BIRMINGHAM GUNMAKERS; A Complete Overview of the Birmingham Gun Trade and Its History as well as a Listing of the Birmingham Gunmakers
Safari Press Inc. 1997 Long Beach, 1st edn, 190pp plus 32pp of color photos, illus in color and b&w, limited to 500 numbered, & signed copies. Fine copy in fine slipcase. Item #002820
Birmingham Gunmakers is the most complete work ever published on the famous British gunmakers of Birmingham. Tate gives a thorough overview of the origins of the Birmingham gun trade as well as a history of how the city came to the foreground as one of the sporting-gun manufacturing centers of the world. He covers the well-known makers as well as the obscure--those who have long since ceased production and vanished into the mists of time. Birmingham has produced some of the most famous names in the world of sporting guns such as W.W. Greener, William Powell, Westley Richards, and many others. All these are thoroughly covered, and the book is illustrated with some of the finest examples of their craftsmanship. The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House, buying and evaluating a Birmingham gun, as well as a glossary of gunmaker terms are also covered. An invaluable book for anyone interested in fine sporting arms.
Price: $175.00