The British Dueling Pistol by John A. Atkkinson

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The British Dueling Pistol
by John A. Atkkinson

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The starting point is 1770, from then on the book traces the many changes in style and character which marked the duelling pistol's development through its blood stained reign of more than 80 years. Hardcover, 108 pages, 200 photos and illustrations.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

Acknowledgments
Introduction The British Duelling Pistol
Chapter 1 The True Duelling Pistol Evolves
Chapter 2 Lock, Stock and Barrel & the Pistol Cass Too
Chapter 3 Moulding the Bullets and Loading
Chapter 4 Changes, Improvements - and Three New Makers
Chapter 5 Presenting Robert Wogdon; the Man, His Family, and Some of His Pistols
Chapter 6 H.W. Mortimer; John & Joe Manton
Chapter 7 Other Makers of Flintlock Duelling Pistols
Chapter 8 The Percussion Duelling Pistol

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