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Any of the books by Donald Dallas are exceptional as well.
“I left long before daylight, alone but not lonely.”~Gordon Macquarrie
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You raise an interesting question, and giving this some thought I arrived at the following conclusion; A really good and interesting book would be one that was beautifully illustrated and showed some of the classic 'house styles' and variations that are typical to some makers. Some examples would be;
Holland and Purdey's 'house' engraving styles
Woodwards's arcaded fences
Rigby's dipped edge locks
Lancaster and Hollands 'leg of mutton' locks
Westley Richards 'drop locks' and style of opening lever
Powell's push up opening lever
Greener's side safety
Boss's single trigger and selector
Churchill's house engraving and pinless locks
Back on topic, Donald Dallas and Douglas Tate have both done fine specialist books, and the Vic Venters book mentioned is also very good. Diggory Hadokes books are good, but the illustrations are more B&W, though good nonetheless.
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Westley Richards, 'In Pursuit of the Best Gun' by Jeremy Musson.
Any Don Masters books 'The House of Churchill' 'Atkin Grant & Lang'.
So many books , all great quality , so little time .
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Don't you mean colour photos?
I spell it the American way, it goes through the various spell checkers that way
I have become addicted to English hammered shotguns to the detriment of my wallet.
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Diggory Hadokes books are good, but the illustrations are more B&W, though good nonetheless. All of the photos in "Boxlock" are in color.
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Diggory Hadokes books are good, but the illustrations are more B&W, though good nonetheless. All of the photos in "Boxlock" are in color. I stand corrected. My 'library' is packed away at present whilst building work takes place. It's a good book anyway.
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I just finished a great one on the guns of Cogswell and Harrison, but, I can't remember the exact name or author-it belongs to a good friend, and was so beautiful, I didn't want it around too long, lest the puppy, or kid do something bad to it.
It didn't make me want to run out and buy one of the guns, however. Beautiful pictures and history.
Best,
Ted
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I just finished a great one on the guns of Cogswell and Harrison, but, I can't remember the exact name or author-it belongs to a good friend, and was so beautiful, I didn't want it around too long, lest the puppy, or kid do something bad to it.
It didn't make me want to run out and buy one of the guns, however. Beautiful pictures and history.
Best,
Ted By Graham Cooley & John Newton - published (in UK anyway) by The Sportsman's Press
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