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Rifle Story: An Illustrated History from 1776 to the Present Day
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2006 Hard cover Fine. No dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. NEW; NO DJ.
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2006 Hardcover New in New dust jacket 185367690x. This book is brand new; never used or opened. No remainder marks.; 1.26 x 9.21 x 6.54 Inches; 256 pages.
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2006 Hardcover New and unread in original shrin in New jacket
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Osceola, WI, United Kingdom 2006 Hardcover As New/As New 6.5" x 9.5" Tall 185367690X 256 pages. This history of the rifle over the past 230 years. Includes 84 glossy black and
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London 2006 Hard Cover Fine. Fine Dust Jacket Guns. 8vo-over 7"-9" tall. Mint condition. 304pp. Index. Photos & drawings. Clean & unmarked. NOT ex-library. Promoting global
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Osceola, WI, United Kingdom 2006 Hard Cover Fine in Fine jacket
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Like New Illustrated edition. 2006. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.
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London/St. Paul, Mn. 2006 Hardcover 1st Edition Fine in Fine jacket Book 304 pp., illus.
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Overview
The Rifle Story tells the fascinating story of the development and use of the rifle, from its advent in central Europe for target shooting through its first hesitant use in war to the precision shooting machines of today. Set against the fascinating anecdotal history of the use and abuse of the rifle, the book tracks not only the impact of technology on the ability to hit targets effectively at ever-increasing range, but also highlights the continual bickering between inventors who felt that novelty was the same as progress, military hierarchies that were often blinkered by out-of-date thinking, and parsimonious governments interested only in keeping the costs of weaponry to the absolute ...