THE COLLECTOR'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FIREARMS

New York: Mayflower Books, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 4to. 304 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Corner wear; a tear at the upper edge of the front panel; creasing along the upper edges of the dustjacket; price intact. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: THE MATCHLOCK - Japanese; Indian and Burmese; THE WHEELLOCK - German and Austrian; Italian; Other countries of origin; THE SNAPHAUNCE - Continantal and Easter; Scottish; THE FLINTLOCK - Pocket pistols; Muff pistols; overcoat pistols; Double-barrelled; Multi-barrelled; THE BLUNDERBUSS - Blunderbuss pistols (i) English (ii) Continental; The Blunderbuss (i) English (ii) Continental (iii) Turkish; FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS - British and Irish Continental; Double-barrelled; FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLS; FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS - English; Frnch German; Other countries of origin; FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS - English; Irish; FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUNS - British; Continental; FLINTLOCK MUSKETS AND CARBINES - English; Other countries of origin; SCOTTISH PISTOLS; PERCUSSION WEAPONS - Percussion Holster pistols; Percussion Belt Pistols; Percussion Travelling Pistols; Percussion Target and Duelling Pistols; Pistols; Percussion Pocket Pistols; Derringers; Pepperbox Revolvers; Rifles and Sporting Guns; Percussion Revolvers; Percussion Revolving Rifles; AIR WEAPONS; FIREARMS CURIOSA - Key Pistols; Fuse Pistols; Combination; Bootleg Pistols; Knife and Dagger Pistol; Axe Pistol; Baton and Can Pistols; Harmonica; Miscellania including eprouvettes and tinderlighters; POWDER HORNS, FLASKS AND CAP DISPENSERS - Cap Dispensers; Flasks; Powder Horns; followed by a Bibliography; Glossary and a List of Abbreviations..