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

(1989) 2011 new edition. Large 8vo (200 x 262mm). Ppii,vi,250. B/w photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is a new edition of The British Shotgun Volume Two, uniform with the recently published British Shotgun Volume Three 1891 - 2011. The continuing high demand for copies of Volumes One and Two of the British Shotgun series has led to the publication of new facsimile editions to complement the publication of Volume Three (Autumn 2011). All three volumes are lavishly illustrated with contemporary photographs and 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.