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Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military.
by GREENER, W.W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1871 GUNS 1ed Breech-Loaders Sport Military Hunting Firearms Gunnery Rifles
"Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military" by William Wellington Greener is a 19th-century book that provides comprehensive information on breech-loading firearms. The author, who took over the project after the death of his father, aims to offer readers insights into the various improvements made in the construction of sporting and military breech-loaders. The book contains practical information on shooting and constructing breech-loaders, supported by numerous engravings and diagrams for better understanding. Additionally, the work includes a section on "Black Gunpowder," discussing its manufacturing process and the introduction of "Pebble Gunpowder."
Item number: #40965
Price: $499
GREENER, W.W.
Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military.
London; New York: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1871. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete
o xvi, 242, [4], 243-256
o 123 illustrations, 1 folding chart
· Provenance: Handwritten – Andrew Brown
o Andrew Brown (1838-1907) was a renowned gunsmith from Fremont, NH. He and his father, John Brown, owned and operated a shop in Fremont, which also served as a recruitment office for Union sharpshooters during the American Civil War.
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
o Brown cloth
· Size: ~7.75in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 14cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40965
- Title
- Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military.
- Author
- GREENER, W.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter and Galpin,
- Place of Publication
- London; New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1871 GUNS 1ed Breech-Loaders Sport Military Hunting Firearms Gunnery Rifles, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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