Author: GREENER, W. W.
Title: The Gun and Its Development Ninth Edition
Description: New York: Bonanza Books, 1967. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; xx, 804 pages; Hard cover is grey cloth with black lettering on spine. Slight rubbing to covers and bottom corner of text block. DJ has some shelf wear; in a mylar cover. No publishing date listed in book, but appears to be from 1967. Pages are clean and tight; looks as new. Illustrated with b/w drawings. This is a modern copy of the title originally published in 1910. 'First published in Great Britain in 1881 and subsequently revised nine times between then and 1910, The Gun and Its Development traces the fascinating history of weaponry: the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow, the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 AD; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries thereafter; and the rise of modern, mass-produced firearms in the early twentieth century. Chapters cover early to modern handguns; gunpowder ignition methods from fuses and flintlocks to percussion fulminates; shotguns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; the history of the firearms industry; manufacturing methods and their development in Britain, America, and elsewhere; how to use and handle different types of guns; ballistics; the development of rifling and smokeless powder; and much more. Copiously illustrated with photographs and marvelous engravings, The Gun and Its Development is the classic, authoritative reference work on the subject, certain to be of great interest to marksmen, hunters, gun collectors, and anyone interested in military or industrial history'. An invaluable book for any gun collector or fan. Oversized, 4#.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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