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Advanced Gunsmithing : a Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration, and Repair of Firearms In-so-far as the Necessary Metal Work with Hand and Machine Tools Is Concerned, with Chapters on the Boring, Rifling, and Chambering of Barrels, for Amateur and Professional Gunsmiths by W.F. Vickery ; With original illustrations by Oliver B. Hamilton is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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W. Vickery's book is a classic in the Gunsmith trade. Long held as the bible in gunsmithing, it has since been replace by many modern texts. Yet, for the home machinist or basic gunsmith, it still teaches the essentials. Twenty chapters, all focusing on a different aspect of the trade. Filled with lithographs, photographs and illustrations, this book is a small work of art sitting on many a gunsmith's bookcase and work bench. Hard to find and worth the history it contains.
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- Author
- W.F. Vickery ; With original illustrations by Oliver B. Hamilton
- Publisher
- Samworth / Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company
- Published
- 1940
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780935632637
- Category
- nonfiction
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