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We have a massive selection of books, manuals, loading data, magazines etc that were purchased by my father throughout his life. 

Putting things online seems to take a while (I'm not thirteen so it doesn't come naturally!) so please check back as the list will be added to as often as possible. If there is a particular title you have been looking for drop us an email and I'll have a look.

Should you require further details on any book listed here we are happy to send pictures and answer questions.

I have tried to describe their condition accurately and price them fairly.

Please email your selection and we will work out postage for you.

  • c1940 - Manual of Rifles SMLE, Mauser, Ross, Garand automatic, Springfield, P14, Mannlicher-carcano ETC Published by Bernards of London. Very interesting little book. So much information in such a small thing. Middle pages loose. Some rusting to staple. This does not cause issue with the text. Hard to find. £15.00 

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  • 1999 - First edition Old German target arms. Alte Scheibenwaffen Vol 1 by Jesse Thompson C. Ron Dillon Allen Hallock & Bill Loos Compiled by Tom Roe. 388 pages. Near as new condition!!! £100.00                                                                                                                        

  • 1999 - First edition Old German target arms. Alte Scheibenwaffen Vol 2 by Jesse Thompson C. Ron Dillon Allen Hallock & Bill Loos Compiled by Tom Roe. 422 pages. Near as new condition. £100.00                                                                                                              

  • 1999 - First edition Old German target arms. Alte Scheibenwaffen Vol 3 by Jesse Thompson C. Ron Dillon Allen Hallock & Bill Loos Compiled by Tom Roe. 388 pages. Near as new condition. £100.00                                                                                                              

  • 2004 - First edition The American Percussion schuetzen rifle. By J Hamiliton & T Roe. 384 pages. Near as new condition. £100.00                                                                                            

  • 1983 - Gun digest black powder loading manual. used condition, with Dads bookmarks still inside. £15.00

  • Lyman 48th edition reloading handbook. Good used condition £15.00

  • 1993 Packing Iron - Gunleather Of The Frontier West by  Richard C. Rattenbury. Hardback with 216 pages. In very good - near new condition. £50.00

  • 2000 9th edition Cartridges of the world revised and expanded. Frank c Barnes/edited by M L Mcpherson. Very good used condition. £15.00

  • 2007 The Drilling by Norbert Klups. Very good used condition, superbly illustrated. £30.00

  • 1966 Firearms collecting for amateurs by James Henderson. good used condition. £3.00

  • 1950 The modern shotgun trilogy by Major Sir Gerald Burrard volume 1, the gun, volume 2 the cartridge, volume 3 the gun and the cartridge. Dust jackets have seen better days but the books are good. £40.00 for the set.

  • 1992 The compleat muzzleloader by L. Gorden Stetser jr. good used condition £20.00

  • 1997 The fighting handgun, Richard law & Peter Brookesmith. good used condition. £7.50​

  • 2000 The complete reloading manual for the .30-30 Winchester, by loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 2004 The complete reloading manual for the 8mm Mauser, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1997 The complete reloading manual for the .222 Remington, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 2004 The complete reloading manual for the .250-3000 Savage, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1991 The complete reloading manual for the 12 gauge Shotshell, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1993 The complete reloading manual for the 7x57 Mauser, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1995 The complete reloading manual for the .357 Magnum, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 2000 The complete reloading manual for the.45 Colt,  by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1997 The complete reloading manual for the .22-250 Remington, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1995 The complete reloading manual for the .243 Winchester, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1997 The complete reloading manual for the 22 Hornet, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00​

  • 2004 The complete reloading manual for the .300 Win Magnum, by Loadbooks USA good used condition £10.00

  • 1997 The complete reloading manual for the .270 Winchester, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £10.00

  • 1991 The complete reloading manual for the 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge, .410 bore Shotshells, by Loadbooks USA good used condition. £15.00

  • 1951 Lyman Ideal hand book reloading ammunition number 38. in used condition. creases to cover but perfectly readable. £20.00

  • 1984 2x Speer reloading manual number 10 for rifle and pistol. good used condition. £10.00 each

  • 1972 Target rifle shooting by Major EGB Reynolds & Robin Fulton. dust cover is a bit damaged but it does not affect the reading pleasure. £15.00

  • 1972 Pigeon shooting by Richard Arnold, good used condition £15.00

  • 1996 Practical gunsmithing by the editors of American gunsmith. Tips and techniques from leading professional gunsmiths. good used condition. £20.00

  • 1955 The elements of rifle shooting by Brigadier J A Barlow. No dust jacket. £10.00

  • 1998 Modern sporting rifle cartridges by Wayne Van Zwoll. good used condition. £10.00

  • 1988 Early loading tools and bullet molds by R H Chamberlain. Very good used condition. £10.00

  • Fulton of Bisley catalogue edition no 70. A lovely old catalogue no date but original price was 4/- good used condition. £15.00

  • 1982 3rd edition Black powder gun digest edited by Jack Lewis. Good used condition. £15.00

  • 1995 Power swaging by David R Corbin. Includes Guide to jacket making 1992. The Corbin technical bulletins volume 4. Good used condition. £20.00

  • 1981 Guns in colour. in very good condition hardback. Lots of good pictures in clear detail. £3.00

  • 1988 Modern sporting guns- a magnificent encyclopedia of modern target and hunting weapons. a very detailed book with excellent photos and descriptions. £10.00

  • 1951 In the gunroom by Major Sir Gerald Burrard 153 Questions answered! A very interesting read. no dust jacket. someone has put a plastic cover over the book. good condition considering its 70 years old! £20.00

  • 1976 Professional loading and reloading date by George Leonard Herter, 4th edition. over 360 pages of information! good used condition. £25.00

  • 1978 Shooting times guide to cartridge loading by David Garrard & Frank St Ward. Good used condition. £5.00

  • 1993 Advanced gunsmithing by W F Vickery. Very good book in good used condition. £15.00

  • 1949 The history of the Birmingham gun barrel proof house with notes on the Birmingham gun trade. Very interesting book in good used condition. £15.00

  • 1965 The rifle and rifle shooting by Geoffrey Boothroyd. Ex library book with stamp sheet removed from front. this does not affect the reading of this fine book. Good used condition. £60.00

  • 1980 Modern pigeon shooting by John Humphreys. Good used condition A lot of good information is found within this book. £7.50

  • 1985 Shooting and stalking a basic guide, edited by Charles Coles. good used condition. £5.00

  • 1963 Shotguns and cartridges by Gough Thomas. The shooting times library number 1. Good used condition. Nicely written book. £10.00

  • 1964 The young shot by N M Sedgwick. good used condition, missing its dust jacket. £5.00

  • 1985 Game guns and rifles by Richard Akehurst. Good used condition. £10.00​

  • 1998 Schuetzen rifles. History and loadings by Gerald O Kelver. Third edition. Very good used condition £15.00

  • 1987 Collecting shotgun cartridges by Ken Rutterford. Hardback with cover in very good used condition. With Erratum slip. £55.00

  • 1973 Firearms encyclopedia by George Nonte jr. good used condition. Hardback, packed with useful information. £15.00

  • 1997 Boothroyd's revised directory of British gunmakers. Hardback in as new condition. A fantastic research tool! £95.00

  • 1995 Kynoch case heading bumpers & master markings. Printed by Garry Jolley. Hardback in excellent condition. Packed with facsimile style pictures. a wealth of information for the cartridge collector. A rare book. £100.00

  • 1996 Martini-Henry .450 rifles & Carbines by Dennis Lewis. a mark to cover but pages clean. 70 pages packed with information and pictures. £10.00

  • 1963 Antique guns. fourth printing abridged edition by Hank Wieand Bowman. used condition. Contains information on some interesting guns. £6.00

  • 1995 Still more single shot rifles by James Grant. Hardback with cover. Contains over 200 illustrations. In very good condition. £35.00

  • A very interesting reprint of the 17th edition catalogue of lightwood and son. In excellent condition. includes steel rabbit and bird traps. Also advertised are knuckle dusters!! approx 20 pages. £5.00

  • 1963 Cartridge Headstamp Guide by White, HP and BD Munhall. Hardback with paper cover and plastic over cover. Very good used condition. some tape marks to first and last inner cover but pages are excellent. An incredible reference book. £70.00

  • 1976 Black powder guide second edition by George C Nonte jr. A complete guide to muzzle loadingrifles, pistols and shotguns -flintlock and percussion. Very good used condition. £20.00

  • Cartridges for collectors by Fred A. Datig. Volume one hardback. Very good used condition. £25.00

  • Cartridges for collectors by Fred A. Datig. Volume two hardback. Very good used condition. £25.00

  • Cartridges for collectors by Fred A. Datig. Volume three hardback. Very good used condition. £25.00

  • 1978 The Manton supplement by W Keith & D.H.L. Back. hardback. In good used condition, that said it does have a few ex library stamps in it. these do not impact the reading of this interesting book. £15.00

  • 1982 The gun digest book of riflesmithing, the art and science of rifle gunsmithing by Jack Mitchell. A thorough book with plenty of photos. an excellent read. good used condition. £15.00

  • 1959 Cartridges, a pictorial digest of small arms ammunition by Herschel C. Logan. This is a brilliant book that has so much information in it. This should be on every shooters bookshelf. covers the development of the cartridge in extraordinary detail. Includes pistol, rifle and shotgun cartridges. £25.00

  • 1976 Cartridges of the world revised 3rd edition by Frank C. Barnes. Used condition. Full of great information. £20.00

  • 1977 Black powder gun digest 2nd edition - a complete guide to muzzleloading guns and shooting, edited by jack Lewis. A great read. In used condition. £20.00

  • 1992 Wildcat cartridges Combo edition! volume 1&2. Over 1000 pages! Packed with information. A superb book in very good used condition. £50.00

  • 1981 Handguns of the world- Military revolvers and self loaders from 1870 to 1945 by Edward C. Ezell. A thoroughly interesting book with cut away diagrams and exploded views. A wealth of knowledge. Hardback in fair used condition. over 700 pages! £25.00

  • 1997 Handloaders digest - The worlds greatest handloading book! 17th edition. A must have for the reloader. Very good used condition. £25.00

  • 1985 English pistols- The armouries H.M. Tower of London by Howard L. Blackmore. Hardback book in very good used condition. £15.00

  • 1985 Handloaders guide- A complete, step by step, fully illustrated guide to handloading ammunition by Stanley W. Trzoniec. Very good used condition. full of easy to follow information. £10.00                                                                                                                                                           

  • 1981 Rifles and sub machine guns an illustrated guide. Hardback 160 pages in good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                       

  • 1983 Revised edition. Major Ned Roberts and the schuetzen rifle. Edited by Gerald o. Kelver . Softback 122 pages. good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  • 1977 The Corbin technical bulletins volume 1. Softback, over 60 pages of information! In good condition, small tear to rear cover, not near any text. £5.00                                                                     

  • 1939 The countrymans England. Hardback with over 250 pages. Name and date (1939) to inside sleeve. Slight discoloration to map on first page and some mottling. All text in perfect condition! A nice old book. £10.00                                                                                              

  • 1960 42nd Lyman reloaders handbook. Spiral bound 188 pages. Very informative and in good condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                  

  • 1958The young shot By N. M. Sedgewick editor of the shooting times! Part of the young sportsman series. Hardback with tatty dust jacket. Book is in good condition. £5.00                               

  • 1970 Early percussion firearms-A history of early percussion firearms ignition from Forsyth to Winchester. 44/40. Hardback in excellent condition. 188 pages. £8.00                               

  • 1989 Rediscover swaging by David R Corbin. Softback 240 pages in good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                            

  • 1964 Shooters bible No55 Worlds greatest gun book! Softback 576 pages. In good condition considering age. pages have yellowed slightly but all are there and perfectly readable. £8.00                                                                                                                                               

  • 1953 Complete guide to handloading, Philip B. Sharpe. Third edition-second revision. Hardback in very good condition. Dust jacket is tatty around the edges. This is a mine of knowledge! £55.00                                                                                                                                                

  • 2006 Cartridges of the British Isles Ken J Rutterford. Softback in near as new condition. An excellent book! £20.00                                                                                                                                      

  • 1984 The browning hi power automatic pistol by R Blake Stevens-  collector grade publications. Hardback 273 pages. Dust jacket has some marks, book is as new. A rare collectible book. £100.00                                                                                                                                            

  • 1956 47th Edition The shooters bible - worlds greatest gun book! soft cover with over 500 pages. Good condition with some marks due to age. pages all complete. An interesting book to look through although some of the prices!! £10.00                                                                                                                                                                                       

  • 1929 War office textbook for small arms. Hardback with over 400 pages. This book is in good condition with some interesting clips and articles from the 1950's and other periods included. A rare item and a fascinating glimpse in to the past!! Such an incredibly interesting book! I am tempted to keep this one. £60.00                                                         

  • 1985 Arma Fennica by Timo Hyytinen Finnish firearms. A rare book. Hardback in good condition with over 300 pages. In both Finnish and English. A wealth of information. £50.00                                                                                                                                                                    

  • 1981 Military small arms of the 20th century. 4th edition. by Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks. A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of the worlds small calibre firearms. Softback with 288 pages. some yellowing but perfectly readable. £10.00                                     

  • 1989 Driven game shooting by Derek Bingham. Hardback with 190 pages. In very good condition. A good read with some excellent photographs. £10.00                                                                                                                        

  • 1964 18th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest edited by John T. Amber. Softback with 384 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                

  • 1967 Twenty-First Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest edited by John T. Amber. Softback with 400 pages. In good condition. £10.00

  • 1968 22nd Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest edited by John T. Amber. Softback with 400 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                   

  • 1979 33rd Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest edited by John T. Amber. Softback with 447 pages. In good condition. £10.00

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  • 1980 34th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner - John T. Amber, Editor Emeritus. Softback with 464 pages.In good condition. £10.00

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  • 1981 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner - John T. Amber, Editor Emeritus. Softback with 448 pages. In good condition. £10.00

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  • 1982 36th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner. Softback with 448 pages.In good condition. £10.00

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  • 1986 40th Annual Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner. Softback with 480 pages. In very good condition. Two copies available at £10.00 each.

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  • 1987 41st Annual Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner. Softback with 479 pages. in good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                           

  • 1989 43rd Annual Edition Gun Digest Edited by Ken Warner. Softback with 479 pages. In

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  • 2000 Volume 1 - Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders by P.O. Ackley. Softback with 567 pages. In very good condition. £20.00

  • 1993 The Gunsmith's Manual by Stelle & Harrison. Softback with 376 pages. In very good condition. £10.00

  • 1994 The Shot-gun and Sporting rifle by Stonehenge. Softback with 194 pages. in very good condition - near new! £10.00

  • 1978 A shooting Times Guide to Cartridge Loading by David Garrard + Fred'k.St.Ward. Softback with 101 pages and good illustrations. In good condition. £4.00                             

  • 1982 Shooting : The complete guide for Beginners by John Marchington. Softback with 158 pages. In good condition. £5.00

  • 1981 Muzzle Loading Today by Andrew Courtney. Softback with 87 pages. In very good condition. £5.00

  • 1987 Shotguns & Cartridges for game and clays by Gough Thomas. Softback with 254 pages. In very good  condition. £5.00                                                                                             

  • 1954 Lucian Cary on Guns by Lucian Cary - The Editor of TRUE, The Man's Magazine. Softback with 144 pages. Used condition. £5.00                                                                          

  • 1954 The complete book of Guns by Larry Koller. Softback with 144 pages. Used  condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                              

  • 1957 Popular Hand Guns by Larry Koller. Softback with 136 pages. Used condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                    

  • 1962 Guns This Way by H.W. Pearson-Rogers. Softback with 85 pages with very good photograph plates and illustrations. In good condition. £20.00                                                 

  • 1902 Letters to young shooters by Sir R. Payne-Gallwey, Bart. Second series -Third edition. Hardback with 544 pages. Good condition for it's age! The oldest book in our collection! £20.00                                                                                                                               

  • 1920 The Complete shot by G.T. Teasdale-Buckell. Hardback with 382 pages but no dust jacket. In fairly good condition. £15.00                                                                                                         

  • 1938 Elementary Gunsmithing by Perry D. Frazer. Hardback with 208 pages. Slightly damaged dust jacketet, otherwise in good condition. £20.00                                                                                                                                               

  • 1940 Advanced Gunsmithing by W.F. Vickery. Hardback with 428 pages, with slight tear to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £20.00                                                                                                   

  • June 1942 " A.G.'s" book of the Rifle (Second Edition) by A.G. Banks Lieut. R.E. (T). Hardback with 221 pages. Slight tear to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £20.00                                                                                                                                                        

  • 1944 "A.G.'s" Book of the Rifle (Second Edition) by A.G. Banks Lieut.R.E.(T). Hardback with 221 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £20.00         

  • 1944 The Modern Shotgun By Major Sir Gerald Burrard, BT. D.S.O., R.F.A. (Retired) Volume I The Gun. Hardback with 240 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                     

  • 1951 In the Gun Room (New and revised edition) by Major Sir Gerald Burrard BART., D.S.O. Hardback with 147 pages.In good condition. £10.00                                                        

  • 1952 Practical Dope on the Big Bores by F.C. Ness. Second Printing. Hardback with 436 pages. Slight tear to inside cover page, not affecting any text. In good condition. £20.00                                                                                          

  • 1954 Lucian Cary on GUNS (1st Edition) by Lucian Cary. Hardback with 140 pages. Dust jacket in some distress, otherwise book in fair condition. £10.00                                                          

  • 1958 1st Edition - Cartridges for Collectors Volume Two (Centerfire - Rimfire - Patent Ignition) by Fred A. Datig (Illustrated). Hardback with176 pages. In very good condition - near new. £40.00                                                                                                                                 

  • 1959 Rough Shooting by Julian Tennyson. Hardback - no dust jacket, with 205 pages. In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                             

  •  1961 Winchester - The gun that won the West by Harold F. Williamson. Hardback with 494 pages. In good condition. £15.00                                                                                                

  • 1962 The Art of Shooting by Charles Lancaster. Hardback - no dust jacket, with 207 pages. Inner page torn out, not affecting any text. In fair condition. £10.00                               

  • 1962 1st Edition - The Art of the Gunmaker volume one 1500 - 1660 by J.F. Hayward. Hardback - no dust jacket, with 302 pages. Some damage to the spine cover. In fair condition. £10.00                                                                                                                               

  • 1963 1st Edition - Field Sports Handbooks SHOTGUNS by Peter Garnham (Edited by Colin Willock). Hardback with 112 pages in good condition. £20.00                                               

  • 1963 1st Edition - The Shooting Times Anthology - Percival Marshall & Co. Hardback with 135 pages. In good condition - no dust jacket. £5.00                                                                                   

  • 1964 In the Gunroom by Major Sir Gerald Burrard, Bart., D.S.O. Hardback with 147 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                     

  • 1964 1st Edition Collecting Arms and Armour by S.E. Ellacott. Hardback with 128 pages. In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                       

  • 1965 The Shooter's Handbook by Richard Arnold. Hardback with 255 pages, In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                           

  • 1965 Guns and Rifles of the World by Howard L. Blackmore. Hardback with no dust jacket, with 134 pages, good photographs and illustrations. In very good condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                                                                                    

  • 1965 1st Edition GUNS by Dudley Pope. Hardback with 254 pages. Very slight damage to the dust jacket. Otherwise in very good condition. £15.00                                                           

  • 1967 1st Edition - Cartridges for Collectors Vol.III by Fred A. Datig. Hardback with 176 pages.In very good condition - near new. £40.00                                                                                                      

  • 1967 Firearms by Howard Ricketts. Hardback with 128 pages - no dust jacket. In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                           

  • 1967 1st Edition History of Modern U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition VOL. I: 1880-1939 by F.W.Hackley, W.H.Woodin, and E.L.Scranton. Hardback with 315 pages, inc. more than  550 exact-scale drawings and 100 photographs. In very good condition. £70.00                                                                                                                                                                                

  • 1967 The Book of the Gun by Harold L. Peterson. Forth impression Hardback with 262 pages. Slight damage to dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £5.00                                                                 

  • 1968 Small Bore Target Shooting by W.H.Fuller. Hardback with 264 pages. Slight damage to dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £10.00                                               

  • 1968 The Book of the Gun by Harold L. Peterson. Fifth impression Hardback with 262 pages. Fair amount of damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                       

  • 1969 1st Edition - The Shooter and His Gun by Charles Chenevix Trench. Hardback with 120 pages Slight damage to dust jacket otherwise in nice condition. £8.00                                

  • 1969 1st Edition - English Sporting Guns and Accessories - Collectors Monographs by Macdonald Hastings. Hardback with 96 pages, with excellent images, In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

  • 1969 The Book of the Gun by Harold L Peterson. Sixth impression hardback with 262 pages but no dust jacket. In good condition. £5.00                                                                           

  • 1969 The Book of the Gun by Harold L. Peterson. 6th impression hardback with 262 pages.Slight damage to dust jackets. In good condition. £5.00                                                

  • 1969 GUNS by Dudley Pope. Hardback with 254 pages. No dust jacket and some damage to the spine. £5.00                                                                                                                      

  • 1969 GUNS by Dudley Pope. Hardback with 254 pages. Very good condition. £10.00          

  • 1970 Pigeon Shooting by Archie Coats. Hardback with 142 pages. In very good condition. £20.00                                                                                                                                   

  • 1970 1st Edition - The Revolver 1889-1914 by A.W.. Taylerson. Hardback with 324 pages, minus a dust jacket. In  very good condition. £30.00                                                                        

  • 1970 Encyclopaedia of Firearms Edited by Harold L. Peterson. Hardback with 367 pages. Personal inscription on inside flyleaf. In very good condition. £8.00                           

  • 1972 1st Edition - French Pistols and Sporting Guns by A.N. Kennard. Hardback with 63 pages. A very nice little book in very good condition. £5.00                                                              

  • 1972 1st Edition - Shooting Game by Michael Kemp. Hardback with 174 pages. In very good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                     

  • 1972  Sporting Guns by Richard Akehurst. Hardback with 96 pages inc  135 Illustration in colour & black and white. No dust jacket. In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                            

  • 1972 1st Edition - 3 x Guns & Gun Collecting by De Witt Bailey, Ian Hogg, Geoffrey Boothroyd and Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 128 pages, inc. 180 illustrations in colour and black and white. Three copies available (two with dust jackets and one without). All in very good condition at £5.00 each.                                                                           

  • 1973 LUGS Firearms Past and Present by Jaroslav Lugs. In a two volume box set. Both volumes in hardback - Vol. I with 716 pages and  Vol. 2 with 417 pages. In near new condition. £40.00 for the set.                                                                                                               

  • 1973  - 3 x Firearms The History of Guns -Translated from the Italian of Aldo G Cimarelli, with an introduction by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardbacks with 64 pages. Slight damage to the dust jackets, otherwise all are in good condition. £4.00 each.                                               

  • 1973 - 3 x The World of Guns by Richard Akehurst. Hardbacks with 127 pages. two with slightly damaged dust jackets and one without dust jacket. All in good condition at £5.00 each.                                                                                                                                                              

  • 1974  1st Edition - A History of Artillery by Ian V Hogg with Special Artwork by John Batchelor. Hardback with 240 pages. Slightly damaged  dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                       

  • 1974 Shotgun Digest by Robert Stack (Edited by Jack Lewis). Soft back with 288 pages. Slight damage to front cover, otherwise in good condition. £5.00                                                                      

  • 1974 Lyman Black Powder Handbook Edited by C. Kenneth Ramage. Soft back with 239 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                 

  • 1976 Art of Good Travel Series - David & Charles Leisure & Travel Series by Major J.E.M.Ruffer, Royal Marines (Rtd). Hardback with 128 pages. Very nice little book in good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                                   

  • 1976 1st Edition - The Bolt Action by Stuart Otteson. Hardback with 288 pages in good condition. £100.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

  • 1977 Antique Firearms by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 276 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                        

  • 1977 1st Edition - Famous Rifles & Machine Guns General Editor A.J.R Cormack. Hardback with 160 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                         

  • 1977 Shotguns & Cartridges for Game and clays by Gough Thomas. Hardback with 254 pages inc. 108 illustrations. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                 

  • 1977 2 x Military Small Arms of the 20th century by Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks. A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of the world's small-calibre firearms, 1900-1977. Hardbacks with 284 pages, some damage to dust jackets, otherwise in good condition at £5.00 each.                                                                                                                                           

  • 1978 1st Edition - The World's Fighting Shotguns Vol. IV by Thomas F. Swearengen. Hardback with 504 pages. No dust jacket, however in very good - near new condition. £80.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

  • 1978 1st Edition - Pistols of the world - A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of the world's pistols and revolvers from 1870 to the present day by Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks. Hardback with 306 pages.In very good condition.. £10.00                                              

  • 1978 1st Edition - Lyman Pistol & Revolver Handbook edited by C Kenneth Ramage. Soft back with 280 pages. In reasonable condition. £10.00                                                                    

  • 1978 An Illustrated History of Guns and Small arms by Joseph G. Rosa and Robin May. 

  • Hardback with 96 pages inc. 155 colour illustrations. In very good condition. £10.00           

  • 1978 The World's Great Guns by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 256 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                       

  • 1978 Modern Small Arms - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Famous Military Firearms from 1873 to the present day by Frederick Myatt. Hardback with 240 pages without a dust jacket. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                  

  • 1978 10th Edition of Guns Illustrated Edited by Harold A. Murtz. Soft back with 288 pages.In reasonable condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                          

  • 1978 The Gun Digest Book of the .22 Rimfire by John Lachuk. Soft back with 224 pages. In reasonable condition. 15.00                                                                                                                                            

  • 1978 1st Edition - The Practical Book of Guns by Ken Warner.Hardback with 261 pages.In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                 

  • 1978 1st Edition - English Gunmakers The Birmingham and Provincial Gun Trade in the 18th and 19th Century by De Witt Bailey and Douglas A. Nie. Hardback with 127 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket,otherwise in good condition. £25.00                                      

  • 1978 Jane's Infantry Weapons 1978 Published by Jane's. Ex Education Wing Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion, Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. Hardback with 782 pages, with no dust jacket, however in very good condition. £40.00       

  • 1979 1st Edition - American Ammunition and Ballistics by Edward Matunas. Hardback with 220 pages. Some slight scrawling but not affecting any text or pictures, otherwise in very good condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                   

  • 1979 2 x 1st Editions - The British Shotgun Volume One 1850-1870 by I.M. Crudgington & D.J. Baker. Hardback with 256 pages. Both in very good condition at £20.00 each.                                                                    

  • 1979 1st Edition -The World Encyclopedia of Modern Guns by A.J.R. Cormack.Hardback with 192 pages. In very good condition. £8.00                                                                                        

  • 1979 1st Edition - The Illustrated book of Guns and Rifles Edited by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 191 pages. Slight damage to dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                             

  • 1979 1st Edition - Guns and how they work by Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 185 pages. Slight damage to dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £5.00                                       

  • 1980 1st Edition - The Book of Shooting for Sport and Skills - Frederick Muller Limited, Edited by Pamela Tubby. Hardback with 351 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £8.00                                                                               

  • 1980 Col. Askins on Pistols & Revolvers by NRA Books - Edited by Ted Bryant. Softback with 144 pages. In good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                                                             

  • 1980 1st Edition - WEAPONS an International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to 2000 AD by the Diagram Group, Edited by David Harding. Hardback with 320 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £10.00                                                                       

  • 1980 1st Edition (x2)  - An illustrated history of Firearms by Ian V. Hogg. Hardbacks with 64 pages. Two copies available, one with slightly damaged dust jacket, the other with no jacket. Both copies in good condition. £5.00 each                                                                           

  • 1980 1st Edition (x2) - The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Pistols & Revolvers by Major Frederick Myatt M.C. Hardbacks with 208 pages. Both copies in very good condition. £15.00 per copy.                                                                                                                                           

  • 1980 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms (2nd impression) by  Ian V. Hogg. Hardbacks with 320 pages. Both in very good condition, with dust jacket slightly tarnished/damaged. £10.00 per copy.                                                                                             

  • 1981 All About Airguns by Robert J. Traister. Softback with 306 pages. In very good condition (near new). £10.00                                                                                                               

  • 1981 1st Edition - Firearms by Jan Durdik, Miroslav Mudra and Miroslav Sada. Hardback with 247 pages, without a dust jacket. In good condition. £5.00                                                   

  • 1981 1st Edition - Phaidon Guide to Antique Weapons and Armour by Robert Wilkinson-Latham. Hardback with 256 pages. In Very good condition. £10.00                                                 

  • 1981 1st Edition - An Illustrated Guide to Rifles and Sub-Machine Guns by Major Frederick Myatt M.C. Hardback with 160 pages. Slight damage to spine, otherwise in good condition. £5.00 

  • 1981 1st Edition - An Illustrated Guide to Pistols and Revolvers by Major Frederick Myatt M.C. Hardback with 159 pakges. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                      

  •  1981 Guns and how they work by Ian V. Hogg, Hardback with 185 pages. Some damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £5.00                                                                                                        

  • 1981 The Illustrated Book of Pistols by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 192 pages inc. 250 pictures. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in good condition. £10.00                                      

  • 1982 The Observer's Book of Firearms by Nicholas du Quesne Bird. Hardback with 192 pages inc.119 b&w photographs and 9 line drawings. In very good condition. £10.00                                           

  • 1982 Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (Third Edition) by Ron L. Reiber, Author and Editor. Hardback with 665 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                                      

  • 1983 Bob Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks II by F.R. "Bob"  Brownell. Hardback with 496 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £15.00                                                        

  • 1983 1st Edition - Third Printing - Mr. Single Shot's Gunsmithing - Idea Book by Frank de Haas. Softback with 168 pages. In very good condition (near new). £50.00                                                            

  • 1983 1st Edition - Small Arms of the World 12th edition by Edward Clinton Ezell. Hardback with 894 pages! Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £40.00                         

  • 1983 The World's Great Guns by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 256 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                    

  • 1983 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms by Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 320 pages inc over 500 illustrations.In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

  • 1984 16th Edition of Guns Illustrated Edited by Harold A. Murtz. Softback with 344 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

  • 1984 1st Edition - The Browning High Power Automatic Pistol by R. Blake Stevens. Hardback with 273 pages. Slightly worn dust jacket otherwise in very good (near new) condition. £75.00                   

  • 1984 Enyclopedia of Modern Small Arms by Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 224 pages. Slightly worn dust jacket, otherwise in very good - near new condition. £10.00                                                                   

  • 1984 Jane's Infantry Weapons 1984-85 - ex Battalion Library, Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion, Sir John Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent. Hardback with 957 pages! In very good condition. £40.00                                                                                                                                                                     

  • 1985 The Fowler in Ireland by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey. Hardback with 503 pages. In very good condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                                   

  • 1985 1st Edition - The Shotgun - History and Development by Geoffrey Boothroyd. Hardback with 240 pages. In very good (near new) condition. £15.00                                                                                      

  • 1985 A Manual of Clayshooting by Chris Cradock. Hardcover with 182 pages. In very good (near new) condition. A steal at £3.00                                                                                                                         

  • 1985 1st Edition - The Shooting Field - One Hundred and Fifty Years with Holland & Holland by Peter King. Hardback with 176 pages. In extremely good condidtion. £15.00                                            

  • 1985 17th Edition of Guns Illustrated 1985 Edited by Harold A. Murtz. Softback with 344 pages. In a reasonable good condition. £10.00                                                                                                             

  • 1985 1st Edition - Modern Rifles, Shotguns & Pistols by Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 112 pages. In very good condition. £7.00                                                                                                                                        

  • 1985 1st Edition - The Collectors Guide to Air Rifles Enlarged Fourth Edition by Dennis E. Hiller. Softback with 278 pages. In very good (near new) condition £20.00                                                             

  • 1985 The Modern Shotgun  Volume I - The Gun by Major Sir Gerald Burrard BT, D.S.O., R.F.A (Retired). Hardback with 242 pages. Slight tear to plastic dust jacket, otherwise in exceptionally good condition, £20.00                                                                                                                                       

  • 1985 The Modern Shotgun Volume II - The Cartrige by Major Sir Gerald Burrard BT, D.S.O., R.F.A (Retired). Hardback with 327 pages. Slight damage to plastic dust jacket, otherwise in exceptionally good condition. £20.00                                                                                                               

  • 1985 The Modern Shotgun Volume III - The Gun and the Cartridge by Major Sir Gerald Burrard BT, D.S.O., R.F.A. (Retired). Hardback with 512 pages. In a plastic dust jacket and in exceptionally good condition. £20.00                                                                                                                                                

  • 1985 Purdey's - The Guns and the Family by Richard Beaumont. Hardback with 248 pages. Slight fading of the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £15.00                                                              

  • 1985 C O L T An American Legend by R.L. Wilson. Hardback with 406 pages. In  extremely good (near new) condition. £25.00                                                                                                                                         

  • 1986 The Modern Shotgun Vol. I - The Gun by Major Sir Gerald Burrard BT, D.S.O., R.F.A. (Retired). Hardback with 242 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwich is very good condition. £20.00                                                                                                                                                                          

  • 1986 1st Edition - The Craft of the Gunsmith by G.W.Spearing. Hardback with 128 pages. In very good (near new) condition. £30.00                                                                                                                               

  • 1986 The Shotgun - History and Development by Geoffrey Boothroyd. Hardback with 240 pages. In very good (near new) condition. £20.00                                                                                                           

  • 1986 1st Edition (x2) - Shotguns and Gunsmiths - The Vintage Years by Geoffrey Boothroyd. Hardbacks with 240 pages. Both copies in excellent (near new) condition. £20.00 per copy.                          

  • 1986 1st Edition - Amateur Gunsmithing by Desmond Mills & Mike Barns. Hardback with 211 pages. In edxceptional (near new) condition. £25.00                                                                                          

  • 1986 1st Edition - Experts on Guns & Shooting by G.T. Teasdale-Buckell. Hardback with 590 pages. In exceptionally good (near new) condition. £20.00                                                                             

  • 1986 All New 3rd Edition of shotgun Digest Edited by Jack Lewis. Softback with 256 pages. In a reasonably good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                       

  • 1987 A Manual of Clayshooting by Chris Cradock. Hardback with 182 pages. In very good condition. A really good read at just £3.00                                                                                                        

  • 1987 Gun Collecting by Geoffrey Boothroyd. Hardback with 208 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                               

  • 1987 1st Edition - 8 Bore Ammunition by Douglas McDougall (A reprint in one volume of the author's original two books "8 Bore Guns and Their Cartridges" and "More 8 Bore Loads"). Hardback with 130 pages, inc.an "Importand Warning" note inserted and attached to the inside front cover by the author dated November 1987). In a very good condition. £20.00                                           

  • 1987 1st Edition - Collecting Antique Firearms by Dr. Martin Kelvin. Hardback with 181 pages. In very good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                      

  • 1987 Second extended and revised edition WILD DEER Culling, Conservation and Management by A.J. de Nahlik. Hardback with 264 pages. In very good (as near as new) condition. £10.00              

  • 1987 The World's Great Guns by Frederick Wilkinson.Hardback with 256 pages. In a very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                        

  • 1987 The Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons of World War II by Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 192 pages. Slight damage to the dust jacket, otherwise in very good condition. £3.00                                       

  • 1987 The Book of Guns & Gunsmiths by Anthony North and Ian V. Hogg. Hardback with 255 pages. In very good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                        

  • 1988 Clay Target Shooting by Paul Bentley. Hardback with 144 pages. In very good condition with two pen marker strokes across the top of the book. £5.00                                                                     

  • 1988 1st Edition - The Gun and it's Development, The Classic Collector's Edition by W.W. Greener. Hardback with 804 pages. In very good condition. £15.00                                                                                 

  • 1988 1st Edition - The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802-1853 Volume I by Greenhill Books. Introduction by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bart. With a New Forward by Colin Laurie McKelvie. Hardback with 366 pages. In excellent condition -  near new. £20.00                                                               

  • 1988 1st Edition - he Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802-1853 Volume II by Greenhill Books. Introdustion by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallway, Bart. With a New Forward by Colin Laurie McKelvie. Hardback with 393 pages. In excellent condition - near new. £20.00                                                            

  • 1988 The ABC's of Reloading - All New 4th Edition by Dean A. Grennell. Softback with 288 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                             

  • 1988 1st Edition - Bullard Arms by G. Scott Jamiedson.Hardback with 244 pages.In extremely good condition - near new. £20.00                                                                                                                      

  • 1988 World War II Small Arms by John Weeks. Hardback with 143 pages.In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                      

  • 1988 1st Edition - Modern Sporting Guns by Chief Author Jan Stevenson. Hardback with 192 pages. In very good condition with very slight tarnish to the dust jacket. £5.00                                             

  • 1988 1st Edition - The Complete Book of Shooting - A Guide to Game Hunting, Wildfowling and Competition Shooting by FID Backhouse, Peter Eliot, Rob Knowles, Crawford Little and Colin Lawrie McKelvie. Hardback with 192 pages. In excellent condition - near new. £10.00                               

  • 1989 1st Edition - Cradock on Shotguns by Chris Cradock. Hardback with 255 pages.In excellent condition - near new. £5.00                                                                                                                                                

  • 1989 1st Edition - The Sporting Roughshoot by Michael Brander. Hardback with 181 pages. In excellent condition - near new.  A steal at £3.00.                                                                                                

  • 1989 1st Edition - What every gun should know by JC Jeremy Hobson. Hardback with 175 pages. In excellent condition - near new.  £5.00                                                                                                                                      

  • 1989 1st Edition - Antique Guns - The Collectors Guide by John E. Traister. Softback with 272 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                               

  • 1989 Authentic Reproduction of the 1940 Shooter's Bible by Stroeger Arms Corporation Catalog No. 33. Softback with 512 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                

  • 1989 1st Edition - Tales of the Old Gamekeepers by Brian P. Martin. Hardback with 189 pages. In excellent condition - new near, inscribed "To Rob Christmas 1989 Love From Mum"  £15.00                   

  • 1989 1st Edition - The British Shotgun Volume Two 1871-1890 by I.M. Crudgington & D.J.Baker. Hardback with 250 pages. In excellent condition - near new. £30.00                                                               

  • 1989 1st Edition - A Treatise on the British Military Martini - The .40 & .303 Martinins 1880 - C1920 by B.A. Temple & I.D. Skennerton. Hardback with 460 pages. Very minor tear to the dust jacket, otherwise in excellent condition - near new.  £50.00                                                                                                   

  • 1989 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 19th Century Firearms by Major F. Myatt MC. Hardback with 216 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                       

  • 1989 1st Edition - Firefight! The History of Personal Firepower by Peter Newark. Hardback with 190 pages, with exceptional photographs and illustrations. In very good condition - near new. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                        

  • 1989 1st Edition - Guns of the Reich, Firearms of the German Forces, 1939-1945 by George Markham. Hardback with 175 pages. In excellent condition - near new. £15.00                                       

  • 1989 - Guns of the Elite, Special Forces Firearms, 1940 to the present,  by George Marham. Hardback with 184 pages. Slight wearing to the dust jacket, otherwich in very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                                                             

  • 1990 - Guns by Logan Thompson. Two copies available. Hardbacks with 64 pages. Both in very good condition. £10.00 per copy.                                                                                                                           

  • 1990 - Antique Gun and Gun Collecting by Frederick Wilkinson. Hardback with 96 pages. In very good condition. £5.00                                                                                                                                             

  • 1991 - The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values Eighth Edition by Jack Lewis, Editied by Harold A. Murtz. Softback with 528 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                     

  • 1991 - Firearms Assembly 3 - The NRA Guide to Rifles and Shotguns, Foreword by Pete Dickey, Technical Editor "American Rifleman". Softback with 264 pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                     

  • 1991 -  Fireams Assembly 4 - The NRA Guide to Pistols and Revolvers, Foreword by Pete Dickey, Technical Editor "Americal Rifleman". Softback with 255  pages. In good condition. £10.00                                                                              

  • 1992 - Shooting made Easy by Mike Reynolds with Mike Barnes. Softback/Paperback with 144 pages. In very good condition. Ouch !! Only £2.00                                                                                                     

  • 1993 1st Edition - The Encyclopedia of European Historical Weapons by Vladimir Dolinek and Jan Durdik, Translated by Petr Nykryn. Hardback with 351 pages. In very good condition - near new. £5.00                                                                                                                                                                 

  • 1993 1st Edition - Lyman's Guide to: Big Game Cartridges & Rifles by Edward Matunas. Softback with 287 pages. In excellent condition - near new. £35.00                                                                                                     

  • 1993 - Cartridges of the World - 7th Edition, Revised and Expanded by Frank C. Barnes / Edited by Mike Bussard. Softback with 464 pages. In reasonaby good condition. £10.00                                                                                        

  • 1994 1st Edition - Greenhill Military Manuals -  Small Arms - Pistols and Rifles by Ian V. Hogg, Illustrations by Ray Hutchins. Hardback with 160 pages. In very good condition - near new. £5.00                                                                                                                                                                      

  • 1994 1st Edition - Mr. Single Shot's Cartridge Handbook by Frank de Haas.Softback with 116 pages. In very good condition - near new. £25.00                                                                                             

  • 1994 - All New 6th Edition Handguns '94 Edited by Jack Lewis. Softback with 336 pages. In very good condition. £10.00                                                                                                                                          

  • 1995 - No. 86 1995 Edition of Shooter's Bible  - The World's Standard Firearms Reference Book Edited by William S. Jarrett. Softback with 576 pages.In very goods - near new condition. £5.00               

  • 1996 1st Edition - The Corbin Handbook of Bullet Swaging No. 8 by David R. Corbin. Softback with 227 pages. In very good condition - near new. £70.00                                                                               

  • 1998 - Mr. ingle Shot's Book of Rifle Plans by Frank and Mark de Haas. Softback with 83 pages. In excellent near new condition. £75.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  • 2000 - More Single Shot Rifles and Actions by Frank de Haas. Softback with 146 pages. In superb near new condition. £40.00                                                                                                                     

  • 2000 - Allied Small Arms of World War One by John Walter. Hardback with 192 pages. In excellent near new condition. £15.00                                                                                                                 

  • 2002 1st Edition - Shooting Buffalo Rifles of the Old West by Mike Venturino. Softback with 278 pages. In excellent near new condition. £30.00                                                                                                             

  • 2002 1st Edition - Metallic Cartridge Conversions - The History of The Guns and Modern Reproductions - Written & Photographed by Dennis Adler with an Introduction bt Tom Selleck and Foreword by R.L. Wilson. Hardback with 208 pages. In a very good - near new condition. £25.00                                                                                         

  • 2003 - Ammo & Ballistics II - 2nd Edition by Bob Forker. Softback with 408 pages. In exceptional - near new condition. £10.00                                                                                                                               

  • 2003 1st Edition - Shotshells & Ballistics by John Taylor. Softback with 356 pages. In excellent - near new condition. £15.00                                                                                                                                

  • 2004 1st Edition - The Gun Digest Blackpowder Loading Manual Expanded 4th Edition by Sam Fadala. Softback with 351 pages. In a very good - near new condition. £25.00                                       

  • 2005 - Reloading for Shotgunners 5th Edition by Rick Sapp, with as forewod by Kurt Fackler. Softback with 288 pages. In excellent - near new condition. £50.00                                                       

  • 2006 1st Edition - Eley Cartridges - A History of the Silversmiths and Ammunition Manufacturers by C.W. Harding. Hardback with 192 pages. In exceptional - near new condition. £250.00                                                            

  • 2006 - The complete Blackpowder Handbook 5th Edition by Sam Fadala. Softback with 446 pages. In excellent - near new condition. £50.00                                                                                               

  •  2007 1st Edition - Vintage Guns extremely good - near new conditionfor the Modern Shot by Diggory Hadoke. Hardback with 224 pages. in pristine - near new condition. £30.00                                                                                                     

  • 2008 1st Edition - Standard Catalog of Remington Firearms by Dan Shideler. Hardback with 288 pages inc 700+ Color Photos and more than 2,000 Collector Values. In extremely good - near new condition. £50.00                                                                                                                                             

  • And as most books finish .......... THE END !!                                                                                                                              

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