The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifles by Jonathan Kirton

The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifles by Jonathan Kirton

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The end result of 35 years of collecting, researching, and recording data from existing rifles, original manufactures' records and catalogs, this book demonstrates the mechanical and artistic details and workmanship that characterized the development and manufacture of the falling block, breechloading rifles.

The author has tried to fill in important gaps in the history and development of these guns. Readers will hopefully gain a new understanding and appreciation for these splendid examples.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

Acknowledgments
Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1 The Alexander Henry Rifles
Chapter 2 The Alexander Henry Military Contract Rifles, 1866-1880
Chapter 3 Some Early and Rare Falling Block Designs

The Soper Falling Block of 1865
Joseph Manton's Falling Block of 1871
Thomas Bailey's Patent of 1871
James Aston's Falling Block Rifles of 1871

Chapter 4 The Farquharson Patent of 1872, and the John Farquharson, George Gibbs, Thomas Pitt and William Ellis Metford Patent of 1875
Chapter 5 Westley Richards & Co. Falling Block Rifles 1872-1897
Chapter 6 William Field and the Field Action of 1877
Chapter 7 James MacNaughton's Rifles of 1879
Chapter 8 The Daniel Fraser Rifle of 1880
Chapter 9 The Rigby-Banks Falling Block of 1882
Chapter 10 Holland & Holland and the Holland/Woodward Patent, 1894
Chapter 11 The Charles Ingram-Julius Coster Rifle of 1897
Chapter 12 Webley Rifles of 1897 & 1902
Chapter 13 Birmingham Small Arms (B.S.A. Guns Ltd.)

Norman Falling Block Design of 1921-22

Chapter 14 Foreign Actions used by British Makers - The Comblain
Chapter 15 Foreign Actions used by British Makers - The Heeren Actions
Chapter 16 Foreign Actions used by British Makers - The Jeffery-Sharps
Chapter 17 Thomas & J.S. Turner Ltd. & the "P.D." Farquharson, by W.J. Jeffery & Others
Chapter 18 Recent Developments - The J.A. Shirley Action & Giles Whitcome Rifles
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifles by Jonathan Kirton