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THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

by W.W. Greener

Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 8th. 1907

Poor condition. Dark green cloth. 8th edition, rewritten, and with many additional illustrations. B/w illustrations. B/w photos.

Spine is very browned and heavily taped back onto covers. Heavy marking and wear to rest of covers; scuffing and chipping along edges. Joints are broken - some repair with tape. Pages are very grubby to margins and edges. Endpapers are especially grubby. This is a WORKING copy ONLY!

Stock no. 2135885

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Contents

  • Some of the contents:
  • Early Arms
  • The Invention of Gunpowder
  • Early Artillery
  • Early Hand Fire-Arms
  • Gun-Making
  • Public Gun Trials
  • The Shooting Capabilities of Shot-Gun
  • The Choice of a Gun
  • How to Use the Gun
  • Double Guns with Single Triggers
  • The History of Rifling and its Development
  • Single-Shot Military Rifles
  • etc
  • There are 31 chapters in all

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