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Offline Carl Young

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Book on English gun trades of the 18th century
« on: February 20, 2022, 05:39:42 AM »
Friends I posted about a book I discovered that has an in-depth description of the English gun trades in the 18th & 19th centuries. I think this may interest some of you. It discusses many topics including who made barrels, who made locks, stock woods, quality of components, etc. etc.
https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=70345.0

Best to all,
Carl
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Re: Book on English gun trades of the 18th century
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2022, 06:04:40 AM »
My wife gifted me that book for Christmas. After reading about the author, I put it at the back of the bookshelf.
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Offline Carl Young

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Re: Book on English gun trades of the 18th century
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2022, 06:20:00 AM »
I was skeptical due to probable bias of the author, but I am looking at the factual information it contains, not any conclusions of the author.

As a full professor I rarely pay attention to an author's opinions. We professors have a saying "In God we trust, all others bring data."

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Carl
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