Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting: With Explanatory Plates and WoodcutsPeter Hawker, Peter William Lanoe Hawker |
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... answered his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
... answered his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
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... answers best , according to the different sizes of the Guns that are used NEW DUCK - GUN WADDING . 320 322 324 . 324 • 325 325 . 327 . 328 . 329 . 331 . 331 . 332 WATER BOOTS Waterproof Dressing for Water - boots CORNS Corn Plaster ...
... answers best , according to the different sizes of the Guns that are used NEW DUCK - GUN WADDING . 320 322 324 . 324 • 325 325 . 327 . 328 . 329 . 331 . 331 . 332 WATER BOOTS Waterproof Dressing for Water - boots CORNS Corn Plaster ...
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... answer was , " Purdey gets up the best work , next to mine . " This was when Purdey occupied a small shop in Princes - street . Lancaster , who had raised many gunmakers to the trade by allowing them to put their names to what was his ...
... answer was , " Purdey gets up the best work , next to mine . " This was when Purdey occupied a small shop in Princes - street . Lancaster , who had raised many gunmakers to the trade by allowing them to put their names to what was his ...
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... answer to those who deprecate the idea of giving a good price for a gun , that the workmen employed by the first makers require wages and indulgence , in proportion to their skill in the respective branches ; and it thereby becomes ...
... answer to those who deprecate the idea of giving a good price for a gun , that the workmen employed by the first makers require wages and indulgence , in proportion to their skill in the respective branches ; and it thereby becomes ...
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... answer best ; and therefore we require more weight of metal , in order to ease the recoil of a charge that is longer detained in the barrel . Thus the detonating system simplifies the boring to the whole trade , as well as the art of ...
... answer best ; and therefore we require more weight of metal , in order to ease the recoil of a charge that is longer detained in the barrel . Thus the detonating system simplifies the boring to the whole trade , as well as the art of ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2012 |
Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2016 |
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