"The Gun And Its Development" 1995 GREENER, W.W.

"The Gun And Its Development" 1995 GREENER, W.W.GREENER, W. W. [804] pp. Odysseus Editions, Inc. 1995 9" x 6 3 4" Fine Scroll Down for (15) Additional Scans: The binding is genuine pigskin Saderra leather, Himalayan grain, furnished by the Cromwell leather company. End leaves are 300 denier silk moire. Edges are gilded and spines are brass die stamped in 22 karat gold. First published in Great Britain in 1881 and subsequently revised nine times between then and 1910, The Gun and Its Development

GREENER, W.W.

[804] pp.

Odysseus Editions, Inc.

1995

9" x 6 3/4"

Fine

Scroll Down for (15) Additional Scans:

The binding is genuine pigskin Saderra leather, Himalayan grain, furnished by the Cromwell leather company. End leaves are 300 denier silk moire. Edges are gilded and spines are brass-die stamped in 22 karat gold.

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.