Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting: With Explanatory Plates and WoodcutsPeter Hawker, Peter William Lanoe Hawker |
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... directions for ( what gentlemen least understand ) GETTING ACCESS TO WILD BIRDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION . With regard also to guns , and the various other subjects that form the remainder of the book , he has taken up his pen with the ...
... directions for ( what gentlemen least understand ) GETTING ACCESS TO WILD BIRDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION . With regard also to guns , and the various other subjects that form the remainder of the book , he has taken up his pen with the ...
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... directions , which this work contains , have been first experimentally tried , and noted down from time to time , in a pocket - book ; then , detailed as soon after as possible , in the most specific manner ; and before they were ...
... directions , which this work contains , have been first experimentally tried , and noted down from time to time , in a pocket - book ; then , detailed as soon after as possible , in the most specific manner ; and before they were ...
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... his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
... his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
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... Directions for trying Barrels The Stock . Recipe for keeping the polish on Gunstocks New and easy recipe for polishing Gunstocks Breeching . IMPLEMENTS FOR FLINT - GUNS Touchhole Lock Springs Cocks and Hammers . Pan . Trigger • To take ...
... Directions for trying Barrels The Stock . Recipe for keeping the polish on Gunstocks New and easy recipe for polishing Gunstocks Breeching . IMPLEMENTS FOR FLINT - GUNS Touchhole Lock Springs Cocks and Hammers . Pan . Trigger • To take ...
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... Directions for Cleaning Guns , and precautions against their hanging fire . Gravitating Stops DETONATING SYSTEM Trials of Flint Locks against Detonators Gun . The Barrel The Breeching Vent - hole · The Nipple , or Pivot The Cock , or ...
... Directions for Cleaning Guns , and precautions against their hanging fire . Gravitating Stops DETONATING SYSTEM Trials of Flint Locks against Detonators Gun . The Barrel The Breeching Vent - hole · The Nipple , or Pivot The Cock , or ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2012 |
Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2016 |
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