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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... Side Primer • Arrival from the Longparish hills , into the valley , for the last hour's shooting on the 1st of September ; with double - mounted Markers , and other Assistants Destructive Trolling Tackle , for Trout , & c . . Engraved ...
... Side Primer • Arrival from the Longparish hills , into the valley , for the last hour's shooting on the 1st of September ; with double - mounted Markers , and other Assistants Destructive Trolling Tackle , for Trout , & c . . Engraved ...
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... Side - primers Improved Ignition Tube - charger The Side - Nail The Dissection Cleaning . • · . Directions to be observed in using Detonating Guns Loading • · Recipe for making Detonating Powder Mr. Joyce's - Anti - corrosive Percussion ...
... Side - primers Improved Ignition Tube - charger The Side - Nail The Dissection Cleaning . • · . Directions to be observed in using Detonating Guns Loading • · Recipe for making Detonating Powder Mr. Joyce's - Anti - corrosive Percussion ...
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... side of the book ! - The gun- makers , in short , still remain as I left them like the frogs without a king ; and as before , complaining bitterly about the dullness of trade . But for this they have to thank their introduction of the ...
... side of the book ! - The gun- makers , in short , still remain as I left them like the frogs without a king ; and as before , complaining bitterly about the dullness of trade . But for this they have to thank their introduction of the ...
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... sides of the caliber , by which the shoot- ing of the gun would be rendered weak . For this reason , I should object to having a hole through the wadding that covers the powder , as many have , to prevent as they think , the confined ...
... sides of the caliber , by which the shoot- ing of the gun would be rendered weak . For this reason , I should object to having a hole through the wadding that covers the powder , as many have , to prevent as they think , the confined ...
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... SIDE - NAIL , or PIN . Screw which fastens on the lock . Little bit of gold or silver , to bring up to the object , when taking a deliberate aim . SPRING - CRAMP . A small instrument for dissecting locks . STRIKER . The movable head to ...
... SIDE - NAIL , or PIN . Screw which fastens on the lock . Little bit of gold or silver , to bring up to the object , when taking a deliberate aim . SPRING - CRAMP . A small instrument for dissecting locks . STRIKER . The movable head to ...
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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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