Complete Guide to Gunsmithing Gun Care and Repair - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 049809846X ISBN 13: 9780498098468

Publisher: Oak Tree Publications, 1962

Synopsis

The Most Comprehensive Gunsmithing Guide of All Time.Written by one of the most prolific firearms experts of all time, The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing is a highly detailed and essential reference for the gun enthusiast and gunsmith alike. At nearly 500 pages, Chapel covers everything from the use of proper tools to how to get a gunsmithing job, and everything in between. In more than forty chapters of exceptionally clear prose, the book answers every question a collector, soldier, or home defender could have on topics suchDrawings and BlueprintsStock DesignCheckering and CarvingStock Repairs and AlterationsEtching and EngravingAnd many moreNot only is the book an incredible resource for gun owners and gunsmiths, it’s also a wonderful look at the world of firearms in the first half the twentieth century. Published just over seventy years ago, the book--and revised by the author two decades later—The Complete Guide to Gunsmithing is fascinating look at how the nature of firearms has changed. With a thoughtful introductory note by renowned outdoorsman Dr. Jim Casada and eighty-five meticulous illustrations, this is the definitive edition of an enduring and authoritative classic.

About this title

About the Author

Charles Edward Chapel was born in Iowa in 1904. Graduating from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and serving in the Marine Corps, he was a prolific writer, publishing thousands of articles on subjects such as police science, aviation, and firearms. One of the nation’s most active gun writers, he published nearly a dozen books on the subject. Chapel died in 1967.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oak Tree Publications
• Publication date: 1962
• ISBN 10: 049809846X
• ISBN 13: 9780498098468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English