THE MODERN GUNSMITH [1941] A Guide for the Amateur & Professional, Howe. Vol. 2

Description: THE MODERN GUNSMITH A Guide for the Amateur and Professional Gunsmith in the Design and Construction of Firearms, with Practical Suggestions for All Who Like Guns VOLUME 2 JAMES V. HOWE FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY: NEW YORK 1941 Revised edition with Supplement giving the latest updates. "The most authoritative work ever written on gun-smithing and gun-making, THE MODERN GUNSMITH is a must for every sportsman. It is filled with the most practical detailed information and working plans ever to be found in print and is invaluable to hunters, target-shooters and gun-lovers alike. It is profusely illustrated with scrupulously exact drawings and halftones of progressive and finished work. THE MODERN GUNSMITH is for both the professional and the amateur, and text and illustrations are closely related to assure complete comprehension. The author, a master-craftsman, is known to all who are familiar with guns. During World War I, he was placed in charge of the Small Arms Tool Department and after the war headed the Small Arms Experimental Division of the Frankford Arsenal." CONTENTS — Volume II Machinery, Power, and General Tool Equipment.. Special Gunshop Tools and Accessories. Tools and Methods of Tool Making Die Making Whims and Fancies in Firearms Principles of Iron and Steel Heat-treatment of Steel Rifle Barrel Design and Fitting Barrel Tools and Their Construction Barrel Drilling and Reaming Rifling Barrels Barrel Turning, Chambering, and Headspacing The .22 Caliber Hornet — Design and Conversion Relining of Rifle Barrels Striking Barrels and Polishing Gun Parts The Art of Bluing and Browning Care of Firearms: Cleaning Bores and Removing Obstructions. Lapping Barrels and Polishing Shotgun Bores Special Gun Parts and Their Construction Manufacture of Gun Sights Spring Making Bullet Swages and Case-resizing Dies Bullet Moulds Restoration and Preservation of Antique Firearms Shotgun Repairs The Art of Gun Engraving Appraisal of Craftsmanship Review of Military Small Arms Glossary of Chemicals and Substances 26 x 19 cm. xiv + 424 pp + 62 pp supplement. Very good + condition. Volume 2 of 2 only. Dust jacket tanned on the spine and worn at the ends. Top corner of the supplement pages bumped. Pages clean and bright, binding firm. Get images that make Supersized seem small. THE simple solution for eBay sellers.

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