Boss and Co: Best Gunmakers - Hardcover

Donald Dallas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904057632 ISBN 13: 9781904057635

Publisher: Quiller Press, 2005

Synopsis

This is the brand new edition of Donald Dallas's highly acclaimed book Boss & Co, Builders of Best Guns Only. This second edition brings the history of the firm right up to date. Over 100 new photos have been inserted and much freshly researched material is published for the first time. New appendices have been added and the new appendix on all the engravers who worked for Boss will prove of great interest to Boss owners; the engraver particular to each gun can be ascertained. Serial numbers are given right up to the present day enabling guns to be dated precisely and for pairs long since parted to be re-united. This is the definitive history of Boss & Co and is fully authorised by the firm.

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Review

A real gem: Donald Dallas book about Boss and Co goes into great detail about the company. --Shooting Times

About the Author

Donald Dallas is an historian who lives in Fife Scotland, From a very early age, he developed a great interest in sporting guns and in the history of their development. In addition, he became fascinated by their place in the social and economic history of the times and has always attempted to include this in his writing. He conducts a great deal of historical research into gunmaking families, technical developments and contemporary periodicals to ensure that his publications are as original and accurate as possible.Also the author of Purdey: the Definitive History and Holland & Holland: 'The Royal' Gunmaker, the author has now completed the trilogy of the 'Big Three' in British gunmaking, all published by Quiller Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quiller Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1904057632
• ISBN 13: 9781904057635
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352