THE BRITISH SHOTGUN: VOLUME TWO 1871 - 1890. By I.M. Crudgington and D.J. Baker. First edition.

1989 1st edition. 4to (202 x 266mm). Ppvi,250. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout, bibliography. Yellow cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"In this second volume of a definitive work, Ian Crudgington and David Baker unravel the intricate story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun between 1870 and 1890". Hundreds of good contemporary photographs as well as hundreds more contemporary diagrams, illustrations and patent drawings. In Volume Two 1871 - 1890 - the authors continue to unravel the intricate and fascinating story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun. Chapters include: The lever-locked hammerless gun; The end of the hammer gun; The self-cocking hammerles gun; The barrel-cocking hammerless gun; the spring-cocked hammerless gun; the safety; The forend fastener; Multi-barrels and repeaters; Electrical ignition; Bizarre actions; The ejector; the choke-bore and other modifications to the internal form of the barrel; the increase in the popularity of shooting; The British shotgun patents 1871-1890.