Book VG Cond, Dustjacket has small tear

Second hand, good cond, corners bumped

Ex Library Book
Bumped on Corners
Good Condition

This is an invaluable guide to the personal weapons that helped decide the nature of warfare in the current century. Starting with a brief look at the technical aspects that paved the way for modern small arms, the book concentrates on the development & nature of weapon types such as the rifle, machine gun, sub-machine gun, & pistols that form the bulk of the personal weapons used throughout the 20th century. This detailed guide will appeal to the military specialist & the 'buff'. Includes tables of the main weapons together with their primary data.

Secondhand G Cond.
A fully comprehensive and illustrated reference work including every major type of weapon used by every army in the world during the Second World War .

Secondhand, softcover, with small crease and scuffing.
The identification of all of the models of the Ross rifle that were made from 1897 until the end of World War I are presented including details on the manufacture and development of this extremely accurate sporting and military rifle.

This is a 48 page book that features some Islamic swords, guns and daggers from the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Secondhand, Tattered dustjacket, else Good Cond.
Traces the story of the American shotgun: the matchlocks, flintlocks, early percussion guns and breech-loaders, and on to the famous makers - Sharps, Maynard, Parker, Remington, Winchester, Ithaca, A. H. Fox, L. C. Smith and others.

Slight scuffing to covers else G Cond.
This comprehensive manual identifies and inspects practically every gun made - both modern and antique; what to look for when trading and collecting shotguns, centerfire and rimfire rifles, handguns and the growing branch of black powder arms; how to make sound investments; firearms safety as well as the most effective security measures for your collection. Gun dealers should be especially pleased with the contents of this book, as the data within can mean the difference, literally, between making a profit and filing for bankruptcy. How to Buy and Sell Used Guns is designed to help all buyers and sellers of used guns - potential ones and present ones - approach the practice more intelligently and profitably, enabling them to enjoy the practice as well as the end product more fully.

Robin Marshall-Ball gives a very readable account of the modern shotgun and its use, beginning with a brief history of the species, a chapter each on the shotgun's parts, the double-barrelled shotgun, repeaters and single shots. Game shooting in Britain, Europe and North America receive a chapter each, taking the reader through such things as huge bags of Spanish partridge and goose shooting with 8 bores, and a lot more besides. Chapters include:- Evolution of the modern shotgun; Lock, stock and barrel - shotgun shooting jargon; The double barrel shotgun; Repeating and automatic-loading shotguns; Single-shot shotguns; Shooting in Britain; Shooting in Europe; North American shotgunning.

Catalogue of Arms and the Outdoors. Shotguns - Rifles - Pistols - Airguns - Ammunition - Knives - Swords - Tents - Musical Instruments - Binoculars - Uniforms - Tools. Every Page in four Languages.

Second hand.
Dustcover with slight tears and edge damage
V G Cond
A comprehensive reference work of military and civil firearms, a complete history of hand and shoulder weapons, the great military and sporting guns, and an alphabetical directory of 750 makes and makers. Technical Glossary and charts and approximately 500 reference illustrations. 320 pages.

Secondhand GC

The history of machine tools from prehistoric times to modern wartime, hard cover, many color photographs and black and white.

From the early 1850s until the late 1860s, many thousands of revolvers were stored in the Tower of London. In 1851 Samuel Colt came to study its collections, the pieces he saw and wrote about, along with many other examples, are illustrated in this booklet.

Mylar covered G Cond.
Basic guide to repair and maintenance of guns. It is written for the average firearms owner, the hunter, plinker, farmer, target shooter, who finds it more and more difficult to get a gunsmith to handle minor repairs and adjustments.

Small tears to dustjacket, else G Cond.
The history of mechanically-rotated revolving cylinder firearms, in England, on the Continent, and in the United States of America, from their inception up to the present day. Naturally it deals primarily with handguns or "revolvers" but the book also recognizes and describes other types of firearms which use this ammunition-feed system.

Book Cond Excellent. Considerable scuffing to dust jacket and small tears.

Second hand, GC, smudging to cover and slight bumping to corners.
Softcover.

The classic work on rifle accuracy by the shooting Editor of Field & Stream magazine for 24 years.

G Cond, some scuffing to spine
some scuffing to spine and edgesCompiled from articles in the Amaerican Rifleman of various dates in the 1960s 1950s. 336 pages illustrated with numerous b&w photographs and diagrams.

Usual aging discolouration to pages and dustcover because of the acid free paper used.binding tight, smalltear to dustjacket else G Cond.
"One hundred questions concerning shotguns answered by one of the greatest living gun experts. A unique and necessary little book to every man who handles shotguns or rifles, for it gives information that is not obtainable elsewhere." "It is now more than twenty years since the first appearance of this littlebook. .As the years have passed, I have found that some problems seemed to become out of date, while others have been repeated again and again and seem never to lose their attraction or interest. But there have also been new difficulties and possible misunderstandings which must almost inevitably accompany any new departures in fire arms and ammunition .In this new Edition I have, therefore, tried to bring the subjects included up to date, while at the same time retaining those which by constant repetition have been proved to be of more than individual or passing interest, and thus increasing the total number of Questions and Answers considerably."

Secondhand. some grubbiness to cloth cover. G Cond.
Yankee Arms Maker. The Incredible Career of Samuel Colt.
Book Ownership inside front cover.

G Cond, No Dustjacket.
Analysis of pistols and revolvers from 26 countries. The most significant of the military or official government handguns as well as those for commercial and target shooting.

Examines the centerfire handguns manufactured by American companies and discusses the accessories, maintenance, and handling of centerfire pistols and revolvers

Practical information of value to collectors including a list of British and American gunsmiths.

The Saturday night special : and other guns with which Americans won the West, protected bootleg franchises, slew wildlife, robbed countless banks, ... with the debate over continuing

Essentiallly a manual for identification and evaluation of the types and models. A history of the development of American cartridge handguns.

Loose front fly else VG Cond

From the dust jacket: "For anyone wanting to research the historical value of a privately owned antique, this book has all the answers: model numbers, manufacturers, exact locations of origin are all here. Over 1,000 photographs and line drawings make it easy to pick out model numbers and match your weapon to a reproduction of classic models in this complete guide. " ; 704 pages.

Book condition VG.
This book includes lots of detail on the various handguns it covers in handy encyclopedic form. Each is illustrated with basic data given, plus break-down procedures.