The Modern Gunsmith by James Howe, Volumes 1 & 2

First published in 1934 these books were reprinted in 1937, 1941 and 1954. These volumes are the 1954 edition. The chapters include reading drawings, selction of wood, gun stock making, Stock surgery, gunsmith tools, stock making, bedding barrels, checkering, modernizing military small arms, sighting, hand forging, heat treatment, revolver and pistol repairs, trigger pull, etching, engraving, soldering, brazing and welding, machine tools, tool and die making, metalurgy, heat treatment, barrel design, drilling, reaming, blueing, browning, lapping, polishing, manufacturing small parts, spring making, shotgun repairs. A truely impressive amount of information, most of which is still relevant today.

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