BRITISH GUN MAKERS: THEIR TRADE CARDS, CASES and EQUIPMENT 1760-1860. By W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Black.

1980 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Pp166. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"By providing a photographic index of trade cards, together with an historical account of the case and its contents, the authors have not only produced a work of deep interest to all gun collectors but also provided an essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period." Chapters include: The evolution of cases for guns, rifles and pistols - 17th and early 18th centuries, 1760-1775, 1775-1785, 1785-1800, 1800-1820, 1820-1845, 1845-1860; Powder magazines; Pictorial index of trade cards and labels with gunmakers' addresses; Pictorial index of cased sets of guns, rifle and pistols; Tools and equipment found in gun, rifle and pistol cases - 1760-1775, 1775-1785, 1785-1800, 1800-1820, 1820-1845, 1845-1860; Engravers of gunmakers' trade cards and labels.