Vintage Guns by Diggory Hadoke - 2007

Skyhorse, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 224 pages. 8-3/4 by 11-1/4 inches. Illustrated mostly in color. First edition (first printing). A very good used copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with a short creased snag to one corner of the front cover. At the back of many a gun cabinet lurks a neglected old shotgun. This book will encourage its owner to bring it back into service. A beautiful, fully-illustrated volume, Vintage Guns offers expert advice on collecting guns and restoring them to firing condition--on a reasonable budget. It provides practical tips on buying the right gun for restoration, and gives an honest description of the steps--and potential pitfalls--on the path to renovation. Written for the shooter rather than the historian or engineer, it covers the subject in a lively, informative manner, always with an eye toward heading to the field. Topics covered include safety, servicing and maintenance, ribs and chokes, sidelocks and boxlocks, proofing, ejectors, ammunition,… Read More

Skyhorse, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Minor shelf wear

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008. First Edition . Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Additional Postage will be needed) Very large, very heavy book, quality blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, gray color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 224 heavy glossy pages, text in double-column format, profusely illustration with stunning vintage guns. DJ glossy blue spine and borders front and back, close-up color photograph of open breech on shotgun on front, man with four-barrelled shotgun on back. DJ and book, both As New.