Author: KESSING COOMPANY FIREARMS [RIFLES, HANDGUNS AND ACCESSORIES] PRICELIST:
Title: Prijslijst der Jacht-artikelen en Gereedschappen van den Wapen- en Ammunitie Handel KESSING & CO, Soerabaia. [Originele uitgave; Original edition].
Description: Soerabaia-Lawang-Semarang-Malang, Kessing, 1908. Small 8°, modern private clothbacked marbled boards, original printed wrapper laid-down on front boards with covertitle in black type, printed within a decorative flower border. 40pp. Numerous detailed monochrome illustrations including techncal data and prices in dutch currency featuring [hunting] rifles and handguns illustrating Winchester repeating rifles, light calibre rifles (so-callded Duivengeweertje or Pigeon rifles, Browning seven-shot pistols, revolvers, Smith & Wesson revolgers, Airguns (various calibres), powder-flasks, ammunition, hunting-knives, bags, binoculars, Winchester re-loading devices, etc. EXTRA ADDED: 63 monochrome illustrations of rifles, with detailed technical data in english and prices in US dollars, featuring a variety of brands: 7MM German Mauser98 Rifles, M93 Mauser Carbines, English Flintlock trap pistol, Swedish Mauser Carbine M94, etc. being cuttings pasted on 18 unnumbered pp. at rear end of catalogue, detailed diagram with descriptive text of a M1917 ENFIELD Rifle, pasted inside lower outer cover. Dutch language pricelist and catalogue published by a Dutch East Indies arms-dealer Kessing and Company, Soerabaia, etc., offering a wide collection of [hunting] rifles, revolvers, pistols and accessories, with includes a separate section ing english with prices in US dollars also presenting a wide chioce of rifles and carbines at rear end. Very good copy of an early trade catalogue.

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