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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... Wildfowl , with Canoe and Stanchion - gun , preparative to the flowing tide Harry Troth skulling to geese ; with Hurst Castle & c . in the back- ground . ( Varley . ) Sam Singer's elevating Crotch for a Stanchion Explanatory Woodcuts ...
... Wildfowl , with Canoe and Stanchion - gun , preparative to the flowing tide Harry Troth skulling to geese ; with Hurst Castle & c . in the back- ground . ( Varley . ) Sam Singer's elevating Crotch for a Stanchion Explanatory Woodcuts ...
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... wildfowl DOGS ( concise directions for breaking and managing ) Check collar for breaking pointers , & c . Iron puzzle for ditto New Dog - slip . · Newfoundland Dogs ; how to choose them , & c . DISEASES IN DOGS Distemper Yellows ...
... wildfowl DOGS ( concise directions for breaking and managing ) Check collar for breaking pointers , & c . Iron puzzle for ditto New Dog - slip . · Newfoundland Dogs ; how to choose them , & c . DISEASES IN DOGS Distemper Yellows ...
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... WILDFOWL SHOOTING TO PRESERVE GUNNING CLOTHES FROM THE MOTH • TO PRESERVE GUNS FROM SALT WATER WILKINSON'S OIL · WILDFOWL SHOOTING · LAUNCHING , AND CANOE SHOOTING Hampshire Launching - punt Newly - rigged Mudboard · 336 . 337 . 338 ...
... WILDFOWL SHOOTING TO PRESERVE GUNNING CLOTHES FROM THE MOTH • TO PRESERVE GUNS FROM SALT WATER WILKINSON'S OIL · WILDFOWL SHOOTING · LAUNCHING , AND CANOE SHOOTING Hampshire Launching - punt Newly - rigged Mudboard · 336 . 337 . 338 ...
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... Wildfowl Shooting , when afloat • STANCHION OR PUNT GUN Sam Singer's Single - handed Punt . 362 . 372 . 376 My plan for firing 2lbs . ( or 2lbs . ) of Shot to the best advantage , and , at the same time , easing the recoil of a Swivel ...
... Wildfowl Shooting , when afloat • STANCHION OR PUNT GUN Sam Singer's Single - handed Punt . 362 . 372 . 376 My plan for firing 2lbs . ( or 2lbs . ) of Shot to the best advantage , and , at the same time , easing the recoil of a Swivel ...
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... WILDFOWL ARTILLERY , or Carriage for using a Stanchion- gun on Land . • Invisible Approach • METHOD OF SHOOTING WILDFOWL IN FRANCE French Hut - shooting ( Specific instructions for every thing concerning ) • Italian Method of making ...
... WILDFOWL ARTILLERY , or Carriage for using a Stanchion- gun on Land . • Invisible Approach • METHOD OF SHOOTING WILDFOWL IN FRANCE French Hut - shooting ( Specific instructions for every thing concerning ) • Italian Method of making ...
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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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