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- PublisherSAFARI PRESS
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 157157431X
- ISBN 13 9781571574312
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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THE BRITISH BOXLOCK GUN AND RIFLE. By Diggory Hadoke.
Published by
Safari Press. Long Beach, California. 2012, 2013
ISBN 10: 157157431X
ISBN 13: 9781571574312
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Hardcover
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Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
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Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2012). 2012 1st edition. Large 4to (225 x 283mm). Pp224. Colour photographs throughout, b/w illustrations, photograph end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. This is a detailed account of the development of the boxlock, with descriptions of the action's many variations as well as much practical information for owners and would-be owners of, especially, vintage examples. Chapters include: Development - John Deeley, Willima Anson, Westley Richards, the ground-breaking patent, victorian rivals; Consolidation - various types and uses, design changes for the production line, the most successful boxlocks, demise of the British boxlock; The boxlock owner's guide - identification, evaluating condition, establishing original quality, checking for wear and repair, disassembly, handling qualities, stocking, cost of maintenance, buying a boxlock; Famous firms and their boxlocks - Holland & Holland, Charles Lancaster, Purdey, Cogswell & Harrison, Boss and Robertson, Bonehill, William Powell, W.W. Greener, Westley Richards, Army & Navy, Rigby, William Evans, Charles Osbourne, Webley & Scott, Frederick Beesley, Thomas Bland, provincial masterpieces; The 21st century boxlock - Boxall & Edmiston, Westley Richards, W.W. Greener, Tony White, A.A. Brown's last boxlock? Detailed, interesting and practical. . Seller Inventory # 46722
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The British Boxlock Gun & Rifle
Published by
Merlin Unwin Books Ltd, Ludlow, 2013
ISBN 10: 157157431X
ISBN 13: 9781571574312
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Hardcover
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Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
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Brown hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 280mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). 224pp. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. Seller Inventory # j1461b
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