Antique Guns and Gun Collecting

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'Interest in firearms as collectors pieces, the author points out, 'is no new fad, for they have been collected almost from the time that they were flrst invented in the 14th century.' But for 500 years it was an interest that only few people could indulge, and it is only recently that the man in the Street has taken up this absorbing hobby.
Prices of firearms can be astronomical, but with somé know-how, and a feeling for work-manship of the mechanisms and of the decor-ation that only practice will bring, the beginner can start an interesting collection without spending a fortune. This book has been especially written to help the inexperienced and starts with the basic problem of how, where and what to collect. The second chapter is a short history of firearms, followed by the main part of the book - a description of the different types of gun - matchlocks, wheellocks, flintlocks, pocket pistols, blunderbusses, duelling pistols, revolvers, and many others - how they can be... Tovább

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'Interest in firearms as collectors pieces, the author points out, 'is no new fad, for they have been collected almost from the time that they were flrst invented in the 14th century.' But for 500 years it was an interest that only few people could indulge, and it is only recently that the man in the Street has taken up this absorbing hobby.
Prices of firearms can be astronomical, but with somé know-how, and a feeling for work-manship of the mechanisms and of the decor-ation that only practice will bring, the beginner can start an interesting collection without spending a fortune. This book has been especially written to help the inexperienced and starts with the basic problem of how, where and what to collect. The second chapter is a short history of firearms, followed by the main part of the book - a description of the different types of gun - matchlocks, wheellocks, flintlocks, pocket pistols, blunderbusses, duelling pistols, revolvers, and many others - how they can be recognized, the various styles of decoration, whether they are much sought after and there-fore expensive, and so on. The final chapter is on how to research the collection, including how to strip a gun.
The book is illustrated with 32 color plates and 64 black and white illustrations, nearly all of weapons published here for the first time.
The author, Frederick Wilkinson, is a well known lecturer and writer on guns and he has produced an ideál guide for the beginner. Vissza