The listing, THE PLEASURE OF GUNS has ended.
Used, but a wonderful book of illustrations and stories. 96 pages of intricate and beautiful work of famous gunsmiths.135 illustrations of guns in all forms from the invention of gunpowder to the rapid fire of today, and from tiny hand guns to machine guns. not only guns with elaborate decoration but also guns of mechanical precision, making this a book which, will appeal to everyone who has ever handled a gun. myths, matchlocks and wheel-locks, the flintlock and its rivals, the percussion lock, the revolver, sporting guns, the rifle, rapid fire, rapid fire. (again, this is a used book, but in good condition. a very good reference book also) sorry, i have to charge 4.00 postage.