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LABBETT P. |
British Small Arms 1864-1938 (Other Than .303 Inch Calibre)
1993.
1st Edn,.
the author.
352 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings. Publishers green faux leather binding, gilt title to the upper cover, fine in dj. Breechloading arms and the ammunition used over the period 1864 to 1938, black powder and smokeless loaded including experimental ammunition described in full detail.
[23372] |
£180.00 |
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LABBETT P. |
Military Small Arms Ammunition Of The World 1945 - 1980
1980.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
128 pages, small 4to., well illus from photographs and drawings etc. with life size cartridges, profiles and headstamps and packaging labels, vg+ in dj.
[19311] |
£40.00 |
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LABBETT P. & MEAD P.J.F. |
The 7.62mm X 39 Cartridge Communist
1983.
the authors.
22 pages, 4to illustrated with line drawings of the bullets and head stamps Printed blue card covers staple bound vg. The development between 1970 and 1980
[22592] |
£25.00 |
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LABBETT P & Mead P.J.F. |
The 7.62mm X 39 Cartridge Communist
1983.
1st Edn.
the authors.
22 pages, 4to illustrated with line drawings of the bullets and head stamps Printed blue card covers staple bound vg. The development between 1970 and 1980
[22595] |
£25.00 |
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LAIDLER Peter, HOWROYD David |
The Guns Of Dagenham, Lanchester - Patchetyt - Sterling
1995.
1st Edn,.
Collectors Grade Publications.
Cobourg, Onatario, Canada.
310 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns, pictorial coloured end papers. Publishers blue faux leather binding a fine copy in DJ, an in depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham Essex from 1940 till its closure in 1989
[23225] |
£220.00 |
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LAKING Sir Guy Francis |
The Collection Of Arms And Armour And Objects Of The Late Sir Guy Francis Laking Bart, Sales Catalogue
April 19 1920.
Christies.
67 pages, 14 full page illus from photographs, neatly written in ink by each lot the price realised, original paper covered boards, title in black to upper board, recent matching spine a vg clean copy. Laking was keeper of the King's Armory, The Wallace Collection and keeper of the London Museum.
[20226] |
£180.00 |
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LANCASTER Charles |
Illustrated Treatise on the Art of Shooting
1892.
4th Edn,.
Charles Lancaster.
iv + 2 + 243 pages, includes advert for Lancaster + 22 pages of adverts for related sporting items with advert end papers. Frontis + 50 full page illustrations from drawings+ diagrams 2 in colour of aiming, 2 colour plate for Charles Lancaster body action hammerless ejector gun and text illustrations. Contemporary ownership name in ink to verso of the frontis just showing through to the blank margin of the frontis. Publishers orange cloth, title in black to upper board, A concise instructions with detailed drawings on how to shoot street , the guns, shot, velocity etc. An early edition of a much reprinted work. Chute 379
[23131] |
£35.00 |
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Landers Rick |
Grenade: British and Commonwealth Hand and Rifle Grenades
2001.
1st Edn.
Landers Publishing.
Australia.
vi 294 pages, 4to., illustrations throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings diagrams breakdowns etc. Pictorial endpapers, publishers pictorial laminated covers in DJ, a fine copy. Examines all grenades in British and Commonwealth service between 1900 and 1970. Developmental information and full technical details are given together with photographs and sectional drawings of all marks and variations of the numerous grenades introduced. Includes grenade launchers, cartridges, fuses and striker mechanisms.
[23446] |
£220.00 |
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LANDIS C.S. |
Hunting With The Twenty-Two
1950.
1st Edn,.
Georgetown USA.
429 pages, illus, vg in dj, dj rubbed at head of spine.
[2575] |
£48.00 |
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LANDIS C.S. |
Woodchucks And Woodchuck Rifles
1951.
1st Edn,.
New York.
401 pages, illus, VG in dj.
[8043] |
£50.00 |
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Lapin Terence w. |
Mauser Military Rifle Markings
2001.
revised 2nd.
Hyrax Publishers, LLC.
Arlington U.S.A.
167 pages, Illustrated with line drawings of the marks. Printed pictorial card covers VG. Revised with new material including German markings.
[23571] |
£35.00 |
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LATHAM John Wilkinson |
British Military Bayonets From 1700 To 1945
1967.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson & Co.
x 94 pages, large 8vo. Coloured frontis and 33 plates in b/w from photographs showing the bayonets + text drawings armorers marks etc. VG. 119 bayonet types illustrated and identified and catalogued.
[23174] |
£26.00 |
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LATHAM John Wilkinson |
British Military Bayonets From 1700 To 1945
1967.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson & Co.
x 94 pages, large 8vo. Coloured frontis and 33 plates in b/w from photographs showing the bayonets + text drawings armorers marks etc. VG in dj, dj has old tape repair to part top front edge, some light rubbing to top edge. 119 bayonet types illustrated and identified and catalogued.
[22583] |
£30.00 |
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LAVIN James D. |
A History Of Spanish Firearms
1965.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins Ltd.
304 pages, 121 illustrations from photographs, drawings, gun makers marks, armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Publishers red cloth, gilt vignette of a gun lock to the upper board, vg in dj. A well-researched book includes a list of Spanish gunmakers.
[22772] |
£30.00 |
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LAW Richard D. |
Backbone Of The Wehrmacht, The German K98k Rifle, 1934 - 1945
No date circa 2006.
revised Edn,.
Collectors Grade.
Coburg, Onatario, Canada.
365 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with b/w photographs line, drawings, breakdowns etc. Pictorial coloured end papers showing the gunsPublishers maroon faux leather binding. A fine copy in DJ, a much-updated work excellent photographs showing codes marks etc.
[23562] |
£120.00 |
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LAW Richard L. |
Sniper Variations Of The German K98k Rifle
2002.
2nd Edn.
Collectors Grade Publication.
Ontario, Canada.
222 pages, 4to. Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial coloured end papers. Bound in the publisher's maroon faux leather a fine copy in dj. Vol II in "The Backbone Of The Wehrmacht "
[23342] |
£55.00 |
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LEE Kenneth Fuller |
Big Game Hunting And Marksmanship
n/d circa 1944.
rep Edn,.
Plantersville U.S.A.
217 pages, advs, illus, vg in dj. A manual on the rifle, marksmanship and methods best used for hunting big game on the eastern United States.
[7373] |
£60.00 |
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LEECH Arthur |
Irish Riflemen in America
1875.
1st Edn,.
Edward Stanford.
vii 216 pages, frontis, 5b/w plates + 6 colour plates of medals + large folding map. 3 pages of text have been professionally repaired to margins where badly opened, presentation inscription to front past down to Sir John Arnott signed by Leech, publishers maroon cloth, gilt crest to upper board, some discoloration to front and rear cover. Includes the origin of rifle shooting in Ireland, the origin of the international shooting match etc. also covered is a party going on a hunting expedition to Chetopa. Riling 984
[20033] |
£220.00 |
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LEGGE Captain R.F. |
Mainly about Shooting, A Series Of Lectures To Regulars, Volunteers And Members Of Civilian Rifle Clubs
nd 1904.
1st Edn,.
Gale & Polden.
Aldershot.
(8) 71 pages, 14 pages of adverts, full page and text illus from drawings etc, pictorial cover with title and scene showing riflemen firing through rocks printed in black, vg. A series of 4 lectures mainly about shooting, history of the rifle, firing exercises, fire discipline with an introduction by General Sir Alfred Turner. Riling 1589
[19741] |
£60.00 |
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LENK Torsten |
The Flintlock: Its Origin And Development
1965.
reprint.
Bramhall House.
New York.
xii 188 pages, 4to., 134 full page illustrations using photographs drawings etc. Armorial bookplate to front paste down vg in dj. This book was first published in Sweden in 1939, the English translations revised and corrected by Dr Lenk and edited by J.F. Hayward. An exhaustive work on the construction, form and decoration of the flintlock.
[22764] |
£30.00 |
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LENZ Ellis Christian |
Muzzle Flashes, Five Centuries Of Firearms And Men
circa 1949.
2nd printing Edn,.
Huntingdon, West Virginia, U.S.A..
XVI, 823 pages, illus throughout, original black cloth, gilt title and decoration to upper board, a fine bright copy in similar dj. The history of firearms, notes on makers, target work, gunsmithing etc. Riling 2492
[13114] |
£36.00 |
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LEWIS Berkeley R |
Small Arms And Ammunition In The United States Service 1776-1865
1968.
reprint.
Smithsonian Institute.
washington.
viii 338 pages, 52 plates from text drawings, photographs, drawings etc., some foxing, front end papers not present, no sign of removable, bookplate to front paste down, vg in dj, dj has light rubbing to edges. A vg well researched title
[19310] |
£25.00 |
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LINDSAY Merrill |
The New England Gun the First Two Hundred Years
1975.
1st Edn,.
New Haven Colony Historical Society.
New Haven, USA.
187+ pages, 4to., illus from photographs, pictorial card covers, vg. Includes a list of New England gunmakers.
[15140] |
£20.00 |
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LISTER Ronald |
Antique Firearms Their Care, Repair & Restoration
1963.
1st Edn.
Herbert Jenkins.
220 pages, 48 plates + line drawings, vg in dj, chipping to the head of spine of the dj. The book deals with the stripping down and cleaning of guns including problems with rust, stubborn screws, and missing parts.
[22738] |
£20.00 |
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LISTER Ronald |
Antique Firearms Their Care, Repair & Restoration
1963.
1st Edn.
Herbert Jenkins.
220 pages, illus with photographs and text drawings, vg in dj. Stripping down, cleaning and re-assembling early firearms.
[20893] |
£25.00 |
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LOGAN Herschel |
The Pictorial History Of The Under Hammer Gun
nd circa 1965.
1st thus.
Castle Books.
New York.
249 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings, 4to, vg in dj, dj chipped along the top edge now in a clear removable sleeve.
[22870] |
£25.00 |
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LOGAN Herschel C. |
Cartridges A Pictorial gidest of Small Arms Ammunition
nd 1959.
rep Edn,.
J.M.I..
Harrisburg USA.
204 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated from drawings by the author. A very good copy in DJ, limited to 1000 numbered copies,
[22862] |
£25.00 |
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LONG Duncan |
Combat Ammunition Everything You Need To Know
1986.
1st Edn,.
Boulder, USA.
121+ pages, 4to., illus, loose errata sheet, vg in dj.
[13289] |
£20.00 |
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LONG, Duncan |
Powerhouse Pistols: The Colt 1911 and Browning Hi Power Sourcebook
1990.
Paladin Press.
Boulder.
vii -142, 4to, illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings showing the guns. Bound in the publisher's pictorial card covers.
[22022] |
£20.00 |
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LONGSTAFF Major F.V., ATTERIDGE A.Hillard |
The Book Of The Machine Gun
1917.
Hugh Rees, Ltd.
xiv ? 317 pages, frontis + 3 portrait plates and84 pages of plates at end some folding from photographs and line drawings. Armorial bookplate to the front paste down. Publishers red cloth with gilt motif to upper board even fading to the cloth couple of small scratch marks to the cloth. The evolution of the machine gun written during WWI, that covers both devices and tactics, with a focus on its use in 19th century in WW1. Riling 1836
[22837] |
£120.00 |
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LUBBE, Klaus |
Deutsche Uniformen und Seitengewehre - German Uniforms and Bayonets, 1841-1945
1999.
1st Edn.
Niemann, Germany.
161pp, 4to illustrated from photographs with"676 pictures of soldiers with bayonets" English and German text. Publishers pictorial binding a fine copy. A survey of uniforms, weapons, and bayonets of the German Army between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, with an emphasis on the World War I period
[23189] |
£30.00 |
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LUGS Jaroslav |
Firearms Past And Present, a Complete Review Of Firearms Systems And Their Histories
1973.
1st English Edn,.
Grenville, London.
2 Vols, 716, 417 pages, illus, vg in slipcase, slipcase rubbed on corners.
[15848] |
£45.00 |
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LYMAN |
Rifle And Shot Gun Sights. Rifles Of All Makes
1902.
Middlefield, Connecticut, USA.
96 pages, 12mo., 13.5 x 8.5cm, text illus throughout, pictorial printed card covers, light dust soiling to contents and corners. The first 65 pages cover the sights with instructions for use and fitting + various testimonials, page 66 to 87 is a catalogue with prices for various combination of Lyman sights follows by an index and general catalogue.
[16307] |
£120.00 |
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