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... round him till the last , rather than serve under any director in whose abilities they had less confidence , and who , perhaps knew not half so much as themselves . His leading man , poor old Asell , the father of the working trade ...
... round him till the last , rather than serve under any director in whose abilities they had less confidence , and who , perhaps knew not half so much as themselves . His leading man , poor old Asell , the father of the working trade ...
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... , when sent home , was scarcely 3lbs . heavier than before . I then shot the gun about twenty rounds , and the average was , 1st sheet . 46 12th sheet . 30 20th sheet . 20 by which it evidently appeared to me , that if 20 BARRELS .
... , when sent home , was scarcely 3lbs . heavier than before . I then shot the gun about twenty rounds , and the average was , 1st sheet . 46 12th sheet . 30 20th sheet . 20 by which it evidently appeared to me , that if 20 BARRELS .
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... round a kind of anvil , much in the same manner as leather is put round the handle of a whip - crop . The Damascus is a mix- ture of iron and steel , and has its grain directly crossways when beat out ; so that the bar of Damascus ...
... round a kind of anvil , much in the same manner as leather is put round the handle of a whip - crop . The Damascus is a mix- ture of iron and steel , and has its grain directly crossways when beat out ; so that the bar of Damascus ...
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... round the anvil , twisted by a kind of turning lathe ( similar to wringing cloths when wet ) , and then beat flat again . Although these are by far the dearest barrels that are made , yet the price of one in Birmingham is very trifling ...
... round the anvil , twisted by a kind of turning lathe ( similar to wringing cloths when wet ) , and then beat flat again . Although these are by far the dearest barrels that are made , yet the price of one in Birmingham is very trifling ...
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... rounds ; but , as it is not every manor that will now afford so many shots in a day , it becomes a query , how often we may venture to put away a gun which has been used . I think , that if eight or ten shots have been fired from each ...
... rounds ; but , as it is not every manor that will now afford so many shots in a day , it becomes a query , how often we may venture to put away a gun which has been used . I think , that if eight or ten shots have been fired from each ...
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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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