 |
HUTCHINS John |
The Conquest Of Empire Defence Of The Realm The British Soldiers 1800 to 2014
.
1st Edn.
Tommy Atkins Media Ltd.
Bisley Camp.
408 pages, 4to., illus in colour from photographs and drawings, signed on half title by John Kitchen. A fine copy in dj. A detailed and well researched book with excellent illus.
[21381] |
£85.00 |
|
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HUTCHINSON Lieut Col G.S. |
Machine Guns, Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps 1916-1922)
1938.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan Co Ltd.
xvi 349 pages, adv leaf, illus, red cloth some fading to boards
[20919] |
£85.00 |
|
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HUTCHINSON Lieut Col G.S. |
Machine Guns, Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps 1916-1922)
1938.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan Co Ltd.
XVI 349 pages, adv leaf, illus, red cloth light fading to edges.
[15789] |
£80.00 |
|
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HUTSLAR Donald A |
Gunsmiths of Ohio 18th & 19th Centuries Volume I Biographical Data
.
George Shumway Publisher.
York, USA.
444 pages, 4to., illus in b/w + maps, fine in dj.
[20201] |
£50.00 |
|
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ICI |
Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley And Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis and Harvey and Nobel)
nd circa 1930.
Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.
Birmingham.
119 pages, + 12-page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list, large 8vo, screw bound in loose flap over covers as issued. A catalogue for the trade in sections. Section I: Proprietary Shotgun Cartridges, 11 pages, 8 in colour includes Tracer cartridges. Section II: Shotgun Cartridge Cases, 7 pages. Section III: Ball Ammunition For Ball Shotguns, 4pages. Section IV: Loading Materials, 7 pages. 5Section V: Smokeless and Black Sporting Gunpowder, 8 pages. Section VI Accessories, 8 pages includes clay pigeon traps. Section VII: Metallic Ammunition, 66 pages includes 18 pages on standard ballistics of central-fire metallic cartridges. All sections of the catalogue are well illustrated. Followed by the 12page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list in printed blue card covers dated 1951. Although the price list is dated 1951 I believe the catalogue is a bit earlier than 1951, it follows the same format as previous earlier ammunition catalogues we have handled but there are some differences in illustration's and pagination. ?120
[22397] |
£120.00 |
|
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ICI |
From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved
nd Circa 1930.
ICI.
22 pages, bookplate of Henk Visser to inner covers with his signature to title page and neat ownership stamp to title page blank, original card covers, vg.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[12437] |
£35.00 |
|
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ICI |
From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved
nd Circa 1930.
ICI.
22 pages,, original card covers, vg. One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[19406] |
£35.00 |
|
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ICI |
The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges
nd circa 1927.
ICI Ltd.
45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car",small scuff mark to upper cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s.
[20708] |
£35.00 |
|
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ICI |
The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges
nd circa 1927.
ICI Ltd.
45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car", bookplate to verso of front cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+.
[21187] |
£40.00 |
|
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
"Jack ? In ? The ? Box" Targets
nd circa 1930.
Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
23 cm x 15 .5 cm folding 4-page sheet. Title and illustration to upper flap with illustration the centre illustration of "The Jack" and The Target with descriptive text which carried over onto to the rear flap with Illustration. ."The jack has immediate appeal is made to sportsmen who held regular meetings prior to the passing of the Captive Bird Act, since the "Jack "target is eminently suitable for carrying through competitions under the "live bird style.
[23162] |
£30.00 |
|
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range
1958.
Kynch Press.
Birmingham.
23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries
[22462] |
£20.00 |
|
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Imperial Chemical Industries Limited |
Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range
1958.
Kynch Press.
Birmingham.
23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries
[22463] |
£20.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1923.
1st Edn.
Philip Lea Warner With tipped in slip "Publication of the work taken over by "Martin Hopkinson & Company ltd".
xvi ? 108 pages, Small folio, T.E.G, errata slip, frontis illustration 63 + 8 full page plates with 111 + 30 figures of guns etc. Armorial bookplate to front paste. Presentation inscription on ? title "To Freda with the authors best love Herbert J Jackson " Freda is the authors wife and the book is dedicated to her. Number 44 of a limited edition of 550 copies. The first edition of a much-reprinted book the reprints are inferior to the first edition, with excellent provenance. Riling 1946
[22814] |
£120.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1959.
2nd Edn,.
Holland Press.
xvi 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, browning to end papers, publishers blue cloth, vg.
[21265] |
£35.00 |
|
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JACKSON Herbert J. |
European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw
1959.
2nd Edn,.
Holland Press.
XVI 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, publishers blue cloth, vg in dj.
[14137] |
£50.00 |
|
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JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
.nd Circa 1994.
35 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour of the gun factory etc with loose price list for 1994, blue card covers, title in silver in Purdey envelope, a fine copy.
[18205] |
£25.00 |
|
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Guns And Rifles
nd circa 1975.
36 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour and b/w, shows the manufacturing process of the guns including over and under guns and rifles.
[20644] |
£25.00 |
|
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JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD |
Purdey Game Guns
nd Circa 1950.
unpagination (8 pages). the 2 guns illus in colour + b/w illus, pictorial covers printed in colour, light wear to lower outer back cover also folding card for the over and under guns, colour illus to upper cover + loose price list.
[20643] |
£40.00 |
|
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JARRAD Captain V.E.D. |
Lectures On Musketry
1919.
1st Edn,.
Lal Chand and Sons.
82 pages, occasional text diagrams, original printed paper covers chipped at head of spine and 1 outer edge. Jarrad prepared the lectures for the benefits of NCO's of the 2/36th B.N.R. Bn (I.D.F), the lectures are based on his notes taken at the Central School of Musketry and his actual experiences which he thinks especially apply to the unit of the Indian Defence Force, includes 20 lectures on aiming, firing, range, theory, ammunition supply, battle defence, sniping etc. A scarce pamphlet not recorder in Riling or held in any UK library.
[14235] |
£140.00 |
|
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JERVIS Captain Jervis-White |
The Rifle Musket A Practical Treatise On The Enfield-Pritchett Rifle, Recently Adopted in the British Service
1854.
1st Edn,.
70 pages, Text. Illus. original blind stamped cloth, dust soiled, spine chipped and rubbed on edges, g+.
[2795] |
£135.00 |
|
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JEWITT Llewellyn |
Rifles And Volunteer Rifle Corps, Their Constitution Arms, Drills And Laws And Uniform With Descriptions Of Rifles, Revolvers etc
1860.
1st Edn,.
Ward and Lock.
VII 97 pages, 5pp adverts, text illus, bound in later brown cloth with the original pictorial card covers, which show a ferociously moustatached rifleman, rear cover is a list of Colt rifles and pistols, repair to upper corner of last page, name written on blank of frontis with ownership stamp for Walter A Burke, vg. Covers various guns including Colt, Adams, daws, Deane-Harding Revolvers, Enfield, Needham, Pritchett, Whitworth, Westley Richards etc., Rifles, ammunition, equipment, telescopic sighting etc., Riling 738.
[18190] |
£240.00 |
|
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JINKS Roy G. |
Artistry In Arms the Guns Of Smith & Wesson
1992.
1st Edn,.
Smith & Wesson.
MA, USA.
84 pages, 4to., fine colour illus, personal presentation inscription from Jinks to Henk Visser to FEP with Visser's bookplate, vg+ in dj. Small chips to top of spine of dj. Limited to 500 copies, this copy un-numbered.
[15204] |
£120.00 |
|
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JINKS Roy G. |
History Of Smith & Wesson
nd circa 1991.
Revised 10 th Anniversary.
Beinfield Publishing Inc.
North Hollywood, Ca, USA.
xiii - 290 pages, illustrated throughout from photographs and line drawings, vg in dj. Publishers binding titled in silver in DJ. The DJ some chipping to edges now in clear removable cover.
[22148] |
£35.00 |
|
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JINKS Roy G. |
History Of Smith & Wesson
nd circa 1991.
Revised 10 th Anniversary.
Beinfield Publishing Inc.
North Hollywood, Ca, USA.
290 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings, fine in DJ.vg in dj, some light marking to dj.
[23312] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
JOHNSON Curtis L |
Gunmakers Of Illinois 1683-1900 Volume I A to F
1997.
1st Edn.
George Shumway Publisher.
York, USA.
200 pages, 364 illus in b/w, a fine copy in dj. lists some 456 Illinois gunsmiths.
[20200] |
£30.00 |
|
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JOHNSON George B & LOCKHOVEN Hans Bert |
International Armament With History, Data, Technical Information And Photographs Of Over 400 Weapons
1965.
1st Edn.
International Small Arms Publishers.
Cologne Germany.
2 volumes, vii +(4) 471 + (8) 483, loose errata, Vol 1, 4to., illus throughout with b/w photographs, diagrams etc., bookplate to front paste down, publishers black cloth, vignette to upper board, vg. A comprehensive guide.
[19268] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
JOHNSON Harold |
Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries
1970.
FSTC-CW-07-03-70.
218 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc., printed card covers some dust soiling, includes weapons used by the Viet Cong.
[19804] |
£20.00 |
|
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JOHNSON Harold |
Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide-Eurasian Communist Countries
1973.
3rd Edn.
Dept of Defence.
USA.
378 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings etc. very occasional number in ink written beside a description, Blank corner cut from FEP, publishers limp covers, title in silver, small staple mark to upper cover blank margin. The guide covers pistols, sub machine guns, assault rifle, rifles and machine guns
[19894] |
£25.00 |
|
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JOHNSON Jr M.M. |
Practical Marksmanship, The Technique Of Field Firing
.
1st Edn.
William Morrow and Company.
New York.
xviii 183 pages, full page plates from photographs + text drawings, publishers cloth title in blue, light fading to edges, vg in dj. How to improve marksmanship in the field, the range or in battle
[21395] |
£30.00 |
|
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Johnson, Melvin M ; Haven, Charles T |
Automatic Weapons Of The World
1945.
New York.
xi-644 illustrated in b/w from photographs, diagrams etc. Also, a section of "Drawings and Ballistics of Military Ammunition from .30 Caliber to 40mm Prepared by Johnson Automatic Incorporated" includes 5 folding plates of gun breakdowns. Bound in the publisher's cream cloth titled on the spine in white and black. A very good clean copy. A greatly revised edition of the 1941 1st covering the history, development, how automatic arms operate, how to keep them firing their use in combat. Riling 2360
[21950] |
£45.00 |
|
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JOLY Henri L & HOGITARO Inada |
Arai Hakuseki The Sword Book In Honcho Gunkiko And The Book Of Same Ko Hi Sei Gi Of Inaba Tsurio
1913.
1st Edn.
privately printed for Henri L Joly, xv 176 33 pages, xxx index, TEG, full page illustrations from photographs, drawings etc + numerous text illus, folding table. Original black cloth, letters in gilt to spine, rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, limited to 200 copies. A translation of the 18th century treatise, with additional information on the Japanese sword.
[19776] |
£400.00 |
|
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Jones E (manuscript) |
Manuscript of Royal Artillery Notes
Cirac 1818.
Paper watermarked 1811. A manuscript in ink and pencil in a clear legible hand. Divided into sections as follows. 1/ pp12 General Maxims relative to Artillery when employed on actual service in the field. 2/pp8 Remarks made during a course on Repository Instructions May 8th, 1818 3/pp13 Method of forming a pontoon bridge 4/pp3 Recipes for Smoke Balls 5/pp 24 Observations made during a course of Laboratory instructions commenced July 7th, 1818 (Marks on Rockets, Blue Lights and their composition, Portfires and Fuzes, pulverizing Salt Petre, different shots, their composition, ammunition and weight of powder for different weapons "Wallpiece Musquet, Carbines etc). In a rear pocket are 6 cards approximately 7.5 cm x 11.3 cm closely written on both sides in ink and ruled in red in chart format with the following headings. 1/Observations on Colonel Shrapnel's Shells, giving a list of different ordnance, Carronades, Howitzers, Guns, Heavy Guns, with their charge, weight empty and filled. 2/Ranges with Battery Guns Iron and Brass and on the obverse, Length, weight, and Charge of Field Guns. 3/ Medium Range at 45 degrees for 8, 10, 13 1nch mortars 4/ Weights, Dimensions & of Shells, Mortars, Carronades showing diameter of bore, proportion of Gun to Shot, Powder for bursting, etc 5/ Calculations (?) to fire spherical case shot with Service Charge 6/ Range with Undermentioned Ordnance (Carronades Light 51/2inch Howitzer etc) Bound in a full contemporary velum wallet style binding with central clasp with inner pocket to front and rear. The whole in a very good clean condition.
[22553] |
£680.00 |
|
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KARR Charles Lee, KARR Caroll Robbins |
Remington Handguns
No date circa 1960.
reprint.
Bonanza Books.
New York.
viii 152 pages, full page illus from photographs, bookplate to the ? title, vg in dj. First published in 1947, this edition has new material and every model is discussed separately.
[23384] |
£25.00 |
|
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KAUFFMAN Henry J. |
The Pennsylvania Kentucky Rifle
1960.
rep Edn,.
Bonanza.
New York.
374 pages, 4to. illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc, publishers brown cloth, title in black, vg in likewise dj. An intensive study of what must be one of America's first great rifle, includes a list of gunmakers.
[19744] |
£26.00 |
|
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KEITH E.C. |
Gun For Company
1937.
1st Edn,.
Country Life Ltd.
202 pages, 4to, large paper edition limited to 175 copies signed by Keith and J.C. Harrison the illustrator, contains 12 colour plates and 12 black and white plates, inscription on FEP, some very occasional spotting. Keith and Harrison are neighbours in Norfolk, where much of the wildfowling and game shooting, mostly partridge shooting takes place. Chute 364.
[18804] |
£180.00 |
|
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KEITH Elmer |
Six Guns The Standard Reference Work
nd Circa 1970.
rep edn.
New York, USA.
Bonanza.
335 pages, 4to, illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs line drawings etc. Publishers, 2 tone red & grey cloth covers. VG in DJ the Dj showing wear to edges and some marking. Now in a clear removable sleeve. The history selection repair and care, loading of the gun.,
[22086] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
KELVER Gerald O |
Major Ned H. Roberts And The Schuetzen Rifle
1988.
revised.
Gerald O Kelver.
Mentone, IndianaBrighton, USA.
iii-122 pages, full page and text illustrations from photographs, publishers pictorial printed card covers vg.
[22893] |
£20.00 |
|
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KELVER Gerald O |
Schuetzen Rifles History and Loadings
1998.
3rd.
Pioneer Press.
Union City, USA.
130 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, publishers printed card covers VG. A study on these single-shot target rifles.
[22879] |
£25.00 |
|
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KENNEDY Monty |
Checkering And Carving of Gunstocks
1962.
enlarged Edn,.
Stackpole.
Harrisburg.
343 pages, 4to, illus including patterns, plans etc., vg in dj.
[2645] |
£32.00 |
|
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Kent Daniel W. |
German 7.9mm Military Ammunition 1888-1945
1990.
Second revised and enlarged..
Daniel W. Kent.
Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
153 pages, (67 page appendixes) 4to , illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings. Showing the bullets head stamps labels etc with detailed descriptions. Pictorial end papers publishers pictorial laminated binding a fine copy. A well-researched book now revised and enlarged.
[23451] |
£120.00 |
|
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KENYON JR Charles |
Lugers At Random
1990.
rev Edn,.
Handgun Press.
Glenview, USA.
416 pages, + 4pp index, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs, drawings, showing the guns and breakdowns in detail. A fine copy in dj this edition edited by Joseph J Schroeder jr and the format changed.
[22155] |
£40.00 |
|
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KIRKLAND K.D. |
America's Premier Gunmakers Browning
1990.
1st Edn,.
Bison Books Ltd.
431 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs etc, 4to. personal inscription to FEP, vg in dj.
[20995] |
£20.00 |
|
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KIRTON Jonathan |
The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865
1997.
2nd Edn,.
R&R Books.
Livonia, USA.
xii, 380 pages, advert leaf, 4to illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs line drawings, diagrams etc. Publishers faux green simulated leather with gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj. A much expanded revised edition nearly 50% larger with many more photos of the 1985 1st edition. Giving the history and development of the rifle.
[22796] |
£60.00 |
|
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KNIBBS John |
BSA And Lincoln Jeffries Air Rifles
1986.
1st Edn,.
John Knibbs Publications.
Birmingham.
160 pages, lge 8vo., 73 plates from photographs, + text drawings and diagrams a fine copy in price clipped dj. A concise and detailed account of the conception, development, and production of the early 20th century air rifles. 1904-1918.
[20986] |
£100.00 |
|
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KUHNHAUSEN, JERRY |
The Colt 45 Automatic: A Shop Manual
1987.
rep.
VSP Publishers.
USA.
202 pages, Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings, showing gun breakdowns mechanisms the bullets etc. Publishers pictorial card covers. A fine copy.
[23232] |
£25.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Kynoch Ammunition
nd Circa 1911.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
47 pages, (1) The cartridges and bullets illustrated in b/w from photographs, crease mark to lower corner of the first 3 pages. Publishers pictorial card covers with colored scene to upper cover of a sitting hare looking at the moon. Stamp of" I.C.I Metals Division Ammunition Sales Dept Library" to front flap. Old ink splash mark to front cover and just touching the rear flap, some dust soiling. The catalogue details shotgun cartridges giving colour gauge and length, black powder and pin fire, metallic shells. Ball cartridges, central fire, and revolver cartridges, express, boxer, express, nitro, "Swift" Axite etc. Including cartridges for marked makers. Difficult to find catalogues of this period
[22701] |
£140.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
The Kynoch Journal Concerning Guns And Ammunition
July-Sept 1904.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
118 to 171 pages, Large 8vo Volume V No 27, 3 full page plate from photographs, text drawings. Some occasional foxing, publishers printed card covers. A technical short run periodical produced by Kynoch covering manufacture, development., modern Armour. Article on the history of the cartridge, cordite charges, game prospects in Scotland etc.
[22703] |
£50.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
The Kynoch Journal Concerning Guns And Ammunition
Jan Mar 1905.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
56 pages, Large 8vo Volume V Jan Mar, 1905 No 25, 2 full page plate from photographs and text drawings. The first few pages heavily foxed. Publishers printed card covers, some dust soiling to the covers. A technical short run periodical produced by Kynoch covering manufacture, development, modern Armour , the history of the cartridge etc. the article on "Facts Versus Formula" by R H Houseman has considerable marginal notes in ink. Other articles the "Opex" cartridge illustrated, expanding bullets, cordite charges for blacvk powder express rifles etc.
[22715] |
£55.00 |
|
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Kynoch |
The Kynoch Journal Concerning Guns And Ammunition
Jan Mar, 1906.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
51 pages, Large 8vo Volume VII No 33, 1 full page plate from photographs, text drawings. Some occasional foxing, publishers printed card covers. A technical short run periodical produced by Kynoch covering manufacture, development., modern Armour. Article on the history of the cartridge, the velocity of shot charges charges, notes on the ball and shot gun, powder in 8 bore wildfowl guns etc.
[22713] |
£50.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
The Kynoch Journal Concerning Guns And Ammunition
July Sept 1907.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
125 to 173 pages, + 2 page index for vol VIII Large 8vo volume VIII No 395, 6 full page plate from photographs and a drawing, text drawings. Publishers printed card covers. A technical short run periodical produced by Kynoch covering manufacture, development., modern Armour, Article on the 6 point rifle rest, the history of the cartridge, "Swift" axite cartridges etc.
[22716] |
£40.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
The Kynoch Journal Concerning Guns And Ammunition
1907.
The Kynoch Press.
Birmingham.
60 pages, Large 8vo Volume VIII Jan Mar, 1907 No 37 5 full page plate from photographs and drawings. Publishers printed card covers. A technical short run periodical produced by Kynoch covering manufacture, development, modern Armour , the history of the cartridge etc.
[22717] |
£40.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Shooting Notes And Comments, A Book Containing Matters Of Interest To Sportsmen
1910.
1st Edn,.
Kynoch Ltd.
Birmingham.
pages uncut, top edge gilt, 1 plate of shot pellets + text illus. Limited to 200 copies this being No 2 bound in full vellum gilt, title to upper board, larger in size than the ordinary edition and printed on better quality paper, a vg clean copy. Chute 376 does not note the limited edition. The object of the publication is in the first place to inform cartridge buyers of the merits and advantages for Kynoch ammunition, also includes articles on shooting and guns. Chute 376
[20764] |
£150.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Shooting Notes And Comments, A Book Containing Matters Of Interest To Sportsmen
1913.
rep Edn,.
Birmingham.
94 pages, text illus, original printed card covers, some dust soiling to covers, the object of the publication is in the first place to inform cartridge buyers of the merits and advantages for Kynoch ammunition, also includes articles on shooting and guns.
[8492] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
KYNOCH |
Standard Ballistics Of Kynoch Metallic Cartridges
nd Circa 1925.
16 pages, 4to., tables showing velocity and energy and descriptions of the weapon and bullet, paper covers, vg.
[14859] |
£30.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Standard Ballistics Of Kynoch Metallic Cartridges
1934.
19 pages, 4to., tables showing velocity and energy and descriptions of the weapon and bullet, paper covers, vg.
[12335] |
£25.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Standard Ballistics Of Kynoch Metallic Cartridges
1934.
Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.
Birmingham.
19 pages, 4to., printed paper covers, loose invoice from W Palmer Jones Guns Ltd.
[14521] |
£25.00 |
|
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KYNOCH |
Standard Ballistics Of Kynoch Metallic Cartridges
1936.
19 pages, 4to., tables showing velocity and energy and descriptions of the weapon and bullet, bookplate to rear flap, printed paper covers, vg.
[19418] |
£20.00 |
|
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KYNOCH LIMITED |
Price List of Sporting & Military Cartridges, Powders, Wads, Caps, and Sundries
Ocvtober 1911.
Kynoch Ltd.
Birmingham.
Printed card covers with a coloured scene to upper flap of a hare looking into a night sky. Titled Kynoch Ammunition Export List. 2 punch holes to spine edge stamp to upper cover for "I.C.I Metals Division Ammunition Sales Dept Library". The catalogue illustrated with 1 colour plate of cartridges, the cartridge's bullets, wads etc illustrated in b/w. Includes cartridges, black powder pin fire, metallic, rifle and revolver cartridges. A vg copy of an early catalogue.
[22508] |
£165.00 |
|
 |
Kynoch Ltd |
Kynoch Price List 1902 - 3
nd circa 1980.
51 pages,, 4to Facsimile reprint of the 1903 catalogue, printed in red and black. Illustrated throughout showing the cartridges and bullets etc. Printed card covers with a red cloth spine. A fine copy of a well-produced facsimile reprint.
[23219] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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, illus with photographs and text drawings, vg in dj. Stripping down, cleaning and re-assembling early firearms.
[20893] |
£25.00 |
|
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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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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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MACHINE GUN SCHOOL GHQ |
Methods Of Instruction In The Lewis Gun
nd Circa 1914.
Army Printing & Stationery Services.
28 pages, pamphlet, printed paper covers, dust soiling to contents and covers, corner margin crease also centre fold mark, details, description, mechanism, stripping, cleaning, range work etc.,
[15153] |
£25.00 |
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Mackinlay, Captain G.(R.A) |
Text Book of Gunnery 1887
1887.
2nd.
HMSO.
342 pages, Advert end papers, 5 folding plates 1 with repair to verso of a closed tear, numerous text drawings, graphs etc. Publishers red blind stamped cloth with some light dust soiling. First published in 1883 with 192 pages this second edition with considerable revisions and new material. Includes ballistics gun construction, armour penetration, gunnery instruments, the strength of guns, Gunnery and ballistics tables range tables, British and foreign ordnance etc.
[22944] |
£95.00 |
|
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MADIS George |
The Winchester Book
1985.
rep.
Art and Reference House.
Brownsboro, Texas, USA.
rep 638 pages, 4to, numerous illustrations from photographs drawings gun breakdowns old adverts etc. pictorial endpapers. Signed on the title page by George Madis, a limited-edition of 1000 copies. Bound in brown faux leather, raised illustration of cowboy to upper cover small bump to one corner. A well-researched book on the history of Winchester firearms.
[23587] |
£70.00 |
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MADIS George |
The Winchester Handbook
1981.
1st Edn,.
Edwards Brothers.
USA.
287 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, signed by Madis on the title page. limited to 1000 copies bound in brown faux leather with gilt title and design to upper board, a fine copy.
[22338] |
£40.00 |
|
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MADSEN |
The Madsen Standard Machine Gun Model 1950, Trials At Mosede (Near Copenhagen) On The 6th and 7th November 1950.
nd 1950.
Dansk Industri Syndikat.
Copenhagen.
26 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, drawings + diagrams, printed card covers, vg.
[19308] |
£20.00 |
|
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Majendie, Capt Vivian Dering; Browne, Capt Charles Orde |
Military Breech-Loading Rifles: With Detailed Notes On The Snider And Martini-Henry Rifles And Boxer Ammunition
1869.
1st.
The Royal Artillery Institution, by Boddy And Co.
Woolwich.
iii ? 129 pages, errata slip 9 full page plates of the guns, parts, targets, bullets etc, and numerous text illustration. Publishers blind stamped cloth gilt title and crest to the upper cover. Old stain marking (ink) in places. The book in 4 parts 1/The history of military breech loaders and account of the introduction of the Snider Rifle 2/ The Henry Martini Rifle with an account of the steps which led to its provisional adoption by Majendie. 3/ Service Arms and Ammunition The Snider conversion. /4 Shooting, by Browne. Includes line drawings of the bullets gun parts etc. A scarce title only, 3 copies located on Worldcat. Riling 877
[23710] |
£235.00 |
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MANN Franklin W. |
The Bullet's Flight From Powder To Target, the Internal Ballistics Of Small Arms, A Study Of Rifle Shooting With The Personal Element Excluded, Disclosing The Cause Of The Error At Target
1909.
1st Edn.
Munn & Co.
New York.
viii 384 pages, large 8vo., 40 full page plates and 158 figures from photographs and drawings. Sml ink splash mark to the closed front edge of the text block. Publishers green cloth gilt vignette of bullets and target to the upper board, head and tail of the spine rubbed. "Among the foremost of scholarly works in the field of pracrical ballistics". The results of over three hundred rifle experiments performed and chronologically arranged. Riling 1676
[22766] |
£120.00 |
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MANN Sir James |
Wallace Collection Catalogue European Arms And Armour
1962.
1st thus Edn,.
William Clowes And Son Ltd.
2 Vols, liii + iii + 714 pages, large 8vo., 208 plates from photographs + drawings, armour marks etc., publishers green simulated leather binding. Mann has re-written the text and brought the catalogue up to date in "The Light of Modern Knowledge"
[15680] |
£85.00 |
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MANN Sir James |
Wallace Collection Catalogue European Arms And Armour
1962.
1st thus Edn,.
William Clowes And Son Ltd.
2 Vols, liii + iii + 714 pages, large 8vo., 208 plates from photographs + drawings, armour marks etc., publishers thick card covers, printed in red, a vg set. Mann has re-written the text and brought the catalogue up to date in "The Light of Modern Knowledge"
[21796] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
Manual of Rifles |
Manual of Rifles S.M.L.E, Mauser, Ross, Garard-Automatic etc Springfield Sniping P14 Mannlicher ? Carcano etc
.
Bernards(Publishers) Ltd.
nd circa 1943.
(16) Text also to the inner card covers 15 cm x 8.5 cm illustrated with line drawings of the guns. Yellow card covers printed in white and black staple bound. VG loading, firing, stoppages, immediate action, stripping, cleaning, assembling etc. ?30
[23464] |
£30.00 |
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MARCELLO Gerald F |
30-06 We Have Seen Vol. II
1971.
The author.
San Diego, California, USA.
b/w illus form photographs and drawings of the boxs, head stamps etc. note in ink to one page of index updating text?, publishers dark red cloth.
[19865] |
£30.00 |
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MARCOT Roy M, Lewis Jay |
Remington: Americas Oldest Gunmaker
1989.
1st.
Primedia Special Interest Publications.
Peoria U.S.A.
311 pages, Landscape 4to illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs. Personal presentation inscription from Roy Marcot dated 112/17/98 to ? title. A fine + copy in dj. The Official Authorized History of Remington Arms Company the cumulation of years of work by the author a definitive study of Remington firearms.
[22927] |
£220.00 |
|
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MARKS Edward C.R. |
The Evolution Of Small Arms And Ammunition
n/d circa 1898.
1st Edn,.
Marks and Clerk.
170 pages, text illus, original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board, a vg+ copy. The book is a series of lectures based upon the patent specifications extending over a period of 300 years, the object being to place before those engaged or interested in the production or use of firearms. A concise account of the efforts of instructions to improve such weapons not in Riling.
[9736] |
£120.00 |
|
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Marshall Evan and Sanow Edwin J |
Handgun Stopping Power: The Definitive Study
1992.
Paladin Press.
Boulder Colorado, USA.
xi-224, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs. Small bump to top outer corner. A fine copy in DJ. An in-depth study on the subject.
[22147] |
£30.00 |
|
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MASTERS Don |
Atkin, Grant & Lang
2005.
1st Edn,.
Safari Press.
Long Beach, Ca, USA.
viii 316 pages, 4to. numerous illustrations in black and white and colour from photographs line drawings old adverts etc. Limited to 500 copies this being copy no 429 signed by Don Masters, Publishers blue cloth with gilt title within gilt borders and royal crest in black to the upper cover in slipcase. A fine copy , the history of the gunmakers that were eventually merged to be known as Atkin, Grant & Lang.
[23699] |
£135.00 |
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MASTERS Don |
The House Of Churchill
2003.
2nd Edn.
Safari Press.
Long Beach Ca.,.
531 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs line drawings, old adverts, documents etc, a fine copy in dj. The complete and detailed history of the company and the guns it produced.
[23707] |
£65.00 |
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearm Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns. Volume III Orioginal Photographs And Other Illustrations Of handguns, data On Rifling Characteristics Of Hand Guns And Rifles.
1962, 1973.
Charles C Thomas.
Springfield Illinois, USA..
3 Vols, xiv 401; 404; xi 730 pages. 4to., illus throughout, the 3 volumes of the gun with measurements, trademarks, pin fire impressions etc., mainly from photographs + drawings. The 3 volumes in fine condition in dj, the DJs complete with no splits but have a few small marks. Volume 1 and 2 are the second printing of the 1960 edition, Vol 3 was published posthumously. An important and definitive work on firearm identification.
[23327] |
£300.00 |
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearm Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns. Volume III Orioginal Photographs And Other Illustrations Of handguns, data On Rifling Characteristics Of Hand Guns And Rifles.
1962, 1973.
Charles C Thomas.
Springfield Illinois, USA.
3 Vols, xiv 401; 404; xi 730 pages. 4to., illus throughout, the 3 volumes of the gun with measurements, trademarks, pin fire impressions etc., mainly from photographs + drawings. The 3 volumes in fine condition in similar dj. Volume 1 and 2 are the second printing of the 1960 edition, Vol 3 was published posthumously. An important and definitive work on firearm identification.
[19492] |
£340.00 |
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MATHEWS Howard |
Firearm Identification, Volume I The Laboratory Examination of Small Arms, Rifling Characteristics in Hand Guns, and Notes on Automatic Pistols. Volume II Original Photographs and Other Illustrations of Handguns
1962.
1st Edn,.
University Of Wisconsin Press.
Madison, USA.
2 Vols, XIV 398 + 491 pages, 4to., Vol I 287 text illus and 28 full page plates, Vol II 1640 illus of the guns and 52 plates mostly from photographs and drawings. Library stamp for the Royal Armouries Library to lower blank margin of title pages and circular stamp to verso. offset mark from tape to front end paper, Volume II index mark? to lower closed page edges of both volumes, no other marks, publishers red cloth (no library marking). A vg copy of an important and monumental work on firearm identification.
[18590] |
£80.00 |
|
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MATTHEWS Paul A |
How - To's For The Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Shooter
1995.
Wolfe Publishing.
xiv 134 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers. A fine copy.
[20947] |
£25.00 |
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MATTHEWS Paul A. |
Loading The Black Powder Rifle Cartridge
1993.
Wolfe Publishing.
Prescott, Arizona.
122 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, vg+
[20932] |
£20.00 |
|
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MATTHEWS Paul A. |
Loading The Black Powder Rifle Cartridge
1993.
Wolfe Publishing.
Prescott, Arizona.
122 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, pictorial card covers, vg+
[21029] |
£20.00 |
|
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MATTHEWS Paul A. |
The Paper Jacket
1991.
Wolfe.
Prescott, Arizona.
140 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, printed card covers, A guide to loading and theory of the paper patched bullet.
[21826] |
£25.00 |
|
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MATTHEWS Paul A. |
The Paper Jacket
1991.
Wolfe.
Prescott, Arizona.
140 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, printed card covers, A guide to loading and theory of the paper patched bullet.
[21827] |
£25.00 |
|
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MAURICE W. |
The Shot-Firer's Guide: A Practical Manual For The Prevention Of Blasting Accidents
nd 1910.
1st Edn,.
IX 203 pages, 20pp advs, text illus and drawings, original cloth gilt title to upper board, much on explosive safety, charges etc.
[12609] |
£35.00 |
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MAVRODIN Valentin |
Fine Arms From Tula, Firearms And Edged Weapons In The Hermitage, Leningrad. Translated From The Russian By Rostislav Drapkin
1977.
1st English Edn,.
Lenningrad.
12 pages, lge 4to, 137 full page coloured plates with text, includes edge weapons. vg in dj.
[8788] |
£36.00 |
|
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MAY Commander W.E., ANNIS P.G.W. |
Swords For Sea Service
1970.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to., 140 plates, pictorial end papers in Djs light rubbing to part edges of DJs small 3cm closed tear to top edge of vol 2, now in clear removable sleeves a VG set. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.
[23515] |
£220.00 |
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MAY Major E.S. |
Field Artillery With The Other Arms, Its Employment, Illustrated From Military History, And Its Re-Armament With Quick Firing Guns Discussed
1898.
1st Edn,.
Sampson, Low, Marston and Co.
VIII 339 pages, pages uncut, ownership stamp of M J Willis to title page margin, original covers faded on spine, some marking, g+. Not in Riling.
[15157] |
£55.00 |
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MAY Major E.S. |
Guns And Cavalry, Their Performance In The Past And Their Prospects In The Future
1896.
1st Edn,.
X 220 pages, TEG, advs, text and full page illus, folding plates, a vg copy in publisher's blue cloth covers "the mobility of guns, action of guns, and cavalry together etc., with remarks as to the influence of quick firing machine guns and mounted infantry" Riling 1414
[13049] |
£30.00 |
|
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MAY Major E.S. |
Guns And Cavalry, Their Performance In The Past And Their Prospects In The Future
1896.
1st Edn,.
Sampson Low Marston and Co.
X 220 pages, TEG, advs, lacks FEP, text and full page illus, folding plates, a vg copy in publisher's blue cloth covers "the mobility of guns, action of guns, and cavalry together etc., with remarks as to the influence of quick firing machine guns and mounted infantry" Riling 1414
[19131] |
£30.00 |
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MAYNE David A |
Australian Military Small Arms Ammunition Production 1888-2003 Part 2
2004.
revised.
the author.
139 to 304 pages, 4to., illus on the bullets, boxes, etc. from photographs, printed card covers, ring bound binding, small stain to front and rear covers.
[20681] |
£80.00 |
|
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Mazansky, Cyril |
British Basket-Hilted Swords: A Typology of Basket-Type Sword Hilts
2005.
Boydell Press.
Woodbridge.
4to., xi ? 292 pp., Illustrated throughout using photographs and line drawings showing the hilts etc. A fine copy in DJ. A full account of the hilt type, and the many variants within it. The major groups of basket hilts types, covering the proto-types, early basket hilts and the wide variety of fully developed hilts.
[22045] |
£235.00 |
|
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MCBRIDE H.W. |
A Rifleman Went To War
No date circa 1940.
Second edition ?.
Samworth / Small-Arms Technical Pub. Co.
Plantersville,USA.
398 (2) pages, The advert page undated, frontis portrait of the author, book plate to the front-end paper. publishers' light brown cloth title to the upper cover and spine in black. DJ some chipping to edges and corners, old repair to verso of head and tail of the spine, a very good copy.McBride served in the 21st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I. He recounts his experiences and observations whilst in France and Belgium in WWI with particular emphasis on the use of the military rifle in sniping and its place in modern armament. Riling 2175 Smith 207
[23518] |
£80.00 |
|
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MCDOWELL R.Bruce |
Evolution of the Winchester
1985.
1st Edn,.
Armory Publications.
Tacoma U.S.A.
206 pages, 4to illustrated in b/w from photographs old adverts line drawings gun breakdowns, pictorial end papers. Publishers dark blue faux leather binding titled in silver with gun vignette to the upper cover. A fine copy in DJ couple small chips along top edge. From the 1847 Hunt, the Jennings, Smith-Jennings, Smith & Wesson, "Volcanic", Henry Rifle, and beyond.
[23376] |
£70.00 |
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MCHENRY Roy C., ROPER Walter F. |
Smith & Wesson Hand Guns
1945.
1st Edn,.
Standard Publications.
Huntingdon, USA.
233 pages, small 4to, b/w illus from photographs, publishers dark red cloth, gilt title to upper board, vg. The first edition of a much reprinted work.
[21760] |
£40.00 |
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MCHENRY Roy C., ROPER Walter F. |
Smith & Wesson Hand Guns
1945.
1st Edn,.
Huntingdon, USA.
233 pages, small 4to, illus, vg in chipped dj.
[8786] |
£110.00 |
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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART |
Early Firearms Of Great Britain And Ireland From The Collection Of Clay P Bedford
1971.
1st Edn,.
New York.
IX 187 pages, + 1 page list of gunmakers and silversmiths + 2 pages bibliography, 4to., b/w illustrations of the gun + details of locks with accompanying text, vg in dj some 220 items. Presentation inscription on FEP "TO DAVID BACK WITH APOLOGIES TO AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD AND APPRECIATION FOR MANY HELPFUL HINTS, Clay Bedford, also hand written note on top margin asking David for comments.
[18397] |
£45.00 |
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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART |
Early Firearms Of Great Britain And Ireland From The Collection Of Clay P Bedford
1971.
1st Edn,.
New York.
ix 187 pages, + 1 page list of gunmakers and silversmiths + 2 pages bibliography, 4to., b/w illustrations of the gun + details of locks with accompanying text, vg in dj, rubbing to edge of dj, some 220 items described many with illustrations.
[21233] |
£25.00 |
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MEYRICK Samuel Rush |
A Critical Inquiry Into Ancient Armour As It Existed In Europe But Particularly In England From The Norman Conquest To The Reign Of King Charles II
1842.
Second edition corrected and enlarged..
Henry G Bohn.
lxv, 179, 247, 125 pages, (138pp) glossary, bound with 1/2 titles and title page to each volume 3 Vols, folio, with all edge's gilt. Frontis and 80 etched aquatint plates by Bridges and Maddox, 71 finely hand coloured some heightened with gold and silver, 10 are uncoloured plates of armour and weapons. There are also 27 hand coloured chapter initials also heightened with gold, plate 22 has a small smudge mark to the colouring. Bound in contemporary ? red Morrocco spine in compartments with armorial motifs, some rubbing to the spines, wth later cloth slipcases. The first edition published by Robert Jennings, appeared in 1824 This second and best edition of 1842 the colouring is more brilliant and stronger than that found in the 1st and has been corrected and enlarged the frontis of showing a joust did not appear in the 1st. One of the best colour plate books on Armour. And an important guide to ancient armour Meyrick who was a historian and collector of arms and armour, and he constructed Goodrich Court specifically to display his collection of arms and armour.
[23468] |
£1350.00 |
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MIDDLETON RICHARD |
The Practical Guide To Man-Powered Buullets, Catapults, Crossbows, Blowguns, Bullet-Bows and Airguns
2005.
Stackpole Books.
Mechanicsburg, USA.
xii 212 pages, large 8vo., illus throughout with line drawings , diagrams etc. A fine copy in dj. A practical book on the methods to shoot bullets without the aid of explosion.
[20880] |
£25.00 |
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MILLS Desmond, BARNES Mike |
Amateur Gunsmithing
1986.
rep Edn,.
The Boydell Press..
Woodbridge, Suffolk..
211 pages, Illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings. A fine copy in DJ. The complete stripping and reassembly of both sidelock and boxlock shotguns
[23361] |
£25.00 |
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MILLS Fred P L |
Colts Double Rifles
1953.
privatly printed.
51 pages, full page illus from photographs, signed on the title page by Fred Mills, pictorial printed cream card covers, vg. An in-depth view on the double rifle produced by Colt.
[21662] |
£40.00 |
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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
Infantry Training Vol 1 Infantry Platoon Weapons Pamphlet No 6A The General Purpose Machine Gun (light Role) (all Arms)
1966.
92 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings including 2 folding plates, printed card covers with punch holes to spine edge, vg.
[21712] |
£25.00 |
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MOORE C.Kenneth |
Colt Revolvers And The US Navy 1865-1889
1987.
1st Edn,.
Dorrance & Company Inc.
Bryn Mawr, USA.
ix 140 pages, 4to., illus in b/w from photographs, diagrams etc, fine in dj.
[21275] |
£100.00 |
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MOORE Sir Jonas [Translator] |
A General Treatise Of Artillery Or Great Ordanance Writ In Italian by Tomaso Moretti of Brescia, translated into English with notes thereupon, and some additions out of French for sea gunners by Sir Jonas Moore. With an appendix of Artificial Fire-works for War and Delight by Sir Abraham Dager
1683.
1st Edn,.
A.G. and F.P. for Obadian Blagrave.
124 + (4) pages, without 1/2 title, woodcut frontis plate, 7 folding plates + table plates + 4 pages on A Defination Of Gunsmithing showing figures with explanation, the plates show various figures depicting ammunition, carriages, the guns, loads, angles, barrells etc. bookplate of D.G.Mackenzie to front paste down, slip pasted to rear paste down noting the book was re-backed, re-labelled, fly leaves repaired by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in 1954. The treatise is divided into five parts: 1 Of Things General To All Artillery; 2 Of Forming the Bore Or Choke; 3 Of Carriages; 4 Of The Charge Of Powder And Shot; 5 Of Shooting In Great Artillery, a vg clean tight copy. Riling 181.
[18377] |
£1100.00 |
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MORDECAI Major Alfred |
Military Commission To Europe in 1855 and 1856 (bound with) Schon J - Rifled Infantry Arms, a Brief Description Of The Modern System Of Small Arms As Adopted In The Various European Armies
1861.
2nd rev and augmented Edn,.
Washington DC.
VII 232 pages, illus, folding plates, 4to., original black embossed cloth, spine and edges of boards very worn, joints cracked, upper board becoming detached, heavy foxing of some pages of text, g. Riling 744
[8019] |
£95.00 |
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MORIN Marco, HELD Robert |
Beretta The Worlds Oldest Industrial Dynasty
1980.
1st Edn,.
Acquafresca Editrice.
Switzerland.
283 pages, 4to, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc., text in English and Italian, fine in dj, dj has small chip to lower part of spine.
[18352] |
£40.00 |
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MOUILLESSEAUX Harold R. |
Ethan Allen, Gunmaker His Partners, Patents & Firearms
1973.
1st Edn,.
Museum Restoration.
Ottawa, Canada.
xiv 170 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs. Single ownership stamp to front end papers and title page for Herbie Woodend, vg in dj. . Herbie Woodend MBE was custodian of the Pattern Room Museum
[23328] |
£25.00 |
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Mowbray, Stuart C. and Heroux, Jennifer |
Civil War Arms Makers and Their Contracts A Facsimile Reprint of the Report by the Commission on Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 1862
1989.
reprint.
Andrew Mowbray Publishers.
Lincoln U.S.A.
(6) -595 ? (4) pages, Illustration of two of the factories. Publishers' pictorial laminated binding, a fine copy.
[22810] |
£35.00 |
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Muckel, Gary B |
Early Shotgun Concentrators and Spreaders: The first one hundred years of invention to control the flight of Shot
nd Circa 1990.
the author?.
USA.
Unpaginated ,60 +pages 4to illustrated from colour photographs, line drawings, old adverts, many of the pages are copies of earlier works. Pictorial printed card a fine copy .
[23042] |
£25.00 |
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MULLIN Timothy J |
Colts New Service Revolver "A Particularly Strong, Heavy Weapon"
2009.
Collectors Grade Publications.
Coburg, Ontario.
xxii 272 pages, 4to., illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc., pictorial end papers, publishers faux brown leather binding, fine in likewise dj. A study of the Colts New Service Revolver from 1898-1943.
[23443] |
£100.00 |
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MUNITION DESIGN COMMITTEE |
Munitions Design Commitee, Small Arms Section December 1915 to August 1917
.
4to., unpaginated 200+ pages, 228 minutes recorded, some just a paragraph others several pages with a 4 page index and 6 page manuscript additions. A variety of weapons are designed and covered including Lewis machine Guns, ammunition, sights mountings, rifles, bayonets, Vickers guns etc., (A digital photograph of the index can be sent on request). The whole is bound in the original cloth binding, paper title label to upper cover, head and tail of spine worn and rubbing to corners. The name Colonel G.H.SD. Brown written on top margin of many of the reports and occasional notes and numbers written to margins. Colonel Browne was chairman of many of the meetings. A rare and important research item of the weapons of WWI
[19873] |
£480.00 |
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MUNSON H.Lee |
The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753 - 1923
1992.
Andrew Mowbray.
Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA.
ix 313 pages, illus from photographs, 4to, bound in black cloth, title in silver with vignette of a sportsman in silver to upper board, fine in dj. Includes a biographical sketch of Henry Mortimer, marking on the guns, fakes and forgeries, trade labels, bill heads and of course the gun.
[21790] |
£200.00 |
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Murray, Douglas |
The 336 A collector's reference on the Model 336 Marlin
1983.
1at.
the author.
Westbury Long Island.
4to illustrated in b/w from photographs old adverts etc. Publishers pictorial card covers VG.
[23318] |
£60.00 |
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Murray Douglas. P |
The Ninety-Nine: A History of the Savage Model 99 Rifle
1985.
revised 3rd.
Douglas P Murray.
Westbury Long Island, U.S.A.
Illustrated in b/w from photographs, line drawings old adverts etc. Publishers pictorial printed card covers a fine copy.
[23601] |
£35.00 |
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MUSGRAVE Daniel D., OLIVER Smith Hempstone |
German Machine Guns
1971.
1st Edn,.
Mor Associates.
Washington, USA.
457 pages, 4to., illus from photographs and drawings, bookplate to front paste down, vg in dj, dj has plastic laminted cover.
[19309] |
£30.00 |
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MUSGRAVE Daniel D., OLIVER Smith Hempstone |
German Machine Guns
1971.
1st Edn,.
Washington, USA.
457 pages, 4to., illus from photographs and drawings, couple of offset marks on EP's from sellotape, o/w vg in dj.
[13008] |
£35.00 |
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MUSKETRY INSTRUCTIONS |
Extracts From Regulations For Conducting Musketry Instructions Of The Army
1972.
abridged facsimile rep of the 1859 Edn,.
Parker Hale Ltd.
Birmingham.
42 pages, illustrated with line drawings. Publishers decorative red hard covers titled"Instruction Enfield Rifles Of Musketry" vg. Includes a new introduction andAn Historical Survey of Enfield Muzzle Loading Rifles by Dr C.H. Roads.
[22723] |
£22.00 |
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