Tag: Books
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Repousse Work for Amateurs
Being the Art of Ornamenting Thin Metal with Raised FIgures. By L. L. Haslope London L. Upcott Gill, 170 Strand, WC 1887
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Art of Engraving
A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE ENGRAVER’S ART , WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LETTER AND MONOGRAM ENGRAVING SPECIALLY COMPILED As a Text- Book for Students and Reference Book andGuide for Engravers
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The Flintlock
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by
Torsten Lenk From the cover: “The text of this exhaustive work of reference on the construction, form and decoration of the flintlock was fully revised and corrected by Dr. Lenk for this first English translation. On its original publication in Sweden in 1939 it was acclaimed as the most important book on the subject yet…
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Proofmarks
1850 – 1950 Barrel Proof Marks The proof marks shown below will assist in determining nationality of manufacturers when no other markings are evident. Since the U.S. has no proofing houses (as in England, France, Germany and other European countries), most U.S. manufacturers voluntarily proof their firearms with a specifed style of proofmark (i.e. the…