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The English Revolver: A Collectors’ Guide to the Guns, their History and Values
George Prescott
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Description for The English Revolver: A Collectors’ Guide to the Guns, their History and Values
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 333 colour photos. BIC Classification: GBC; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Famous throughout the nineteenth century for the quality of its products, the English revolver industry began a steady decline after WWI from which it never recovered. Apart from the famous Webley service revolvers, many products of this important industry are little known outside of the auction house and sale room. This book sets out to rectify that situation, describing Adam's and Tranter's revolvers, as valued in their day as any of Webley's products, and including guns from the more obscure makers neglected by previous writers. In particular, the chapter on military revolvers is one of the most important sections of ... Read more
Famous throughout the nineteenth century for the quality of its products, the English revolver industry began a steady decline after WWI from which it never recovered. Apart from the famous Webley service revolvers, many products of this important industry are little known outside of the auction house and sale room. This book sets out to rectify that situation, describing Adam's and Tranter's revolvers, as valued in their day as any of Webley's products, and including guns from the more obscure makers neglected by previous writers. In particular, the chapter on military revolvers is one of the most important sections of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1156g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764347573
SKU
V9780764347573
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About George Prescott
George Prescott has been writing and publishing upon a variety of subjects, including firearms, since 1993. He lives in Kent, and currently writes about English weapons for Classic Arms & Militaria magazine, amongst other things.
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