AMATEUR GUNSMITHING. By Desmond Mills and Mike Barnes.
1986 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 240mm). Pp211. B/w photographs and illustrations. Olive boards, spine titled in gilt.
One of the very few books books to cover the complete stripping and reassembly of both sidelock and boxlock shotguns. Chapters include: The workbench; Turnscrews and vice jaws; The boxlock; The sidelock; The over-and-under; Stock renovation; Buying a secondhand gun; English proof; Barrel browning; Barrel blueing; Jointing; Barrel sleeving; General care and storage.
One of the very few books books to cover the complete stripping and reassembly of both sidelock and boxlock shotguns. Chapters include: The workbench; Turnscrews and vice jaws; The boxlock; The sidelock; The over-and-under; Stock renovation; Buying a secondhand gun; English proof; Barrel browning; Barrel blueing; Jointing; Barrel sleeving; General care and storage.
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Book Code
41752
| Author | Mills (Desmond) and Barnes (Mike). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 41752 |
| ISBN | 0851154557 / 0851154557. |
| Book Description | Inscriptions to front end-paper and back page. Some spotting to top edge, small book-seller's stamp to front end-paper, else very good first edition in very slightly chipped dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1986 |
| Publisher | The Boydell Press. |
| Place | Woodbridge, Suffolk. |