] |
£35.00 |
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BOOTHROYD Geoffrey |
Boothroyd On British Shotguns
1993.
1st Edn,.
Sand Lake Press.
221 pages + index, 40 illus in b/w from photographs, at rear is a facsimile of the 1914 40 page catalogue for Webley and Scott Ltd, vg+ in dj, limited to 500 copies.
[20930] |
£25.00 |
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BOOTHROYD Geoffrey |
The Handgun
1988.
revised Edn,.
The Sportsmans Press.
566+ pages, index, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, drawings, diagrams etc. , vg+ in dj. This edition is revised with a new chapter, a very detailed history of the handgun over the ages.
[21626] |
£25.00 |
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BOOTHROYD Geoffrey |
Shotguns And Gunsmiths The Vintage Years
1986.
1st Edn,.
A & C Black.
240 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs, old advertisements etc. A fine copy in dj. An insight to the lives and skilled work of gunsmiths who helped to develop the British shotgun.
[22737] |
£25.00 |
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BOOTHROYD Geoffry and Susan |
The British Over-And-Under Shotgun
1996.
1st Edn,.
The Sportsmen''s Press.
128 pages, 4to., well-illustrated in colour and black and white from photographs line drawings etc. A fine copy in dj.
[22995] |
£35.00 |
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BOOTHROYD Geoffry and Susan |
The British Over-And-Under Shotgun
1996.
1st U.S.A Edn,.
Sand Lake Press.
Oregon.
128 pages, 4to., illus in colour and black and white from photographs, old adverts line drawings. Fine in Dj. "Frederick Beesley, Tomas Boss, Robert Churchill, William Greener, Holland & Holland, James Purdey, James Woodward and Westley Richards, the great names of British gun making, have all played a notable part in the development of fine over-and-under shotguns during the twentieth century. Geoffrey Boothroyd and his daughter, Susan Boothroyd, trace the histories of these and other celebrated British gunmakers".
[23685] |
£36.00 |
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BOUCHER John |
The Volunteer Rifleman And The Rifle, In Three Parts: Science, Practice and the Mechanical Aids
1859.
2nd greatly enlarged Edn,.
W.O. Mitchell Military Library.
xviii -183+35+38+40 pages, frontis of a rifleman, offsetting to the title page 2 folding diagrams + 2 plates, armorial bookplate to the front paste down with a ownership inscription. Publishers blue blind stamped rubbing to the base of the spine. Three separately paginated lectures: On the rise and progress of the "Minie Expansion": On the comparative merits of the rifled small arms of England, France and the United States: On the falsity of the principles on which the present service wood-plug ammunition is constructed. Riling 631.
[22836] |
£200.00 |
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BOUCHER John |
The Volunteer Rifleman And The Rifle, In Three Parts: Science, Practice and the Mechanical Aids
1859.
2nd greatly enlarged Edn,.
XVIII 183+35+38+40 pages, frontis of a rifleman, some offsetting to tile, 2 folding diagrams + 2 plates, head of spine chipped, original blue blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper boards, light rubbing to head of spine. The 3 separately paginated lectures at the end: On the rise and progress of the "Minie Expansion": On the comparative merits of the rifled small arms of England, France and the United States: On the falsity of the principles on which the present service wood-plug ammunition is constructed. Riling 631. A difficult title to find.
[14511] |
£300.00 |
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BOUCHER John |
The Volunteer Rifleman And The Rifle, In Three Parts: Science, Practice and the Mechanical Aids
1860.
3rd greatly enlarged Edn,.
XVIII 183+35+38+40 pages, frontis of a rifleman, some offsetting to tile, 2 folding diagrams + 2 plates, presentation inscription on top margin of title page to Colonel Somerset with the author's compliments, original blue blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper boards, light rubbing to head of spine. The 3 separately paginated lectures at the rear cover: On the rise and progress of the "Minie Expansion": On the comparative merits of the rifled small arms of England, France and the United States: On the falsity of the principles on which the present service wood-plug ammunition is constructed. Riling 631. A difficult title to find.
[7996] |
£320.00 |
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Boxer Captain E. M. |
Diagrams Of Guns Referred To in A Treatise On Artillery Prepared For The Use Of The Royal Millitary Academy Section 2 Part 2
2007.
Facsimile reprint of the 1853.
DP and G Military Publishing.
Doncaster.
(iv) 4to 43 folding plates from line drawings. Publishers' dark blue faux leather with gilt royal crest to the upper covers a fine copy.
[23895] |
£40.00 |
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Brandt, Jakob H. |
Die Militrpatronen Kaliber 7,62 x 51 mm NATO - ihre Entwicklung und Abarten The Military Cartridges Caliber 7,62 x 51 mm NATO - their development and variants.
nd circa 2001.
1st Edn.
Journal-Verl. Schwend.
Germany.
Unpaginated, 4to English and German text, illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. Showing the bullets head stamps with detailed descriptions. Publishers' grey cloth title to upper cover and spine printed in green, a fine copy.
[23426] |
£80.00 |
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BRANDT Jakob H., |
Manual Of Pistol And Revolver Cartridges: Revised & Expanded
1998.
new.
Journal-Verlag Schwend GMBH,.
Schwabisch Hall GMBH Germany.
706 pages, 4to English and German text illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings. Publishers pictorial laminated binding, a fine copy. The original 3 volumes now completely revised and published in one volume.
[23440] |
£200.00 |
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Brigadier A.L. Pemberton, M.C. (Compiler) |
The Development of Artillery Tactics and Equipment
1951.
The War Office.
X - 349 pages, 49 full page plates from photographs + tables and diagrams, 22 maps of which 20 are folding bound at the rear of the book. Publishers red cloth titled in black to upper cover and marked Restricted, paper label number to upper cover VG The book is one of a series of volumes compiled by authority of the Army Council the object of which is to preserve the experiences gained during the Second World War.
[23283] |
£80.00 |
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Brink E.A. |
Colt Rimfire Automatic Pistols a Collectors Guide
1984.
1st Edn.
Edward Brink.
Fairborn Ohio U.S.A.
101 pages, Landscape 4to illustrated in colour from photograph, gun breakdowns etc. Limited to 1000 numbered copies this being 968. Personal presentation inscription to front end paper signed by Edward G. Brink. Publishers dark blue faux leather with gilt title to the upper cover, a fine copy in DJ.
[23602] |
£140.00 |
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BROOKER Jr R.E. |
British Military Pistols 1603-1888
1978.
1st Edn,.
Le Magazin Royal Press.
Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
138 pages, (2), 4to, with over 150 illustrations of the guns from photographs + makers marks etc.in publishers blue faux leather binding, with gilt title and pistol vignette to the upper cover. Foxing to the title page and the last page, at some time one page has come loose from the binding and has been re inserted the front edge slightly proud from the text block, a good + copy. limited to 1000 copies. The book is dedicated to H.L Blackmore, much of the material found in the book reflects his research.
[23760] |
£70.00 |
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BROPHY William |
Marlin Firearms, A History Of The Guns And The Company That Made Them
1989.
1st Edn,.
Stackpole Books.
Harrisburg, PA, USA.
696 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout with photographs drawings old adverts gun breakdowns etc. A fine copy in DJ The book cover The History, description of Marlin firearms, details - the length, stock choke, weight, serial number, caliber, etc.
[23335] |
£65.00 |
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BROWN Nigel |
British Gunmakers: Volume 3 index, appendices & additional London, Birmingham, Regional and Scottish Records
2009.
1st.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
299, 4to., illus throughout with fine colour illustrations from photographs, map end papers show Edinburgh town plans, a fine copy. The last volume of the 3 volume set which has never been reprinted
[23893] |
£275.00 |
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BROWN Nigel |
British Gunmakers Volume One - Historical Data On The London Gun Trade In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries
2013.
reprint.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
280 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with fine colour illustrations from photographs the end papers show relevant town plans, a fine copy in vg DJ the DJ has some creasing to the spine. A comprehensive listing with a individual histories of 48 London gunmakers and related business.
[23796] |
£45.00 |
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BROWN Nigel |
British Gunmakers: Volume One London
2007.
reprint.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
280 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with fine colour illustrations from photographs the end papers show relevant town plans, a fine copy in DJ. A comprehensive listing with a individual histories of 48 London gunmakers and related business.
[23395] |
£55.00 |
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Brown Nigel |
British Gunmakers: Volume One London; Volume Two Birmingham, Scotland And The Regions; Volume Three Index, Appendices And Additional London, Birmingham, Regional And Scottish Records
2010, 2005, 2009.
Reprint, 1st, 1st..
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
280, 459, 299 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout with fine colour illustrations from photographs the end papers show relevant town plans, a fine set in DJs. An important and major reference work on the British Gunmaker giving an alphabetical list of gunmakers and related trades serial number records etc.
[23798] |
£390.00 |
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BROWN Nigel |
London Gunmakers Historical Data On The London Trade In The Nineteenth Century
1998.
1st Edn.
Christies.
280 pages, 4to., full page colour illus and b/w text drawings, map end papers, ownership name on 1/2 title. A fine copy in dj. A much superior edition than the later reprints, includes a list of all gunmakers and related trades with data, addresses and 48 business histories.
[19921] |
£65.00 |
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BROWNE Charles Orde |
Armour, And Its Attack By Artillery
1887.
1st Edn,.
Messers. Dulau & Co.
Woolwich.
VIII 140 pages, numerous text illus, 4 plates showing perforation for British, French and German Guns, publishers dark red cloth, a vg copy based on the author's lectures to the officer of the Royal Naval College of Greenwich. The greater part of the work is devoted to tracing the development of armour and the means devised for its destruction through courses of experiments, not in Riling.
[14942] |
£120.00 |
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BROWNE W H |
The Art Of Pyrotrechny; Being Comprehensive And Practical Instruction For The Manufacture Of Firework Specifically Designed For The Use Of Amateurs
Circa 1880.
The Bazar.
148 pages, 16 page catalogue (catalogue dated 1880), full page and text illus, ownership oval blind stamp to title page blank margin and page 9 lower blank margin for H Holdsworth Bradford. Publishers cloth, gilt title and firework vignette to upper cover, rubbing to edges of spine occasionally going through cloth, and corners, chipping to head and tail of spine, 1 corner chipped with loss, binding tight. Descriptions of the various processes (chemical and mechanical) employed in the art of pyrotrechny includes rockets, mortars, shells, mines etc.
[19129] |
£240.00 |
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BROWNE W H |
FIREWORK MAKING For Amateurs: Complete and Explicit Instructions in the art of Pyrotechny. Especially prepared for the use of Amateurs and Beginners.
1888.
L. Upcot Gill.
200 pages, 26 + (6) pages of adverts dated 1888 and adverts to the inner card covers. Illustrated with 203 figures mostly in the text and some full page, some spotting to the first few pages. Original pictorial front card cover and rear advert cover present, light rubbing to edges. Now bound in a recent 1/4 cloth over paper covered boards. The authors object in the present work is to give a lucid description of the various processes (chemical and mechanical) employed in the art of Pyrotechnic. Illustrated with wood engravings showing the tools apparatus required, the fireworks in situ manufacture etc.
[22923] |
£250.00 |
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BROWNING |
The Browning Automatic Rifle Illustrated
nd circa 1945.
Gale & Polden Ltd.
Aldershot.
Fold out booklet 18cm x 8.5 cm, printed on two sides when unfolded illustrated with a photograph of the gun + line drawings of components etc. Printed card covers VG copy. A guide to the gun its breakdown and assembly, firing etc.
[22072] |
£22.00 |
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BROWNING |
The Tripod Mounting For Browning Automatic Machine Rifle Model 30
nd Circa 1940.
F.N..
Liege, Belgium.
28 pages, illus from photographs, printed card covers, 2 staple puncture holes to spine margin.
[16201] |
£20.00 |
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BRUCE Gordon |
Webley And Scott Automatic Pistols
1992.
1st Edn,.
Verlag Stocker Schmid.
Zurich.
304 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from line drawings and photographs, a vg copy in dj. The history and development and manufacture, distribution, etc with excellent illus of the guns from photographs and drawings and gun branding.
[23341] |
£60.00 |
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BRUCE Gordon, REINHART Christian |
Webley Revolvers, Revised From William Chipchase Dowell's "The Webley Story"
1988.
rev Edn.
Verlag Stocker-Schmid AG, Dietikon-Zurich Zurich.
Zurich.
256 pages,4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings, a fine copy in fine dj. A major revision of Dowell's original work with new photographs and drawings. A highly respected work.
[23573] |
£170.00 |
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BRUCE Gordon, REINHART Christian |
Webley Revolvers, Revised From William Chipchase Dowell's "The Webley Story"
1988.
rev Edn.
Verlag Stocker-Schmid AG, Dietikon-Zurich Zurich.
Zurich.
256 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings, fine copy in DJ DJ has a 5 cm closed tear to outer fold of the front flap, DJ now in clear removable sleeve. A major revision of Dowell's original work with new photographs and drawings. A highly respected work.
[22216] |
£220.00 |
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BUCHELE William |
Recreating the Kentucky Rifle
1967.
2nd Edn,.
George Shumway.
USA.
83 pages, text illus, 2 folding plates loose at rear, grey cloth some slight fox marks to top corner, limited to 500 copies.
[13515] |
£30.00 |
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BURGESS Captain |
Sporting Firearms For Bush And Jungle or Hints To Intending Griffs And Colonists On The Purchase, Care, And Use Of Fire-arms, With Useful Notes On Sporting Rifles etc.,
1884.
1st Edn,.
W H Allen and Co.,.
VIII 136 pages, 44pp adverts, frontis, 6 plates of guns, bullets locks etc, a clean copy in the original green cloth, gilt title to upper board. The book describes powder, loads, bullets, suitable guns including types "advantages of express rifles in shooting moving animals", comparisons to the .450 Express and Martini Henry etc. also a chapter on pistols, the final chapter deals with shooting in India, Riling 1142, Gerrare 1019.
[2277] |
£220.00 |
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Burke, Ronnie |
Ruger Model 77 Bolt Action Rifles
1983.
1st edn.
Ron Burke Publications.
Broken Bow Oklahoma.
100 pages, 4 to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs gun breakdowns etc, showing the guns, marks, actions etc. publishers faux leather binding gilt title and rifle vignette to the upper cover, a fine copy.
[23382] |
£60.00 |
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BURRARD Gerald |
Notes On Sporting Rifles For Use In India And Elsewhere
1920.
1st Edn,.
Edward Arnold.
viii-80 pages, 20 pages of sporting adverts mostly for big game rifles and bullets line drawings to the text,. Publishers green cloth, titled in black, a vg copy. Of the first edition of Burrard's detailed work on rifles, includes chapters on Indian Big Game Shooting Generally, Rifles For Hill Shooting, Rifles For Jungle Shooting, Riling 1977 lists the 1924 2nd and not the 1st. Czech 35
[10148] |
£75.00 |
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BURRARD Maj Gerald |
The Modern Shotgun, Vol I The Gun, Vol II The Cartridge, Vol III the Gun And The Cartridge
1931, 1931, 1932.
1st Edn.
Herbert Jenkins.
252 314 523 pages, + adverts 3 volumes full page plates from photographs and text drawings tables etc throughout ownership name to front end paper of volume 1, some foxing to the contents. Publisher's blue cloth gilt titles to the spines, a very good set of the 1st edition of Burrard's monumental and important work on English shotgun and cartridges. Riling 2096
[22427] |
£130.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Identification Of Firearms And Forensic Ballistics
1934.
1st Edn,.
220 pages, advs, 40 full page plates + text illus, dark blue cloth title blind stamped to upper board, a vg copy of the difficult to find 1st edition.
[5267] |
£25.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Identification Of Firearms And Forensic Ballistics
1934.
1st Edn,.
220 pages, advs, 40 full page plates + text illus, dark blue cloth title blind stamped to upper board, a vg copy of the difficult to find 1st edition.
[13370] |
£25.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Identification Of Firearms And Forensic Ballistics
1951.
revised Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
217 pages, full page and text illus from photos and drawings, publishers green cloth, vg in poor but presentable dj. a new and revised work of the 1934 edition.
[19722] |
£20.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics
1956.
revised Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
217 pages, 41full page plates and text illustrations from photos and drawings, publishers' green cloth, vg in dj. A new and revised work of the 1934 first edition . Burrard deals with forensic ballistics in the first part of the book followed by identification of individual firearms fired bullets and cartridges "set out clearly and concisely in a language which no reader can fail to understand".
[23211] |
£28.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
In The Gunroom
nd circa 1930.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
125 pages, publishers green cloth, titles in black, vg. Burrard answers some questions put to him relating to guns over 10 years.
[19728] |
£20.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Modern Shotgun, The Gun, the Cartridge, the Gun And The Cartridge
1931, 1931, 1932.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
3 Vols, 252 314 523 pages, full page and text illus, occasional spotting to contents, publisher's blue cloth bright and clean. Each volume has a personal inscription signed and dated by Burrard to F.W.Jones for his help. The printed dedication in Vol I is to F.W.Jones, in the preface of each volume Burrard thanks Jones for his help with the manuscript for the books. Vol II On The Cartridge Jones contributed Appendix V an analysis of the internal ballistics of a shotgun. On leaving college Jones joined Colonel Schutze's factory and helped in the development of smokeless shotgun powder later becoming manger of the factory. Jones was an expert on ballistics and small arms. Each volume also has on the FEP, 1/2 title blank and title blank the small ownership stamp of H.J.Woodend, Herbie Woodend MBE was the custodian of the Ministry of Defence Pattern Room Museum and firearms expert. The 1st edition of Burrard's important work on English shotgun and cartridges with an excellent association. Riling 2096
[18538] |
£350.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
The Modern Shotgun: The Gun, The Cartridge, The Gun And The Cartridge
1951, 1955, 1952.
rep of the revised Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
3 Vols, 242, 327, 512 pages, advs, full page + text illus, vg in publishers blue cloth, Vol II in slightly darker cloth, o/w vg in worn but presentable djs, now in removable clean sleeves. The classic work on the British Shotgun
[21445] |
£80.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
Notes On Sporting Rifles
1925.
2nd revised.
Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd.
96pp., Errata slip, line drawings to the text, ownership names to front paste down, booksellers stamp "English Book Depot Ferozepore" (India). Publishers green cloth, titled in black, a vg copy. Of an early edition of Burrard's first published 1920 detailed work on rifles, includes chapters on Indian Big Game Shooting, Rifles For Hill Shooting, Rifles For Jungle Shooting, Riling 1977.
[23865] |
£45.00 |
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BURRARD Major Gerald |
Notes On Sporting Rifles
1958.
rep of the 4th revised and enlarged Edn,.
Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd.
xii 183 pages, advs, originally published in 1920 for sportsmen in India, contains much on the big game rifle etc. this edition includes the Hodstock ballistic tables recomputed by O.Western, publishers green cloth, title in silver,vg in dj, couple of closed tears to dj, dj now in removable sleeve.
[22139] |
£40.00 |
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BURRARD Major Sir Gerald |
The Modern Shotgun, The Gun, The Cartridge, The Gun And The Cartridge
1963.
reprint.
3 Vols, 242 327 XIII 512 pages, advert illus, pasted to rear EP on Vol II colour illus of a pair of side by side guns. a vg set, Volume I and II in worn dj's.
[19541] |
£70.00 |
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BUSK Hans |
The Rifle And How To Use It, Comprising A Description Of That Valuable Weapon In All Its Varieties And An Account Of Its Origin
1859.
5th considerably enlarged and improved Edn,.
Routledge Warnes and Routledge.
225 ?(1) pages, 6pp adverts, 12mo., engraved frontis + text illustrations and diagrams, armorial bookplate to the front paste down. Publisher's 1/4 black leather over pebbled red cloth, head and tail of the spine chipped. A popular work with particular attention to Whitworth and his products, rarely found in VG condition Riling 693
[22835] |
£50.00 |
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BUSK Hans |
The Rifle And How To Use It, Comprising A Description Of That Valuable Weapon In All Its Varieties And An Account Of Its Origin
1860.
7th considerably enlarged and improved Edn.
Routledge Warnes and Routledge.
225 pages, 12mo., engraved frontis + text illus and diagrams, even browning to contents armorial bookplate to front paste down. Publisher's 1/4 black leather, cloth sides, head of the spine chipped, the cloth covered boards stained a G+ copy. A popular work with particular attention to Whitworth and his products. Riling 693
[22794] |
£35.00 |
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BUSK Hans |
The Rifleman's Manual, Or Rifles And How To Use Them
1858.
2nd Edn,.
129 pages, illus, advs, foxing to title page, some age browning to contents, 2 ownership inscription on FEP one being contemporary for Captain Hopkins Sherwood Forester 1858, rear end paper tear to inner bottom edge with numerous pencil notes relating to guns, original cloth, gilt target vignette to upper board repeated in blind stamp to rear cloth, showing wear to head and tail of spine.
[7990] |
£125.00 |
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BUTLER David F. |
Winchester '73 '76, The First Repeating Centerfire Rifles
1970.
1st Edn,.
Winchester Press.
USA.
95 pages, Colour frontis b/w illus throughout from photographs drawings gun breakdowns bullets old prints etc.VG in rubbed DJ. The full story of these guns and there radically new ammunition.
[22316] |
£25.00 |
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By Authority Adjutant General''s Office, Horse Guards |
Instructions for the Carbine and Pistol Exercises for the Cavalry
nd circa 1819.
1st.
William Clowes London.
(viii) 60 pages, In 3 parts Carbine Exercises on foot, Carbine Exercises on horseback, The Pistol Exercise, then Lance Exercise, some spotting to the contents in places. Bound in a plain blue cloth, Henk Vissers copy with his bookplate. ?45
[23745] |
£45.00 |
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