AUTOMATIC AND REPEATING SHOTGUNS. REVISED EDITION. By Richard Arnold.

(1958) 1976 2nd edition. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Ppxii,159. B/w photographs, illustrations. Mottled grey boards, spine titled in red gilt.

"The repeating shotgun is essentially an American invention, though successful European shotguns, based in the main on the pioneer work [of John Browning] are in increasing production. Some sixty odd years have passed since the first true self-loading shotgun was produced, and considerably more since the repeating shotgun in one form or another was a practical proposition yet, so far as I have been able to ascertain, there has been no literature published dealing exclusively with these weapons. It may seem a little odd, therefore, that the first work deailng with them should come from England where, for so many years, the repeating shotgun has been looked down upon in certain sporting circles. But today the repeating shotgun is beginning to find favour throughout Europe, and in the British Commonwealth and attendant Colonies its users are growning." Chapters include: Historical outline; The infamous Green Paper; Types of repeating arms; Advantages and disadvantages; The gun for the job; Chokes, compensators and ballistics; Balls, slugs and shotgun sights; A survey of repeating shotguns.