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Book Details
| Author: |
A CORPORAL OF RIFLEMEN - CAPTAIN HENRY BEAUFOY |
| Title: |
Scloppetaria Or Considerations On The Nature And Use Of Rifled Barrell Guns |
| Price: |
£680.00 |
| Year: |
1808 |
| Edition: |
1st Edn. |
| City of Publication: |
T E Gerton. |
| Pages: |
XXIV 251 + 6 pages. |
| Summary: |
errata, engraved frontis of rifleman shooting, 9 other plates and 3 target plates, some foxing to plates, bound in contemporary 1/2 black calf. the author gives details of the advantages of the rifled barrell, theory of spiral motion powder, construction of the rifle, the lock sights, the bullet etc., A scarce and important title in the development of rifles. Riling 350. |
| Ref: |
14603 |
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