English Guns and Rifles: Being an Account of the Development, Design and Usage of English Sporting Rifles and Shotguns--From Their Introduction During the Fifteenth Century Until the Advent of the Metallic Cartridge in the Nineteenth Century--Together with Notes on Muskets, Service Rifles, Blunderbusses and Other Arms

George, J.N.

Published by Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, Plantersville, 1947

About this Item

Tan buckram with gilt spine & cover titles on green panels; 8vo; 344pp; illustrated with b/w photos plus drawings; color pictorial dust jacket; ad page date June, 1947. "Being an Account of the Development, Design and Usage of English Sporting Rifles and Shotguns-From Their Introduction During the Fifteenth Century Until the Advent of the Metallic Cartridges in the Nineteenth Century." This copy in near fine condition with former owner's information sticker to front free endpaper o/w internally bright & clean. A very nice copy in equally nice, uncommon dust jacket with light wear along top edge. Interestingly, the inside of the jacket is printed with the current (1947) catalog of "Samworth Books on Firearms.".

Seller Inventory # 008442

Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Guns and Rifles: Being an Account of the Development, Design and Usage of English Sporting Rifles and Shotguns--From Their Introduction During the Fifteenth Century Until the Advent of the Metallic Cartridge in the Nineteenth Century--Together with Notes on Muskets, Service Rifles, Blunderbusses and Other Arms
• Publisher: Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, Plantersville
• Publication Date: 1947
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Firearms