Greener's 1835 book on Gunbuilding

[Chris Treichel]

Just ran accross this book by Wiliam Greener 1835  Not the most complete discussion of the items but some really good ideas and recipies for making barrels, finishing iron and wood etc.


http://books.google.com/books?id=oIEY4qL6_z0C&pg=PR9&dq=gun+stocking+18&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WMI9UdrfL-610AHQjYDQAw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=gun%20stocking%2018&f=false

[Chris Treichel]

CHAPTER PAGE I
On Iron in use fo...1
On WireTwist and Damascus Iron 14
On Mr Wiswoulds Iron 20
On StubTwist Iron 23
On StubDamascus Iron 30
On Charcoal Iron 31
On Threepenny Skelp Iron 36
On Twopenny or Wednesbury Skelp 39
On ShamDamn Skelp 42
On Silver Steel 46
On SwaffIron Forging 50
On Barrel Welding 52
On Boring Grinding and Turning G...64
On the Proof of Gun Barrels 76
On putting Double Barrels together 101
On Patent Breeches 109
On the Flint and Detonating Syst...125
On False Breeching and Jointing ...135
On the Locks 137
On Stocking and screwing together 141
On the Staining of Barrels 147
On the Shooting of Barrels 152
On Gunpowder 170
On Shot 172
On Wadding 173
On Patent Cartridges 176
On Copper Caps 178
On Guns and Shooting 180
On the Rifle 193
On the Musket and other Military...206

[T*O*F]

It's available from Cornell Publishing in "print on demand" paperback for a very reasonable price.