The British Sporting Gun and Rifle
Title | The British Sporting Gun and Rifle PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Dallas |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780811704427 |
The definitive book on the subject The period from 1850 to 1900 witnessed the most far-reaching changes sporting gun and rifle design had ever experienced. Prior to this, changes had been pedestrian; the muzzleloader still prevailed in 1850 as it had for previous centuries. In this major work, Dallas details the many changes that occurred in the latter half of the nineteenth century. He describes at length the pinfire, centre-fire, and hammerless developments along with all the ancillary changes made to sporting guns. He also outlines the many developments in rifles: the superseding of the two groove muzzle-loading Express rifle by the multi-groove, breech-loading rifle of smaller calibre with higher velocity and greater power, propelled by nitro powder and with many different mechanisms on offer.
Vintage Guns
Title | Vintage Guns PDF eBook |
Author | Diggory Hadoke |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2008-03-17 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9781602391987 |
"This is a book that deserves a place on every shooting man's bookshelf." Michael Yardley, author of Positive Shooting and...
British Sporting Guns and Rifles
Title | British Sporting Guns and Rifles PDF eBook |
Author | George A. Hoyem |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1028 |
Release | 1996-11 |
Genre | Sporting guns |
ISBN | 9780939683130 |
Consists of reproductions of catalogues.
English Guns and Rifles
Title | English Guns and Rifles PDF eBook |
Author | John Nigel George |
Publisher | |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Firearms |
ISBN |
Værket beskriver engelske håndvåben - geværer og rifler med tilbehør og ammunition - fra det 15. århundrede og indtil slutningen af det 19 århundrede.
The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle
Title | The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle PDF eBook |
Author | Diggory Hadoke |
Publisher | |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2012-09-01 |
Genre | Sporting guns |
ISBN | 9781906122416 |
The boxlock, or 'body action', was the first really successful hammerless sporting gun. This book will educate the reader in the huge variation in boxlock design and quality. It tells the story of the development and perfection of body action guns of all qualities.
Sporting Firearms of Today in Use
Title | Sporting Firearms of Today in Use PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Allan Curtis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Firearms |
ISBN |
British Gunmakers of the 21st Century
Title | British Gunmakers of the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | DONALD. HOLTS AUCTIONEERS. DALLAS |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2018-10-25 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781846892912 |
In the nineteenth century there were thousands of British gunmakers plying their trade the length and breadth of the land building all qualities of gun and rifle. Gunmakers have dwindled to a very small number today but the nature of the trade has changed from volume production to exclusive best guns only. British gunmakers have embraced the new technology on offer and by using a combination of CNC machining and new steels allied to traditional gunmaking skills, they are building superb quality guns and rifles to the highest standards. Unlike their competitors, British guns are not entirely built by machine and there is a large element of hand craftsmanship in every example built. Not content to rest on their historical laurels, they have introduced new designs and brought their creations right up to date for twenty-first century requirements. Guns and rifles are all built to the exact specifications of the customer and no two are alike. Each gun is individually made yet designed to embrace modern requirements such as high pheasants, steel shot and so on. This book shows the great variety of guns and rifles on offer entirely built in Great Britain today and how British gunmakers still continue to lead the world in best quality guns and rifles.