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The Gun and Its Development, by W. W. Greener
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Enter the world of weaponry, both ancient and evolved, in this authoratative history of the gun and its development. Originally published in 1881 in Great Britain and revised nine times, this finely illustrated volume is an invitation to gain remarkable insight into the history of weapons as they have developed from the period of AD 1000 to the beginning of the twentieth century.
Chapters include:
Early arms
The invention of gunpowder
Early artillery
Early hand fire-arms
The percussion system
Modern shotguns
Hammerless guns
Ejector huns
Gun-making
Modern methods of gun-making
The proof of guns
The history of rifling
Modern sporting guns
single shot military guns
Target rifles
And much more!
Soft cover, 8" x 6" format, 804 pages, hundreds of black & white images. By W. W. Greener.
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