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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Page ix
... possible , to adhere to the plan which he believes would have been adopted by the Author , had he lived to fulfil his intention of bringing out the present edition . August 31st , 1854 . Excepting some remarks on Breech - loading Guns ...
... possible , to adhere to the plan which he believes would have been adopted by the Author , had he lived to fulfil his intention of bringing out the present edition . August 31st , 1854 . Excepting some remarks on Breech - loading Guns ...
Page xiii
... possible , in the most specific manner ; and before they were entered among these pages , abridged to about a tenth part of their original bulk , through consideration for the patience of the reader . Some apology , may perhaps , be ...
... possible , in the most specific manner ; and before they were entered among these pages , abridged to about a tenth part of their original bulk , through consideration for the patience of the reader . Some apology , may perhaps , be ...
Page xiv
... 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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... possible manner . Mr. Purdey has still per- haps the first business in London , and no man better deserves it . I once asked Joe Manton whom he consi- dered the best maker in town ( of course excepting him- self ) ; and his answer was ...
... possible manner . Mr. Purdey has still per- haps the first business in London , and no man better deserves it . I once asked Joe Manton whom he consi- dered the best maker in town ( of course excepting him- self ) ; and his answer was ...
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... possible of both advantages . For example : how is the barrel made to throw shot very close ? By a too long - continued relief forward , without a proportional opening behind : this ( from a want of that impetus , or friction , which ...
... possible of both advantages . For example : how is the barrel made to throw shot very close ? By a too long - continued relief forward , without a proportional opening behind : this ( from a want of that impetus , or friction , which ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2012 |
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