The Greenhill Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers.by John Walter
John Walter (1738/9 - November 17, 1812), founder of . Published by Greenhill Books, London and Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania, 2001. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-85367-392-7. hard cover with dust jacket dust jacket n. 1. A removable paper cover used to protect the binding of a book. Also called dust cover. 2. A cardboard sleeve in which a phonograph record is packaged. , 20 x 25 cm, 576 pp, hundreds of b & w photos and drawings. Price 35 [pounds sterling] plus post & pack. The scope of this remarkable book is outlined in the subtitle: "From Colt's First Patent to the Present Day, 1836-2001 Military Small-Arms, Sporting Guns and Rifles, Air and Gas Guns, Designers, Manufacturers Inventors, Patentees, Trademarks, Brandnames and Monograms." An epic task indeed to cover such a broad subject area, but this publication does it. The author's introduction provides some idea of the depth and time span (over 30 years) of research plus time in writing (five years). Although, by the author's own admission, not fully comprehensive (How could any such book ever be?), and biased towards Britain and the US, this is the reference work that collectors and gun lovers have been waiting for forever as there is, and never has been, anything as comprehensive. The 10,000 or so entries cover, inter alia [Latin, Among other things.] A phrase used in Pleading to designate that a particular statute set out therein is only a part of the statute that is relevant to the facts of the lawsuit and not the entire statute. , inventors (Lee, Browning, Colt, Mauser brothers, Patchett, Mike Walker, etc), gunmakers (Hollis, Egg, Mantnn, Brazier, Rigby, etc), manufacturers (Astra, Daisy, Erma, Unique, etc), ammunition makers, individual weapons, abbreviations and innumerable interesting articles stumbled onto by chance (such as Beutegewehr, ie captured enemy weapons used by Germany in WW1). Such information makes this book a delightful and satisfying treasure trove TREASURE TROVE. Found treasure. 2. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident. . Like all John Walter's other books this one is "unputdownable un·put·down·a·ble adj. Informal So well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down. unputdownable Adjective " but even more so. Even the briefest browsing gives this title a `must have' status. |
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