Condition: Good – 376 Pages
Originally printed in 1883 and reprinted in 1972, this manual is considered to be the first substantial work dealing with in-depth gunsmithing. The pages are filled with timeless and invaluable smithing techniques and data. Enhanced with numerousdrawings and data charts. This is a true treasure!
Topics include the following:
- History of the Gun
- How Guns are Made
- Guns Now in Use
- Pistols Now in Use
- On General Gunsmithing
- Taking Apart, Cleaning and Putting Guns Together
- Tools Required for Work, Their Cost, Etc
- Tools, Etc and How to Make Them
- The Work Bench
- On Working in Iron
- On Working in Steel
- On Working in Silver, Copper and Brass
- On Working in Wood
- On Gun Stocks
- On Gun Barrels
- On Work on Gun Barrels
- Tools for Breeching Guns
- Tools for Chambering Breech Loading Barrels
- On Gun Ribs
- On Thimbles
- On Rifling Guns
- On Gun Locks
- On Fitting Gun Hammers
- On Nipples or Cones
- On Springs
- On Rods
- On Bullet Moulds
- Nomenclature – Locks
- On Browning
- Recipes for Browning
- Miscellaneous
- On Powder and Shot
- Miscellaneous Recipes
- On Judging the Quality of Guns
- On Using the Rifle
- On Using the Shotgun
- On Using the Pistol
- Vocabulary of Mechanical Terms Used by Gun Makers
- Vocabulary of Chemicals and Substances in Varnishes, Etc
- Calibers of Guns, Rifling, Twist of Rifling, Etc
- Directions foe Taking Apart and Assembling Guns, Rifles and Pistols
Printed in 1972 – First Re-Print – 376 pages – Hard bound. Condition: Good.
