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Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention
ISBN: 9780300111330 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22-25 dni roboczych. Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his "Colt" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum.Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility--paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by...
Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his "Colt" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first...
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359,86 zł |
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Civil War Firearms : Their Historical Background and Tactical Use
ISBN: 9780306814594 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The popular Civil War News columnist has written a unique work, combining technical data on each Civil War firearm, an often surprising treatment of their actual use on the battlefield, and a guide to collecting and firing surviving relics and modern reproductions.
The popular Civil War News columnist has written a unique work, combining technical data on each Civil War firearm, an often surprising treatment of t...
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79,36 zł |
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Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated Guide
ISBN: 9780486421612 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. Firearms played an important role on the American frontier. Used to hunt animals for food and clothing, they also safeguarded one's home against outlaws and other hostile elements. This definitive, scrupulously researched work describes and illustrates the many different weapons that opened up and secured the American West. Enhanced with colorful anecdotes, the vividly detailed narrative tells the dramatic story of shoulder arms, hand guns, percussion and cartridge weapons, and describes the hunters, settlers, peace officers, stagecoach drivers, soldiers, range detectives, rustlers, outlaws,...
Firearms played an important role on the American frontier. Used to hunt animals for food and clothing, they also safeguarded one's home against outla...
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79,19 zł |
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Medieval Arms and Armor : A Pictorial Archive
ISBN: 9780486437408 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. A renowned 19th-century cultural historian and specialist on the Middle Ages, J. H. Hefner-Alteneck spent much of his life observing the influence of art on many aspects of human life, including weaponry. His illustrations for this handsome archive -- drawn with incredible exactitude -- depict a wide array of medieval weapons and armor dating from the early ninth century to the mid-1700s. A renowned 19th-century cultural historian and specialist on the Middle Ages, J. H. Hefner-Alteneck spent much of his life observing the influence ... |
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66,65 zł |
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Percussion Pistols and Revolvers : History, Performance and Practical Use
ISBN: 9780595357963 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges. The caplock revolvers took on a separate evolution and remained state of the art long after the widespread appearance of cartridge firing rifles and shotguns. They rode in the holsters of of explorers and adventurers across the world and granted safe conduct in the back-alleys of...
"In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the re...
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70,83 zł |
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Percussion Pistols and Revolvers : History, Performance and Practical Use
ISBN: 9780595672752 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges. The caplock revolvers took on a separate evolution and remained state of the art long after the widespread appearance of cartridge firing rifles and shotguns. They rode in the holsters of of explorers and adventurers across the world and granted safe conduct in the back-alleys of...
"In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the re...
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112,62 zł |
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Gunsmoke and Saddle Leather : Firearms in the Nineteenth Century American West
ISBN: 9780826335937 / Angielski / Twarda / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The gun, like the axe and the plow, was an essential tool in the exploration and settlement of the trans-Mississippi West. It provided food for the cooking pot as well as protection against two- or four-legged marauders. As the century progressed, firearms also provided various forms of recreation for both men and women, primarily target and competition shooting. Of course the employment of the gun, whether for good or evil, depended upon the user. The men and women who lived the nineteenth-century western experience sometimes described in detail the role firearms played in their lives. Such...
The gun, like the axe and the plow, was an essential tool in the exploration and settlement of the trans-Mississippi West. It provided food for the co...
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166,95 zł |
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Scloppetaria or Considerations on the Nature and Use of Rifled Barrel Guns
ISBN: 9781406789386 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its origins, operation and mechanics. The well illustrated contents will prove of great value to the historian, soldier and gun enthusiast. Contents Include: Of Projectiles in General Theory of Spiral Motion Qualities of the Rifle History of the Rifle Construction and Perfections of the Rifle Appendages of the Rifle Modes of Using the Rifle General Hints Loading, Aiming, Cleaning etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the...
Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its o...
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140,36 zł |
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Cartridge Drawings : Now and Then from the Pen of Ken
ISBN: 9781845492137 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The breech loading shotgun would have been no use without its cartridges. Much has already been written about the histories of shotguns, but very little about the many cartridges that were loaded into the breeches. This book has been written as a companion to 'Cartridges of the British Isles' [ISBN 978-1-84549-111-6]. It covers the time from the first years in breech loading shotguns up until the present day. It also includes some overseas cartridges as well as many others of the British Isles not previously published. This is, in part, a history of shotgun cartridges and it should bring back...
The breech loading shotgun would have been no use without its cartridges. Much has already been written about the histories of shotguns, but very litt...
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188,98 zł |
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A Bibliography of Guns and Shooting : Being a List of Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Books Relating to Firearms and Their Use, And to the Composition and Manufacture of Explosives
ISBN: 9781846649912 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUNS AND SHOOTING. BEING A LIST OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKS RELATING TO FIREARMS AND THEIR USE, AND TO THE COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER ON TECHNICAL BOOKS AND THE WRITERS OF THEM, FIREARMS INVENTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF GUNMAKING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF WING SHOOTING By Wirt Gerrarre A READ COUNTRY BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally published in 1895 this extremely rare early work on the bibliography of guns and shooting is both expensive and very hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have...
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUNS AND SHOOTING. BEING A LIST OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKS RELATING TO FIREARMS AND THEIR USE, AND TO THE COMPO...
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131,01 zł |
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The Arts of the Muslim Knight : The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection
ISBN: 9788876248771 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-20 dni roboczych. The Arab tradition of al-furusiyya is defined by principles of horsemanship, chivalry, and the mutual dependence of man and horse. This publication presents half of the Furusiyya Art Foundation's entire collection, which includes Islamic art relating to the Muslim chevalier from the eighth, ninth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. The collection includes a number of cane shields, archery material, armor for man and horse, sword pommels, guards and sabers, as well as daggers and belts carried by the courtly chevaliers. Describing the artistry and beauty of the antique pieces,...
The Arab tradition of al-furusiyya is defined by principles of horsemanship, chivalry, and the mutual dependence of man and horse. This publication pr...
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417,90 zł |
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Scloppetaria or Considerations on the Nature and Use of Rifled Barrel Guns
ISBN: 9781443732901 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its origins, operation and mechanics. The well illustrated contents will prove of great value to the historian, soldier and gun enthusiast. Contents Include: Of Projectiles in General Theory of Spiral Motion Qualities of the Rifle History of the Rifle Construction and Perfections of the Rifle Appendages of the Rifle Modes of Using the Rifle General Hints Loading, Aiming, Cleaning etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the...
Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its o...
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196,53 zł |
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A Bibliography of Guns and Shooting : Being a List of Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Books Relating to Firearms and Their Use, And to the Composition and Manufacture of Explosives
ISBN: 9781443740746 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUNS AND SHOOTING. BEING A LIST OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKS RELATING TO FIREARMS AND THEIR USE, AND TO THE COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER ON TECHNICAL BOOKS AND THE WRITERS OF THEM, FIREARMS INVENTIONS AND THE HISTORY OF GUNMAKING, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF WING SHOOTING By Wirt Gerrarre A READ COUNTRY BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally published in 1895 this extremely rare early work on the bibliography of guns and shooting is both expensive and very hard to find in its first edition. READ COUNTRY BOOKS have...
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GUNS AND SHOOTING. BEING A LIST OF ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKS RELATING TO FIREARMS AND THEIR USE, AND TO THE COMPO...
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219,93 zł |
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Curio & Relics Ffl 03 Bound Book
ISBN: 9781606220047 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is one of the best deals for anybody with a Curio and Relic Federal Firearms License ( 03FFL ). The bound book holds over 440 entries as single line entries over an entire page. Each page is sequentially numbered in compliance with the BATF. This bound book helps you comply with being a happy and legal historical firearms collector. Made in the United States of America. Part of the proceeds from all sales go to research a cure for Rett Syndrome. Rett Syndrome is a syndrome that affects one girl born worldwide every 15 minutes. Boys born with the Rett gene die at birth. Part of all sales...
This is one of the best deals for anybody with a Curio and Relic Federal Firearms License ( 03FFL ). The bound book holds over 440 entries as single l...
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64,74 zł |
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Professional Gunsmithing: A Textbook on the Repair and Alteration of Firearms, with Detailed Notes and Suggestions Relative to the Equipment and
ISBN: 9781578988662 / Angielski / Miękka / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. 2009 Reprint of 1946 first edition. Howe's book is intended as an inspirational source as well as a technical guide to the student who is anxious to study gunsmithing but has been led to believe it is a craft that can only be mastered by old world teaching methods. Howe's work remains a valuable teaching tool to this day. Profusely illustrated with over one hundred drawings and illustrations.
2009 Reprint of 1946 first edition. Howe's book is intended as an inspirational source as well as a technical guide to the student who is anxious to s...
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91,13 zł |
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Pistol and Revolver Shooting
ISBN: 9781445531984 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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135,69 zł |
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Shooting for Boys
ISBN: 9781445532202 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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135,69 zł |
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Webley Solid Frame Revolvers: Models RIC, MP, and No. 5
ISBN: 9780764335532 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 25-30 dni roboczych. With over 1400 images and thorough text, this book provides new research on the Webley RIC, MP, and No.5 revolvers, revealing examples never before seen in print. Includes new information on Webleys purchased by police agencies prior to the RIC models. Covers Webley production from 1864 to 1938. Early Webley models used a wide variety of frames from different firms, giving the impression the company produced firearms in greater numbers than they did. A number of Webley's miscellaneous solid frames are also included, along with a discussion of military purchases of solid frame Webley...
With over 1400 images and thorough text, this book provides new research on the Webley RIC, MP, and No.5 revolvers, revealing examples never before se...
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493,75 zł |
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Lessons from Armed America
ISBN: 9781453685556 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Whether you are new to the concept of armed defense or have long since made it a part of a prudent lifestyle, you'll find much that is useful in this book. Read it the way Kathy and Mark wrote it, that is, don't just look at it, but study it for its lessons -Massad Ayoob Founder, Lethal Force Institute Author of "In the Gravest Extreme- These are serious words from Massad, the Master of self defense Don't rely on others to protect yourself and your loved ones. "Lessons from Armed America" is the essential primer for self defense. Kathy and Mark are the experts that answer all your questions...
Whether you are new to the concept of armed defense or have long since made it a part of a prudent lifestyle, you'll find much that is useful in this ...
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69,99 zł |
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Homebuilt Firearms
ISBN: 9780981539928 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Hartman's text is a great initiation for hobbyists who wish to try building a real gun from scratch, using only standard garage tools, not milling machines or lathes. He explains how to build a firearm with a used .22 barrel from a gun show and some scrap steel while using a drill press, grinders, wire welder, a hacksaw, and files.
Hartman's text is a great initiation for hobbyists who wish to try building a real gun from scratch, using only standard garage tools, not milling mac...
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54,12 zł |
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