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... history of , and all experiments in , ancient and modern gunnery there is no work in existence that contains so much information , in one small volume , as a book called " Engines of War , " by Mr. Henry Wilkinson , M. R. A. S. , who ...
... history of , and all experiments in , ancient and modern gunnery there is no work in existence that contains so much information , in one small volume , as a book called " Engines of War , " by Mr. Henry Wilkinson , M. R. A. S. , who ...
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... history , instead of the quality , of the cartridge . Let me then direct my observa- tions to the more useful part of the subject . The rock on which Mr. Eley's patent at first became wrecked was this : - he made his wire a great deal ...
... history , instead of the quality , of the cartridge . Let me then direct my observa- tions to the more useful part of the subject . The rock on which Mr. Eley's patent at first became wrecked was this : - he made his wire a great deal ...
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... , and gunners , into their proper names in natural history . For example : the dunbirds are called redheads on the South and West coasts , and Parkers or half - birds in the fens . This is P also a general term here for all birds under the.
... , and gunners , into their proper names in natural history . For example : the dunbirds are called redheads on the South and West coasts , and Parkers or half - birds in the fens . This is P also a general term here for all birds under the.
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... history . - 1844. We have now also the splendid modern work of Mr. Yarrell , which contains many things not known in the days of our immortal wood - engraver , Bewick . The birds marked thus ( * ) are those of the Anas Or young Golden ...
... history . - 1844. We have now also the splendid modern work of Mr. Yarrell , which contains many things not known in the days of our immortal wood - engraver , Bewick . The birds marked thus ( * ) are those of the Anas Or young Golden ...
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... history . GREBES . There are seven sorts , including the little river dobchick . These birds , in evading the flash of a gun , are even quicker than the divers . The large grebes are worth shooting for the sake of their skins , which ...
... history . GREBES . There are seven sorts , including the little river dobchick . These birds , in evading the flash of a gun , are even quicker than the divers . The large grebes are worth shooting for the sake of their skins , which ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker Visualização integral - 1844 |
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