Author: I. M. Crudgington
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781846891168
Category : Shotguns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The continuing high demand for copies of Volumes One and Two of the renowned British Shotgun series has led to Quiller issuing new facsimile editions to complement the long-awaited publication of Volume Three. Both of these important works are lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and diagrams, illustrations and patent drawings. Volume One 1850-1870 - traces the evolution of the shotgun during its formative years in Great Britain. Extensively and painstakingly researched, this highly regarded work gives an invaluable insight into the developments that took place during this innovative period. Volume Two 1871-1890 - the authors continue to unravel the intricate and fascinating story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun. AUTHOR: Ian Crudgington ran a successful gunmaking business and served for many years on the Council of the Gun Trade Association, and has been Chairman of the organization. In 1960 he was elected to the Livery of the Gunmakers Company of the City of London, to the Court in 1969 and served as Master from 1974 to 1975 David Baker has had a life-long fascination with the evolution of the sporting gun. With his writing career now in it's fourth decade, he has produced hundreds of magazine articles and numerous books including The British Shotgun Volume One and Two; The Royal Gunroom at Sandringham and The Heyday of the Shotgun ILLUSTRATIONS: b/w
The British Shotgun, 1850-1870
Author: I. M. Crudgington
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781846891168
Category : Shotguns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The continuing high demand for copies of Volumes One and Two of the renowned British Shotgun series has led to Quiller issuing new facsimile editions to complement the long-awaited publication of Volume Three. Both of these important works are lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and diagrams, illustrations and patent drawings. Volume One 1850-1870 - traces the evolution of the shotgun during its formative years in Great Britain. Extensively and painstakingly researched, this highly regarded work gives an invaluable insight into the developments that took place during this innovative period. Volume Two 1871-1890 - the authors continue to unravel the intricate and fascinating story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun. AUTHOR: Ian Crudgington ran a successful gunmaking business and served for many years on the Council of the Gun Trade Association, and has been Chairman of the organization. In 1960 he was elected to the Livery of the Gunmakers Company of the City of London, to the Court in 1969 and served as Master from 1974 to 1975 David Baker has had a life-long fascination with the evolution of the sporting gun. With his writing career now in it's fourth decade, he has produced hundreds of magazine articles and numerous books including The British Shotgun Volume One and Two; The Royal Gunroom at Sandringham and The Heyday of the Shotgun ILLUSTRATIONS: b/w
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781846891168
Category : Shotguns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The continuing high demand for copies of Volumes One and Two of the renowned British Shotgun series has led to Quiller issuing new facsimile editions to complement the long-awaited publication of Volume Three. Both of these important works are lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and diagrams, illustrations and patent drawings. Volume One 1850-1870 - traces the evolution of the shotgun during its formative years in Great Britain. Extensively and painstakingly researched, this highly regarded work gives an invaluable insight into the developments that took place during this innovative period. Volume Two 1871-1890 - the authors continue to unravel the intricate and fascinating story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun. AUTHOR: Ian Crudgington ran a successful gunmaking business and served for many years on the Council of the Gun Trade Association, and has been Chairman of the organization. In 1960 he was elected to the Livery of the Gunmakers Company of the City of London, to the Court in 1969 and served as Master from 1974 to 1975 David Baker has had a life-long fascination with the evolution of the sporting gun. With his writing career now in it's fourth decade, he has produced hundreds of magazine articles and numerous books including The British Shotgun Volume One and Two; The Royal Gunroom at Sandringham and The Heyday of the Shotgun ILLUSTRATIONS: b/w
The British Over-and-under Shotgun
Author: Geoffrey Boothroyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948253737
Category : Gunsmiths
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780948253737
Category : Gunsmiths
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
British Gunmakers of the 21st Century
Author: DONALD. HOLTS AUCTIONEERS. DALLAS
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846892912
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846892912
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
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.
The British Shotgun
Author: I. M. Crudgington
Publisher: Nicholson
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: Nicholson
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
American & British 410 Shotguns
Author: Ronald S. Gabriel
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9780873496797
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Representing the culmination of 30 years of research, this book catalogues the 125-year developmental history of the 410 handgun in both Britain and the United States. Coverage includes makers such as Browning, Ithaca, Winchester, Boss, Holland & Holland, Purdey and others.
Publisher: Krause Publications
ISBN: 9780873496797
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Representing the culmination of 30 years of research, this book catalogues the 125-year developmental history of the 410 handgun in both Britain and the United States. Coverage includes makers such as Browning, Ithaca, Winchester, Boss, Holland & Holland, Purdey and others.
Sidelocks and Boxlocks
Author: Geoffrey Boothroyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571571182
Category : Gunsmiths
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a wonderful reference tool for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of firearms. Filled with all the critical facts that American owners of British guns need, this book is the outgrowth of Boothroyd's many articles for Shooting Times. A complete reference source that is unparalleled.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781571571182
Category : Gunsmiths
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a wonderful reference tool for anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of firearms. Filled with all the critical facts that American owners of British guns need, this book is the outgrowth of Boothroyd's many articles for Shooting Times. A complete reference source that is unparalleled.
The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle
Author: Diggory Hadoke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906122416
Category : Sporting guns
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906122416
Category : Sporting guns
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
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.
Fine Shotguns
Author: John M. Taylor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 151070096X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In Fine Shotguns, expert John M. Taylor offers a global view of shotguns using photographs and descriptions of guns from the United States, Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy. Here are all types of shotguns: single barrel, double barrel, combination guns, hammer shotguns, paired shotguns, special-use guns, small-bore shotguns, shotgun stocks or shotguns with metal finishes, and bespoke shotguns. This all encompassing guide includes sections on how to care for and storage your weapon, what accessories are available for your model, and how to choose the perfect traveling case. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 151070096X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
In Fine Shotguns, expert John M. Taylor offers a global view of shotguns using photographs and descriptions of guns from the United States, Britain, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, and Italy. Here are all types of shotguns: single barrel, double barrel, combination guns, hammer shotguns, paired shotguns, special-use guns, small-bore shotguns, shotgun stocks or shotguns with metal finishes, and bespoke shotguns. This all encompassing guide includes sections on how to care for and storage your weapon, what accessories are available for your model, and how to choose the perfect traveling case. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Thorneycroft to SA80
Author: Jonathan Ferguson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733424622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Reference work for all those interested in the history of military firearms. It charts the British love affair with the 'flipped' bullpup rifle and machine gun - weapons with their firing mechanism positioned behind the trigger - from a faltering start in the Edwardian period, through the controversy of the NATO rifle trials, to the troubled history of the current SA80 family.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733424622
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Reference work for all those interested in the history of military firearms. It charts the British love affair with the 'flipped' bullpup rifle and machine gun - weapons with their firing mechanism positioned behind the trigger - from a faltering start in the Edwardian period, through the controversy of the NATO rifle trials, to the troubled history of the current SA80 family.
Empire of Guns
Author: Priya Satia
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735221871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE By a prize-winning young historian, an authoritative work that reframes the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of British empire, and emergence of industrial capitalism by presenting them as inextricable from the gun trade "A fascinating and important glimpse into how violence fueled the industrial revolution, Priya Satia's book stuns with deep scholarship and sparkling prose."--Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns, a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain's prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state's imperial expansion. Satia brings to life this bustling industrial society with the story of a scandal: Samuel Galton of Birmingham, one of Britain's most prominent gunmakers, has been condemned by his fellow Quakers, who argue that his profession violates the society's pacifist principles. In his fervent self-defense, Galton argues that the state's heavy reliance on industry for all of its war needs means that every member of the British industrial economy is implicated in Britain's near-constant state of war. Empire of Guns uses the story of Galton and the gun trade, from Birmingham to the outermost edges of the British empire, to illuminate the nation's emergence as a global superpower, the roots of the state's role in economic development, and the origins of our era's debates about gun control and the "military-industrial complex" -- that thorny partnership of government, the economy, and the military. Through Satia's eyes, we acquire a radically new understanding of this critical historical moment and all that followed from it. Sweeping in its scope and entirely original in its approach, Empire of Guns is a masterful new work of history -- a rigorous historical argument with a human story at its heart.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735221871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE By a prize-winning young historian, an authoritative work that reframes the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of British empire, and emergence of industrial capitalism by presenting them as inextricable from the gun trade "A fascinating and important glimpse into how violence fueled the industrial revolution, Priya Satia's book stuns with deep scholarship and sparkling prose."--Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies We have long understood the Industrial Revolution as a triumphant story of innovation and technology. Empire of Guns, a rich and ambitious new book by award-winning historian Priya Satia, upends this conventional wisdom by placing war and Britain's prosperous gun trade at the heart of the Industrial Revolution and the state's imperial expansion. Satia brings to life this bustling industrial society with the story of a scandal: Samuel Galton of Birmingham, one of Britain's most prominent gunmakers, has been condemned by his fellow Quakers, who argue that his profession violates the society's pacifist principles. In his fervent self-defense, Galton argues that the state's heavy reliance on industry for all of its war needs means that every member of the British industrial economy is implicated in Britain's near-constant state of war. Empire of Guns uses the story of Galton and the gun trade, from Birmingham to the outermost edges of the British empire, to illuminate the nation's emergence as a global superpower, the roots of the state's role in economic development, and the origins of our era's debates about gun control and the "military-industrial complex" -- that thorny partnership of government, the economy, and the military. Through Satia's eyes, we acquire a radically new understanding of this critical historical moment and all that followed from it. Sweeping in its scope and entirely original in its approach, Empire of Guns is a masterful new work of history -- a rigorous historical argument with a human story at its heart.