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... gentlemen least understand ) GETTING EVERY DESCRIPTION . ACCESS TO WILD BIRDS OF With regard also to guns , and the various other subjects that form the remainder of the book , he has taken up his pen with the determination of neither ...
... gentlemen least understand ) GETTING EVERY DESCRIPTION . ACCESS TO WILD BIRDS OF With regard also to guns , and the various other subjects that form the remainder of the book , he has taken up his pen with the determination of neither ...
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... gentlemen of distinction ever thought of using any thing but the gun of a first - rate maker , for the simple reason that on the goodness of the work depended the quickness in firing , and consequently the filling of the bag . But , now ...
... gentlemen of distinction ever thought of using any thing but the gun of a first - rate maker , for the simple reason that on the goodness of the work depended the quickness in firing , and consequently the filling of the bag . But , now ...
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... gentlemen who want a good gun at a few hours ' notice . Buying a ready - made gun at a respectable shop , is cheaper and better than going to an inferior maker , by reason that , instead of waiting six months for one , which , after all ...
... gentlemen who want a good gun at a few hours ' notice . Buying a ready - made gun at a respectable shop , is cheaper and better than going to an inferior maker , by reason that , instead of waiting six months for one , which , after all ...
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... a wager , and see how those new - discovery gentlemen would come off who have been holding forth to the public such nonsense in favour of short guns . Cannons are bored a cylinder , because they are generally 12 BARRELS .
... a wager , and see how those new - discovery gentlemen would come off who have been holding forth to the public such nonsense in favour of short guns . Cannons are bored a cylinder , because they are generally 12 BARRELS .
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... gentlemen . This was before the late improvements in barrels , and the new mode of boring were adopted ; for then every gun- maker knew that he was deceiving his customers when he asserted that a detonater would shoot even equal to a ...
... gentlemen . This was before the late improvements in barrels , and the new mode of boring were adopted ; for then every gun- maker knew that he was deceiving his customers when he asserted that a detonater would shoot even equal to a ...
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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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