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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... short ones , which are now made · Mr. Lancaster's self - acting machine for turning the outsides of Barrels , and his new discovery for the finish of the insides • Damascus Barrels Elevation The Sight . • The Ramrod Directions for ...
... short ones , which are now made · Mr. Lancaster's self - acting machine for turning the outsides of Barrels , and his new discovery for the finish of the insides • Damascus Barrels Elevation The Sight . • The Ramrod Directions for ...
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... Short epitome of old nonsensical Statutes repealed .. 503 to 505 Sketch of the old Statutes which still remain in force , & c . . 505 Penalty for Shooting on Sunday or Christmas Day . Time prohibited for killing Game Penalty for ...
... Short epitome of old nonsensical Statutes repealed .. 503 to 505 Sketch of the old Statutes which still remain in force , & c . . 505 Penalty for Shooting on Sunday or Christmas Day . Time prohibited for killing Game Penalty for ...
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... short a space of time , I was resolved that the printer's devil and I should have abso- lution from sporting subjects for at least a few years , and therefore inflicted on my publishers treble doses of copies ; or , seriously speaking ...
... short a space of time , I was resolved that the printer's devil and I should have abso- lution from sporting subjects for at least a few years , and therefore inflicted on my publishers treble doses of copies ; or , seriously speaking ...
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... short , still remain as I left them like the frogs without a king ; and as before , complaining bitterly about the dullness of trade . But for this they have to thank their introduction of the detonating system , by which they got ...
... short , still remain as I left them like the frogs without a king ; and as before , complaining bitterly about the dullness of trade . But for this they have to thank their introduction of the detonating system , by which they got ...
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... short guns of no more than about 7 pounds weight , with a bore almost as large as that of a musket . Anything -no matter what -to set a new trade going on its way to being ultimately cancelled by a revival of the older and more sensible ...
... short guns of no more than about 7 pounds weight , with a bore almost as large as that of a musket . Anything -no matter what -to set a new trade going on its way to being ultimately cancelled by a revival of the older and more sensible ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2012 |
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