 |
W. J. George Gunmaker The Armouries |
The Special Continental Gun Most Extraordinary Value for The Money
nd circa 1910.
W J George Gunmaker.
Dover.
Single advert 22 cm x 19 cm printed on one side. Showing the gun illustrated and specification below.
[23163] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
W. Jeffery & Co Ltd |
Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" Cartridge
nd circa 1950.
W. Jeffery & Co Ltd.
Promotionalfolding card order sheet 20cm x 9.5cm folded, unfolded 28.5cm x 20cm. Printed in red and balck, one side devoted to the Jeffereys "Sharpshooter" cartridge. The reverse alternative Jeffery cartridges in Ley branded cases, company order card etc.
[23086] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
W W GREENER |
The Greener Empire Gun
Circa 1920.
7+ pages, booklet, illus of the gun and parts, card covers printed in red and green.
[20957] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
W W GREENER |
W.W.Greeners Sporting Guns And Accessories Catalogue No 51
Circa 1926.
Birmingham.
64 pages, illus throughout, green pictorial card covers showing sportsman and loader at a grouse butt, some light dust soiling. Notes on the guns, loads, mechanisms etc., the gun with testimonials including "combined punt and shoulder gun", cartridge + related equipment, a section on Greener knives, gun cases etc.
[20955] |
£95.00 |
|
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WALLACK L.R. |
American Shotgun Design And Performance
1977.
1st Edn,.
New York.
184 pages, illus, 4to. vg in dj.
[6506] |
£22.00 |
|
 |
WALSH J.H. ("Stonehenge") |
The Modern Sportsman's Gun And Rifle, Including Game And Wildfowl Guns, Sporting And Match Rifles, And Revolvers 2 volumes
1882,1884.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
xvi 504, xvi-584 pages, each volume with numerous related adverts some with illustrations. Frontis to each volume, illustrated throughout with full page plates including folding plates, and numerous text illustrations including line drawings, targets, guns, gun parts, bullets etc. Bound in the publishers matching dark green cloth, gilt title within ruled borders to upper covers some light rubbing to head and tail of the spines. A vg clean set so often found in a poor condition. Volume 2 appeared 2 years after Volume 1. A major work on the subject, Walsh was editor of The Field for 25 years, he details all aspects of construction, powder, ammunition etc in detail. "The most detailed and up to date description of the guns used for sporting since Greeners Gunnery in 1858". Chute 654, Riling 1114
[23483] |
£250.00 |
|
 |
WALTER John |
Central Powers Small Arms of World War One
1999.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Ramsbury.
208 pages, Large 8vo illustrated throughout from photographs diagrams maps etc. A fine copy in DJ. A detailed study covering all weapons from pistols to heavy machine guns.
[22279] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WALTER John |
The German Bayonet, A Comprehensive Illustrated History Of Regulation Patterns 1871-1945
1976.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
128 pages, small 4to., illuys in b/w from photograph and line drawig, makers marks etc, vg in dj. A detailed and well illustrated book on the subject.
[22576] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
WALTER John |
The German Rifle A Comprehensive Illustrated History Of The Standard Bolt-Action Designs, 1871 - 1945
1979.
1st English Edn,.
Arms and Armour.
160 pages, illus., from photographs and line-drawings, lge 8vo, vg in dj.
[22109] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
Walter John |
Guns Of The Gurkhas The Lost Arsenal: Pistols, Rifles and Machine-Guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816-1945
2005.
1st Edn.
Tharston Press.
Godstone.
128 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in colour from photographs, publishers pictorial laminated cover, fine. A comprehensive coverage of the military equipment of Nepal from the early 19th Century to after the second world war.
[22748] |
£80.00 |
|
|
WALTER John |
Luger, An Illustrated History Of The Handguns Of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger 1875 to the present day
1977.
1st English Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
256 pages, numerous b/w illus showing the guns etc from photographs + drawings, inscription to FEP, 4to, vg in dj.
[22100] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WALTER John |
Luger, An Illustrated History Of The Handguns Of Hugo Borchardt and Georg Luger 1875 to the present day
1977.
1st English Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
256 pages, numerous b/w illus showing the guns etc from photographs + drawings, 4to, vg in dj.
[18518] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
WALTER John |
The Luger book The Encyclopedia Of The Borchardt And Borchardt-Luger Handguns 1885 - 1985
1986.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
287 pages, 4to illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings, gun breakdown's armourers' marks maps etc. VG in DJ. A classic work on the pistol.
[23564] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
Walter, John editor |
Guns of the First World War: Rifles, Handguns and Ammunitions from the text Book of Small Arms, 1909
1988.
1st thus.
Greenhill Books.
xii 295, 65 full page plates and drawings in the text. A fine copy in DJ. A facsimile reprint of the Text Book Of Small Arms 1909, with an introduction and bibliography by John Walter.
[23230] |
£22.00 |
|
 |
WALTHER |
Selbstlade-Pistole P38 Kaliber 9mm Parabellum
nd 1960.
21 pages, landscape 8vo., illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings showing the guns, gun breakdown etc., printed paper covers, some creasing to cover, text in German.
[20045] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
WAR DEPARTMENT |
Description And Rules For The Management Of The United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model Of 1917
1918.
revised Edn,.
Washington War Publications.
USA.
80 pages, full page and text illus + 3 folding plates, browning to title pages, small brown stain? to top margin on first 36 pages 1" x 1/4", bound in recent green buckram, gilt title to upper board.
[5406] |
£25.00 |
|
|
WAR DEPARTMENT |
Description And Rules For The Management Of The United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model of 1917.
May 1918.
revised Edn,.
Washington USA.
80 pages, 2 large folding plates and full page and text illus of the gun compartments, original printed paper covers. Riling 1846 notes the earlier 1918 edition of January with 62 pages
[13509] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
WAR DEPTARTMENT |
Shotguns All Types
.
Washington USA.
illus throughout in b/w from photographs, publishers printed card covers, vg. The repeating shotgun, Winchester, Remington, Ithala, savage assembly, operation, cleaning, use etc.
[21382] |
£25.00 |
|
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WAR OFFICE |
Infantry Training Volume 1, Infantry Platoon Weapons pamphlet No. 6, The Light Machine Gun (all Arms 1948)
1948.
70 pages, illus, card covers, 3 punch holes to spine edge.
[12085] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
WARD Donovan M. |
The Other Battle, Being a History Of The Birmingham Small Arms Co. Ltd., With Special Referance To The War Achievments Of BSA Guns Ltd. BSA Cycles Lts., And Three Other Subsidiary Companies Directly Administered From the Head Office Of The Parent Company At Small Heath Birmingham
1946.
1st edn.
Ben Johnson And Co, York.
179 pages, Illustrated in colour and b/w 2 are folding. Publishers' blue cloth with title in red with crossed guns vignette to upper board and spine.
[23324] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
WARLOW T.A. |
Firearms, The Law And Forensic Ballistics
1996.
1st Edn.
Taylor and Francis.
XIV 298 pages, b/w illus from photographs + proof marks, pictorial laminated covers, fine copy. Includes a history of firearms, mechanism and design, ballistics, cartridge loadings, proof marks and proof of firearms etc., An important and well researched book.
[18947] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
WASHER Richard |
The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket Knife Makers, 1825 - 1925
1974.
1st Edn,.
T A Vinall.
Nottingham.
v 144 pages, illus in throughout in b/w from photographs + makers marks, signed and dated at the bottom of preface page by Richard Washer, vg in worn but presentable dj. An essential book for the collector of Sheffield knives particularly the Bowie knife.
[23101] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
WATTS John, WHITE, Peter |
The Bayonet Book
1975.
1st Edn,.
The authors.
504 pages, 4to., 1052 b/w illustrations of the bayonets from photographs, with details of sizes etc. Publishers red cloth, gilt title, bayonet vignette to spine in dj. dj shows some loss to the head of the spine rubbing to edges and corners now in removable clear sleeve. A vg copy of a detailed guide to the bayonets past and present used by the major countries of the world. A major reference book on the subject.
[22582] |
£270.00 |
|
 |
WEBLEY & SCOTT LIMITED |
Automatic Pistol 8 Shot MP Model
..
. Edn,.
1 pages, 38cm x 51cm, large single folio printed advertising sheet. 1st side shows title with large illus of the gun and notes of police force who use it beneath a column description of the pistol and its advantages in English and 5 other languages. to rear to edge illustration of stripping and assembling, with text column for directions for use and assembly repeated in 5 different languages. To the lower 1/2 illustrations of components with text description of component parts also in 5 different languages. A rare ephemeral item of which few could survive due to size and the paper.
[18535] |
£65.00 |
|
 |
Webster |
Catalogue of Sporting Guns, Fishing Tackle And Accessories
.
Newington Causeway, London.
landscape 8vo., illus throughout, printed orange card covers, title in black and shotgun to upper flap, light dust soiling. the first 50 pages list the guns and cartridges, field sports requisites etc., blank sheets for notes, includes shotguns, rifles, pistols, a good section on air weapons. the remaining pages cover fishing and other sports.
[21223] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
WEBSTER Donald B. |
Military Bolt Action Rifles 1841-1918
1993.
1st Edn,.
Museum Restoration Services.
Alexandria Bay, USA.
142 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings showing the guns bullets etc, a fine copy in dj. A comprehensive identification guide with the guns illustrated with a bibliographical guide.
[23373] |
£40.00 |
|
|
Webster, Donald B , Jr |
Suicide Specials
1958.
Stackpole.
Harrisburg PA..
192 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs drawings, old adverts etc. VG in DJ the DJ faded along the spine.
[23353] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WERLING Tim |
Jim Corbett Master Of The Jungle
1998.
1st Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach California.
xvi 244 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings + maps, as new in dj. A biography of Corbett, his family, hunting experiences etc.
[21714] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WESLEY L. |
Air Guns and Air Pistols
1955.
1st Edn,.
Cassell.
XIII 178 pages, 16 pages of half tone illus, vg in dj, cover the gun, care and repair, history and development, the 1st edition of a much reprinted title.
[19725] |
£24.00 |
|
 |
WESLEY L. |
Air Guns and Air Pistols
1965.
revised and enlarged Edn,.
Cassell.
210 pages, full page plates showing numerous guns and requisites etc. Publishers black cloth titled in silver vg+ in dj pencil notes ton inner blank flap on ballistics ?. Wesley's classic title often revised and updated.
[23209] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
Wesson, Douglas B. |
Bullet Holes A Record of Records
No date circa 1980.
Facsimile reprint.
USA.
79 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings. Green cloth gilt title an revolver vignette in black to upper cover a fine copy. No indication to publishers or date, an excellent facsimile of the 1915 edition published by Smith & Wesson., A history of the development of the Smith & Wesson firearm.
[23429] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
West, Bill |
Browning Arms & History (West arms library)
1972.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
350 + pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Personal presentation inscription from West to inner blank. Publishers black faux leather binding gilt title to upper cover, a fine copy.
[23390] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
West, Bill |
Marlin and Ballard Firearms & History
1968.
1st.
the author.
USA.
Unpaginated , llustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Publishers blue faux leather binding gilt title to upper cover, a fine copy.
[23383] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
West, Bill |
Remington arms & history
1970.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
Unpaginated, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Publishers green faux leather binding, gilt title to upper cover. Stamp to rear inner blank "From Bill West 536 E. Ada Ave. Glendora . C.A. 9174", a fine copy.
[23389] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
West, Bill |
Remington arms & history
1970.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
Unpaginatedm, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Publishers green faux leather binding, gilt title to upper cover, a fine copy.
[23393] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
WEST, Bill |
Winchester For Over A Century Volume The Winchesters I Have Owned Or Have Come To My Attention Complete Reference 1848 ? 1945 All Models Volume 1 Know Your Winchesters
1964.
1st Edn.
the author.
100 + pages, Full page b/w illustrations from photographs of the guns. The last page an advert for volumes 1 to 4, ink cross out to 1 word with" encyclopedia" written in the margin. Publisher red simulated leather binding with title in gilt to upper cover with gun vignettes. A vg copy of the first in the series.
[22229] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
Western |
Western Has Made The .22 A More Powerful Cartridge SUPER -X Long Range .22s
No date circa 1920.
Western.
USA.
Promotional folding advert sheet when folder 16 cm x 9 cm when unfolded 33 cm x 16 cm. Printed in colour on both sides inner sheet shows the bullet with details of the cartridge, specification, performance etc. The upper side in 3 sections Double action powder the bullet. Shock Tests, upper flap when folded the bullet on a yellow background with surrounding text. A very good example.
[23083] |
£25.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARD |
Westley Rishards Guns And Rifles A Century Of Gun And Rifle Manufacture 1812-1912
1988.
facsimile rep of the 1912 catalogue Edn,.
Armoury Publications.
Oceanside, California.
210 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w. Publishers green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover fine copy A facsimile of the 1912 centenary catalogue.
[23286] |
£45.00 |
|
|
Westley Richards |
Sporting Guns And Rifles
1952.
17 pages, + 4 pages + price list, oblong 4to., well-illustrated, includes the best quality sidelock, double rifle, magazine rifle. Stud bound in the original cream card covers, crease mark to the centre, the price list dated 1952.
[23050] |
£50.00 |
|
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WHELEN Colonel Townsend |
Small Arms And Design Ballistics. Vol 1, Design. Vol 2, Ballistics
1945/46.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
2 Vols, 352 + 314 pages, b/w illus from photographs, 5 folding plates 10 tables in rear pocket of Vol. 2, stamp for Parker Hale to front end papers, and bookplates to paste down, publishers blue cloth,vg in dj. dj has some occasional chipping to edge of dj and 1 closed tear.
[19573] |
£80.00 |
|
 |
WHISKER James |
Arms Makers Of Pennsyvania
.
1st Edn.
Assoc. University Press.
218 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc, fine copy in dj. From the early years of gunmaking to the 1900's.
[20212] |
£36.00 |
|
 |
WHISKER James B |
Guinsmith Of West Virginia
1983.
1st Edn.
West Virginia Muzzle Loading Rifle Association.
West Virginia U.S.A.
Unpaginated, 4to illustrations from sepia photographs, line drawings etc. Old adverts to inner covers publishers' pictorial yellow card cover, some light dust soiling to the covers.
[23597] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
WHISKER James B |
Guinsmith Of West Virginia
1987.
2nd Edn.
Bedford, PA, USA.
128 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, publishers pictorial binding, personal presentation inscription to FEP signed by James Whisker, vg.
[20199] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
WHITELAW Charles E. |
Scottish Arms Makers A Biographical Dictionary Of Makers Of Firearms, Edged Weapons And Armour Working In Scotland From The 15th Century To 1870
1977.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
339 pages, lge 8vo, illus, 2 closed tear to dj, dj now in clear removable sleeve, vg in dj
[20991] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WHITELAW Charles E. |
Scottish Arms Makers A Biographical Dictionary Of Makers Of Firearms, Edged Weapons And Armour Working In Scotland From The 15th Century To 1870
1977.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
339 pages, lge 8vo, illus, vg in dj
[21572] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WHITTINGTON I.I.I.Lt Col Robert D. |
The Colt Whitneyville-Walker Pistol, A Study Of The Pistol And Associated Characters 1846 - 1851
1984.
1st Edn,.
Hooks Texas.
Brownlee, USA.
95 pages, Full page b/w illustrations, vg+ in DJ 3 l closed tears to DJ. Copy No. 1516 no limitation stated.
[23759] |
£46.00 |
|
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WHITWORTH Sir Joseph |
Appendix To Miscellaneous Papers On Mechanical Subjects: Guns And Steel
nd 1873.
1st Edn,.
43 pages, 3pp index, text illus, vg in the original blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper board. Privately printed for "Private Circulation", Whitworth published in the same year Miscellaneous Papers On Mechanical Subjects Guns And Steel, An article covering the rifle, small arms as well as an account of Whitworth's discovery of fluid compressed ductile steel for big guns. The appendix is a doleful collection of complaints on the unfair treatment accorded to the Whitworth Gun in official trials, Riling 953. Neatly written on rear paste down "What superiority the British land and sea forces would have had in fire power, range, accuracy, destructiveness and mobility had Whitworth's capabilities been put to earlier use. Even in the present day the British are reluctant to change from the conventional sphere". No copy in the British Library.
[11189] |
£320.00 |
|
 |
WILKERSON Don |
The Post War Colt Sigle Action Revolver
1978.
1st Edn,.
Taylor Publishing Company.
Dallas, USA.
151 pages, 4to illustrated with full page colour plates of the guns + b/w text illustrations from photographs. Signed by Dan Wilkerson on the title page. Publishers simulated brown leather binding with gilt title and gun vignette to the upper cover. A fine copy of the 1st printing limited to 3000 copies. The contents in 3 parts: I Colt post-war single-action army revolver; II Colt new frontier army revolver; III Colt post-war single-action army new mod. Information on individual characteristics, serial number ammunition, production tables.
[22585] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
WILKERSON Don & Carol, HOYT Kathleen |
The Official Record Colt Single Action Army Revolver 1873-1895
.
Carol K Wilkerson.
xvii 464 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photos + drawings etc., A fine copy in dj. An extremely detailed book on the guns with production figures etc, some fine photographs of the guns and some early period photographs have been used.
[21335] |
£220.00 |
|
 |
WILKINSON F. |
Flintlock Guns And Rifles, An Illustrated Reference Guide To Flintlock Guns And Rifles From The 17th To The 19th Century
1971.
1st Edn,.
Arms And Armour Press.
80 pages, b/w illus from photographs showing the guns and components also includes a list of famous gunmakers with dates, vg in dj.
[21783] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WILKINSON Frederick |
Those Entrusted With Arms A History Of The Police, Post, Customs And Private Use Of Weapons In Britain
2002.
1st Edn,.
Greenhill Books.
x 294 pages, numerous b/w illus in thentext from photographs, fine in dj. A unique study examining the use of arms within British society principally for the protection of life and property from medieval times to the present.
[22011] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WILKINSON Frederick |
Those Entrusted With Arms A History Of The Police, Post, Customs And Private Use Of Weapons In Britain
2002.
1st Edn,.
Greenhill Books.
x 294 pages, numerous b/w illus in thentext from photographs, fine in dj. A unique study examining the use of arms within British society principally for the protection of life and property from medieval times to the present.
[22064] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WILKINSON Henry |
Engines Of War Or Historical And Experimental Observations On Ancient And Modern Warlike Machines And Implements Including The Manufacture Of Guns, Gunpowder, And Swords With Remarks On Bronze, Iron Steel etc
1841.
1st Edn,.
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman.
VIII 268 pages, 32 pages advs, light dust soiling to contents, small ink drawing of crest to blank opposite title initials CH. Armorial bookplate for Sir J J Hamilton to front paste down, presentation inscription on FEP from the publishers, recased in the original black cloth, vg-. Wilkinson an eminent London gun and swordsmith, Greener in his 1841 Science Of Gunnery exposes an error in Wilkinson's Observation On The Composition Of Gunpowder. Wilkinson accuses Greener that his "Science Of Gunnery" was plagiarism on his work, which Greener then denies stating that "he had nothing to lend and nothing worth borrowing" Riling 517, Scarce
[11673] |
£200.00 |
|
 |
Williams David |
The Birmingham Gun Trade
2004.
1st Edn.
Tempus Publishinh.
Stroud.
191 pages, Large 8vo illustrated throughout in B/W from photographs drawings old adverts maps etc. Pictorial card covers. The book explores the relationship between technology and history of gun making.
[22317] |
£20.00 |
|
|
WILLIAMSON Harold |
Winchester The Gun That Won The West
1952.
1st Edn,.
Combat Forces, Washington, USA.
494 pages, 4to., illus, 2 tone cloth, head of spine pulled, vg in similar dj. 1st edition of a classic work.
[10286] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
Wilson, R. L. |
THE BOOK OF COLT ENGRAVING
1974.
1st Edn.
Wallace Beinfeld Publications.
Los Angeles,.
viii - 422pp. 4to illustrated with full page and text illustrations from photographs, ownership name to the front-end paper. Publishers dark blue faux leather with title to upper cover and spine in silver, one inch split to lower front edge of the spine, in worn DJ.
[23752] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
WILSON R.K. |
Textbook Of Automatic Pistols Beings A Treatise On The History Development And Functioning Of The Modern Military Self Loading Pistol - Its Special Ammunition - And Their Evolvement Into The Sub-Machine Gun - Together With A Supplementing Chapter On The Light Machine Gun 1884-1935
1944.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
XI 349 pages, illus, covers beginning to fade, vg-.
[2892] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
WILSON R.K. |
Textbook Of Automatic Pistols Beings A Treatise On The History Development And Functioning Of The Modern Military Self Loading Pistol - Its Special Ammunition - And Their Evolvement Into The Sub-Machine Gun - Together With A Supplementing Chapter On The Light Machine Gun 1884-1935
1944.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
XI 349 pages, illus, vg in worn but presentable dj, dj now in clear removable sleeve.
[22006] |
£30.00 |
|
|
WILSON R.L. |
Colt An American Legend
1985.
1st Edn,.
IX 406 pages, oblong 4to, over 300 illus in colour, vg+ in dj, the official history of colt revolver 1836 to the present.
[9918] |
£38.00 |
|
|
WILSON R.L. |
Colt An American Legend
1985.
1st Edn,.
Sequicentennial, New York.
406 pages, oblong 4to, coloured photography, fine in dj, the official history of colt firearms from 1836 to the present.
[10224] |
£38.00 |
|
 |
WILSON R.L. |
Colt Commemorative Firearms From The G.M.Bartelmay Collection
1973.
1st Edn,.
Robert E.P. Cherry.
Geneseo, Illinois, USA.
126 pages, large 8vo, illus in colour and b/w. Publishers cloth with gilt title and vignette to upper board, a vg copy. The various Colt commemorative models from 1961 through to 1973 are listed, described and photographed in colour.
[22566] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WILSON R.L. |
The Colt Engraving Book Volume One 1832-1921 Volume Two 1919-2000
.
Bannermans Inc.
New York.
xvii 525 pages and xlix 883 pages, continuous pagination, 4to., illus with over 1350 photographs, drawings, old engravings etc, many in colour. Limited to 3000 signed copies bound in the publisher's blue cloth, gilt title to upper cover. A fine set in fine price clipped dj. A finely produced and definitive book on the subject.
[21330] |
£250.00 |
|
 |
WILSON R.L. |
Silk And Steel, Women and Arms
2003.
1st Edn,.
Random House.
New York.
318 pages, oblong 4to., finely illus in colour, personal presentation inscription to Henk Visser on verso of FEP, signed and dated by Wilson with Visser's bookplate, a fine copy in dj. A comprehensive presentation on the subject of women and firearms. The photographs are by Peter Beard, G Allen Brown and Douglas Sandbere.
[15923] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
WINANT Lewis |
Early Percussion Firearms. A History of Early Percussion Firearms Ignition - From Forsyth to Winchester .44/40
1959.
1st Edn,.
William Morrow and Company.
New York.
292 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs vg in chipped dj. In the American edition the quality of the photographs and book are far superior to the English and later editions.
[23293] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WINANT Lewis |
Firearms Curiosa
1961.
reprint Edn,.
Ray Riling.
New York.
281 pages, over 320 illus from photographs drawings pictorial end papers. limited to 1500 copies, a VG copy in dj. Unusual guns include walking sticks, combination knives, multi shot etc.
[23757] |
£28.00 |
|
 |
WINFER Wal |
British Single Shot Rifles Volume 1 Alexander Henry
2000.
1st Edn,.
R&R Books.
Maynardville, USA.
xiv 202 pages, 4to., coloured frontis, illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs line drawings etc. Publishers green faux leather binding with gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj. A detailed study of a prominent maker detailing actions, patents, cartridges etc.
[22798] |
£80.00 |
|
 |
WINFER Wal |
British Single Shot Rifles Volume 2 George Gibbs Farquharson
2000.
1st Edn,.
R&R Books.
Maynardville, USA.
ix ? 177 pages, + 2pp adverts 4 to coloured frontis, illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs line drawings old adverts etc. Publishers green faux leather binding with gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj. . A detailed work on the gun used by many big game hunters including Selous in his hunting trips in Africa.
[22797] |
£130.00 |
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WINFER Wal & ROWE Tom |
British Single Shot Rifles Rook, Rabbit & Miniature Rifles. Volume 7
2009.
1st Edn.
Rowe Publications.
Rochester, USA.
404 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs and line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Bound in the publisher's green faux leather binding, with gilt title to upper cover. As new still in the publisher's box. Includes later Types & Hammerless Models
[22036] |
£100.00 |
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Wingate, George W. (Gen.) |
Manual for rifle practice Including suggestions for practice at long range and for the formation and management of rifle associations
1878.
Sixth Revised Edition.
W.C. & F.P. Church, Army and Navy Journal.
New York U.S.A.
xviii ? 303 pages, + (14) pages of sporting adverts, with numerous full page and illustrations, small section of blank top margin removed on 1 plate. Ownership pencil inscription dated 1878 with later stamp below to front end paper. Original brown cloth binding titled in black, rubbing to head and tail of the spine cloth a little discoloured. A tight Good +. copy. A comprehensive book on marksmanship and rifle training, the guns, army training etc. Riling 929
[22838] |
£50.00 |
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Wolfe, David (Editor) |
Yours Truly Harvey Donaldson
1980.
1st Edn.
USA.
xiii -271 pages, ?illustrated in B & W from photograph. Publisher binding with the original clear mylar DJ a fine copy. A series of letters by Harvey Donaldson which started in 1966, by one of the fathers of modern handloading and benchrest shooting
[22882] |
£38.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Gun Batteries
1963.
1st.
Public Museum.
Milwaukee,USA.
28 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings diagrams etc. Publishers staple bound card covers vg. A guide to organize a workable and understandable taxonomic system of the battery or discharge mechanisms associated with reservoir air guns.
[22517] |
£25.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Gun Batteries
1963.
1st.
Public Museum.
Milwaukee,USA.
28 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings diagrams etc. Publishers staple bound card covers vg. A guide to organize a workable and understandable taxonomic system of the battery or discharge mechanisms associated with reservoir air guns.
[22518] |
£25.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1968.
rep Edn,.
Milwaukee Museum.
Milwaukee, S?.
Vi -198 pages, lge 8vo, illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the history and development of the air gun, and the Milwaukee Museum collection of guns with the much-needed index which did not appear in the first edition. ?30
[23777] |
£30.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1996.
rep Edn,.
Michael R Parks.
Benton Arkansas.
x-166 pp, lge 8vo, illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the history and development of the air gun, and the Milwaukee Museum collection of guns with the much-needed index which did not appear in the first edition.
[23779] |
£26.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Guns
1996.
rep Edn,.
Milwaukee Museum.
Milwaukee, S?.
lge 8vo, 166 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, a fine copy. A comprehensive work on the collection at the museum, the 3rd printing has a much needed index.
[21635] |
£35.00 |
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Wood J B |
Beretta Automatic Pistols The Collector's and Shooter's Comprehensive Guide
1985.
1st Edn.
Stackpole Books.
Harrisburg USA.
192 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings many by the author. A fine copy in price clipped DJ. A comprehensive and detailed work on the pistol, showing individual photos of the guns.
[22975] |
£50.00 |
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Woodend Herbert |
British Rifles A Catalogue Of The Enfield Pattern Room
1981.
1st.
Enfield Pattern Room.
vii 79 pages, 4to., illustrations of the guns from photographs with accompanying text, pictorial card covers, vg. The author was custodian of the pattern room, over 400 guns listed from muzzle loading guns to magazine rifles.
[23763] |
£25.00 |
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