The Flintlock: Its Origin and Development. Translated by G.A.Urquart / Edited by J.F.Hayward.
Lenk, Torsten.
Published by London, The Holland Press Ltd. / Elizabeth Lenk., 1965
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Folio. Frontispiece, XII, 188 pages with several illustrations. Modern, professional Hardcover-binding (Beautiful quarter Buckram). Excellent condition after the new binding has been applied to this large volume. The image shows this book together with similar publications. Includes for example: Definition / Terminology / Types of Locks / The immediate precursors of the Flintlock / The Mediterranean Lock and the Netherlands snaphance / The Origin of the Flintlock / The Distribution of Flintlock Manufacture up to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century / Mid-Seventeenth century flintlock arms with relief decoration / Pistol butts and pommels during the earlier half of the seventeenth century / Ivory stocked pistols / The Turaine and Le Hollandois Style / The Classical Louis XIV style / The Berain Style / French flintlock firearms of the igtheenth and nineteenth centuries / The decoration of French Firearms during the earlier half of the seventeenth century / Pattern books and decoration during the middle of the seventeenth century / Signatures / Sources and Bibliography etc. etc. Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 28068AB
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Flintlock: Its Origin and Development. ...
Publisher: London, The Holland Press Ltd. / Elizabeth Lenk.
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
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