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Mass market paperback. GGA. faint date stamp inside cover and modest paper a little browned else a fine bright copy. covers are nice and bright. see scans spine is square and straight.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Ace Double Western D-284 First thus. Reading creases both sides; bumped corners; rubbed; chipping at top and bottom of spine; lower corner on "The Guns of Hammer" side is creased as well as two partial creases at the top. Previous owners' name written on the first page both sides, interior is otherwise clean.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Publication of Latter Novel. VG+ in pictorial wraps with red lettering & cover art on latter novel picturing a mounted cowboy with a rifle leading a freight wagon. Latter novel is a western about a guy whose former partner has returned to put him out of business. Western, Vintage Paperback.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. D-284,SQUARE WRAPS,LIGHT WEAR,CLEAN TEXT,SOLID COPY.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2016). (2016) 2016 1st US edition. 4to (223 x 282mm). Ppviii,216. Colour photographs throughout, b/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new unread copy in dust-wrapper. "I believe that nothing made in the twentieth century compares favourably with the best hammer guns made by the real artisans of the British gun trade: made in the days before celebrity engravers signed their work or CNC machinery standardised every part. What I invariably pick up and take shooting is an 1870s under-lever hammer 12-bore." "They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. .Using hammer guns, explains Diggory, should not be seen as an affectation - if you apply yourself to their use and ownership in the right way." Chapters include: Hammer guns appreciated in literature and history; The hammer gun era, shorter than you thought; The breech loader makes an entrance; The pin-fire catches on; The arrival of centre-fire; Locking mechanisms; The Jones Screw Grip; The real 'Golden Age' of gun-making; Emi-hammerless guns; Bar-action or Back-action?; Non-rebounding and Rebounding Locks; The classic lock makers of the era; Factories and aritsans; US gun-making heroes; Hammer ejectors; Self-cocking hammer guns; Chambers, bores and barrels; Parts of the hammer gun; Whitworth one-piece steel barrels; Hammer guns - pigeon shooting; Double rifles; Famous hammer guns and their owners; The intrinsic qualities of the hammer gun; The glory of the 'No Name'; Selecting appropriate ammunition; The proof house; Auctions; Victorian small rifles; Chamber sleeving; The future of lead shot; Where have all the gunmakers gone?; Travelling overseas with hammer guns; Hammer gun stripping and assembly; To restore or to preserve?: Restoration - a case study; Barrel browning - getting it right; Trouble shooting - what to look for; Customisation - possibilities and limitations; Hammer gun syndicates; Obsolete calibres and Section 58; Collecting for investment; Researching your hammer gun's history. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 30.00.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2016). (2016) 2016 1st US edition. 4to (223 x 282mm). Ppviii,216. Colour photographs throughout, b/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight marks to dust-wrapper but a fine new unread copy. "I believe that nothing made in the twentieth century compares favourably with the best hammer guns made by the real artisans of the British gun trade: made in the days before celebrity engravers signed their work or CNC machinery standardised every part. What I invariably pick up and take shooting is an 1870s under-lever hammer 12-bore." "They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. .Using hammer guns, explains Diggory, should not be seen as an affectation - if you apply yourself to their use and ownership in the right way." Chapters include: Hammer guns appreciated in literature and history; The hammer gun era, shorter than you thought; The breech loader makes an entrance; The pin-fire catches on; The arrival of centre-fire; Locking mechanisms; The Jones Screw Grip; The real 'Golden Age' of gun-making; Emi-hammerless guns; Bar-action or Back-action?; Non-rebounding and Rebounding Locks; The classic lock makers of the era; Factories and aritsans; US gun-making heroes; Hammer ejectors; Self-cocking hammer guns; Chambers, bores and barrels; Parts of the hammer gun; Whitworth one-piece steel barrels; Hammer guns - pigeon shooting; Double rifles; Famous hammer guns and their owners; The intrinsic qualities of the hammer gun; The glory of the 'No Name'; Selecting appropriate ammunition; The proof house; Auctions; Victorian small rifles; Chamber sleeving; The future of lead shot; Where have all the gunmakers gone?; Travelling overseas with hammer guns; Hammer gun stripping and assembly; To restore or to preserve?: Restoration - a case study; Barrel browning - getting it right; Trouble shooting - what to look for; Customisation - possibilities and limitations; Hammer gun syndicates; Obsolete calibres and Section 58; Collecting for investment; Researching your hammer gun's history. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 30.00.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Vintage gun expert Diggory Hadoke (author of Vintage Guns for the Modern Shot and The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle) has now produced an accessible work on the subject for which he is best known: the hammer gun.With a fascinating mixture of historical analysis, practical application and personal reflection, he makes a robust case for the Victorian hammer gun as the finest sporting gun available today, just as it was a century ago.The reader will discover all that is worth knowing about the subject: how the guns were devised, crafted and used, how they were perfected and how they work.Modern applications are given equal weight to historical ones and subjects such as the selection of suitable ammunition, stripping, refurbishing and customising will prove invaluable to anyone contemplating taking a hammer gun into the field and using it as they would a modern gun.More than a reference book, this is a clearly-written guide for owners and collectors that will prove invaluable for buying and maintaining Victorian hammer guns. The Hammer gun is a relatively primitive, totally hand-built, unique, supremely elegant and satisfying work of art; but it also has some genuine advantages over all the expensive modern guns used today. They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. no date era. W190 near fine paperback,

Hardback. Condición: New. Vintage gun expert Diggory Hadoke (author of Vintage Guns and The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle) has now produced an accessible work on the subject for which he is best known: the hammer gun.With a fascinating mixture of historical analysis, practical application and personal reflection, he makes a robust case for the Victorian hammer gun as the finest sporting gun available today, just as it was a century ago.The reader will discover all that is worth knowing about the subject: how the guns were devised, crafted and used, how they were perfected and how they work.Modern applications are given equal weight to historical ones and subjects such as the selection of suitable ammunition, stripping, refurbishing and customising will prove invaluable to anyone contemplating taking a hammer gun into the field and using it as they would a modern gun.More than a reference book, this is a clearly-written guide for owners and collectors that will prove invaluable for buying and maintaining  Victorian hammer guns.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New. 2016. Hardcover. . . . . .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2016). 2016 1st edition. 4to (223 x 282mm). Ppviii,216. Colour photographs throughout, b/w photographs and illustrations, rust end-papers. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight us else very good in like dust-wrapper. "I believe that nothing made in the twentieth century compares favourably with the best hammer guns made by the real artisans of the British gun trade: made in the days before celebrity engravers signed their work or CNC machinery standardised every part. What I invariably pick up and take shooting is an 1870s under-lever hammer 12-bore." "They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. .Using hammer guns, explains Diggory, should not be seen as an affectation - if you apply yourself to their use and ownership in the right way." Chapters include: Hammer guns appreciated in literature and history; The hammer gun era, shorter than you thought; The breech loader makes an entrance; The pin-fire catches on; The arrival of centre-fire; Locking mechanisms; The Jones Screw Grip; The real 'Golden Age' of gun-making; Emi-hammerless guns; Bar-action or Back-action?; Non-rebounding and rebounding locks; The classic lock makers of the era; Factories and aritsans; US gun-making heroes; Hammer ejectors; Self-cocking hammer guns; Chambers, bores and barrels; Parts of the hammer gun; Whitworth one-piece steel barrels; Hammer guns - pigeon shooting; Double rifles; Famous hammer guns and their owners; The intrinsic qualities of the hammer gun; The glory of the 'No Name'; Selecting appropriate ammunition; The proof house; Auctions; Victorian small rifles; Chamber sleeving; The future of lead shot; Where have all the gunmakers gone?; Travelling overseas with hammer guns; Hammer gun stripping and assembly; To restore or to preserve?: Restoration - a case study; Barrel browning - getting it right; Trouble shooting - what to look for; Customisation - possibilities and limitations; Hammer gun syndicates; Obsolete calibres and Section 58; Collecting for investment; Researching your hammer gun's history. .

Condición: New. In.

Hardcover. Condición: New.

Condición: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2016). 2016 1st edition. 4to (223 x 282mm). Ppviii,216. Colour photographs throughout, b/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "I believe that nothing made in the twentieth century compares favourably with the best hammer guns made by the real artisans of the British gun trade: made in the days before celebrity engravers signed their work or CNC machinery standardised every part. What I invariably pick up and take shooting is an 1870s under-lever hammer 12-bore." "They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. .Using hammer guns, explains Diggory, should not be seen as an affectation - if you apply yourself to their use and ownership in the right way." Chapters include: Hammer guns appreciated in literature and history; The hammer gun era, shorter than you thought; The breech loader makes an entrance; The pin-fire catches on; The arrival of centre-fire; Locking mechanisms; The Jones Screw Grip; The real 'Golden Age' of gun-making; Emi-hammerless guns; Bar-action or Back-action?; Non-rebounding and Rebounding Locks; The classic lock makers of the era; Factories and aritsans; US gun-making heroes; Hammer ejectors; Self-cocking hammer guns; Chambers, bores and barrels; Parts of the hammer gun; Whitworth one-piece steel barrels; Hammer guns - pigeon shooting; Double rifles; Famous hammer guns and their owners; The intrinsic qualities of the hammer gun; The glory of the 'No Name'; Selecting appropriate ammunition; The proof house; Auctions; Victorian small rifles; Chamber sleeving; The future of lead shot; Where have all the gunmakers gone?; Travelling overseas with hammer guns; Hammer gun stripping and assembly; To restore or to preserve?: Restoration - a case study; Barrel browning - getting it right; Trouble shooting - what to look for; Customisation - possibilities and limitations; Hammer gun syndicates; Obsolete calibres and Section 58; Collecting for investment; Researching your hammer gun's history. .

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New. 2016. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condición: New.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Edition. This is a nice clean book with light wear. The dust jacket has edge wear and is rubbed and is in a a high quality Demco protector. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1st UK Edition. Hardback. Near very good in good, edge worn, scuffed, price clipped and plastic protected, d/w. Spine cocked and bumped, corners bumped, pages a bit yellowed, owner's inscription on title page. Heavy book, will require extra postage - please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 224 pages. 11.06x8.98x0.91 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardback. Diggory Hadoke, Merlin Unwin Books. Vintage gun expert Diggory Hadoke (author of Vintage Guns for the Modern Shot and The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle) has now produced an accessible work on the subject for which he is best known: the hammer gun.With a fascinating mixture of historical analysis, practical application and personal reflection, he makes a robust case for the Victorian hammer gun as the finest sporting gun available today, just as it was a century ago.The reader will discover all that is worth knowing about the subject: how the guns were devised, crafted and used, how they were perfected and how they work.Modern applications are given equal weight to historical ones and subjects such as the selection of suitable ammunition, stripping, refurbishing and customising will prove invaluable to anyone contemplating taking a hammer gun into the field and using it as they would a modern gun.More than a reference book, this is a clearly-written guide for owners and collectors that will prove invaluable for buying and maintaining Victorian hammer guns. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Vintage gun expert Diggory Hadoke (author of Vintage Guns for the Modern Shot and The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle) has now produced an accessible work on the subject for which he is best known: the hammer gun.With a fascinating mixture of historical analysis, practical application and personal reflection, he makes a robust case for the Victorian hammer gun as the finest sporting gun available today, just as it was a century ago.The reader will discover all that is worth knowing about the subject: how the guns were devised, crafted and used, how they were perfected and how they work.Modern applications are given equal weight to historical ones and subjects such as the selection of suitable ammunition, stripping, refurbishing and customising will prove invaluable to anyone contemplating taking a hammer gun into the field and using it as they would a modern gun.More than a reference book, this is a clearly-written guide for owners and collectors that will prove invaluable for buying and maintaining Victorian hammer guns. The Hammer gun is a relatively primitive, totally hand-built, unique, supremely elegant and satisfying work of art; but it also has some genuine advantages over all the expensive modern guns used today. They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Military.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Vintage gun expert Diggory Hadoke (author of Vintage Guns for the Modern Shot and The British Boxlock Gun and Rifle) has now produced an accessible work on the subject for which he is best known: the hammer gun.With a fascinating mixture of historical analysis, practical application and personal reflection, he makes a robust case for the Victorian hammer gun as the finest sporting gun available today, just as it was a century ago.The reader will discover all that is worth knowing about the subject: how the guns were devised, crafted and used, how they were perfected and how they work.Modern applications are given equal weight to historical ones and subjects such as the selection of suitable ammunition, stripping, refurbishing and customising will prove invaluable to anyone contemplating taking a hammer gun into the field and using it as they would a modern gun.More than a reference book, this is a clearly-written guide for owners and collectors that will prove invaluable for buying and maintaining Victorian hammer guns. The Hammer gun is a relatively primitive, totally hand-built, unique, supremely elegant and satisfying work of art; but it also has some genuine advantages over all the expensive modern guns used today. They remain, according to the author, the best guns ever made - and today they are still in many ways better than anything else available. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.