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... present each of them with a legible copy . A few supplementary impres- sions also were provided , for the amusement and instruction of the inexperienced sportsman , to whom , alone , he still presumes to offer so humble a pro- duction ...
... present each of them with a legible copy . A few supplementary impres- sions also were provided , for the amusement and instruction of the inexperienced sportsman , to whom , alone , he still presumes to offer so humble a pro- duction ...
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... present itself , will , of course , remain as before , for the benefit of younger pupils in shooting . But every thing , that can be improved , up to the present year , is introduced on a different , and , he trusts , a more perfect ...
... present itself , will , of course , remain as before , for the benefit of younger pupils in shooting . But every thing , that can be improved , up to the present year , is introduced on a different , and , he trusts , a more perfect ...
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Peter Hawker. - tion two of the finest pieces of mechanism of the present age Mr. Purdey's double rifles , and the new - invented machines that Greenfield has made for rifling barrels . But to say what is here due to these excellent ...
Peter Hawker. - tion two of the finest pieces of mechanism of the present age Mr. Purdey's double rifles , and the new - invented machines that Greenfield has made for rifling barrels . But to say what is here due to these excellent ...
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... present at the proving of an immense number of barrels . The proof , as ordered by act of parliament , is to one ounce ball , thirteen drams and a half of best cartridge powder , with a very stiff wadding of paper on each ; and so on ...
... present at the proving of an immense number of barrels . The proof , as ordered by act of parliament , is to one ounce ball , thirteen drams and a half of best cartridge powder , with a very stiff wadding of paper on each ; and so on ...
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... present day . ELEVATION . As a proof of my original argument in favour of Joe Manton's elevation , my readers need only observe how universal it has now become with every gunmaker in , and even out of , the kingdom . It would therefore ...
... present day . ELEVATION . As a proof of my original argument in favour of Joe Manton's elevation , my readers need only observe how universal it has now become with every gunmaker in , and even out of , the kingdom . It would therefore ...
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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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