Rifle: Its development for Big Game Hunting
Pennsylvania: The Military Service Publishing Co., 1947. First. Hardcover. The Rifle: Its development for Big Game Hunting, S.R. Truesdell, The Military Service Publishing Co., Pennsylvania, 1947, viv, 274 pp., 9⅜ x 6½ inches.
Dark green cloth with gold titling to spine, light wear to cover, rubbing to bottom edge, soiling to top and fore edges. First edition. Good condition. Dust jacket in protective mylar, corner wrinkled and chipped, piece 1½ x 2 inches missing top back of jacket, head and foot of spine shows wear. Good condition.
“The full story of the development of the big game rifle from 1834-1946 from the large smoothbores, through the breachloading medium bores to the high velocity small mores…tells why they changed from rifle to rifle, what game they hunted with which weapon and cartridge, and what they thought of the various weapons and ammunition. It provides an analysis of the big game hunting rifle that is unique” (excerpt dust jacket flap). Good / Good. Item #595
Price: $35.00