ELEY CARTRIDGES: A HISTORY OF THE SILVERSMITHS AND AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS. By C.W. Harding.

Harding (C.W.).

ISBN 10: 1904057918 / ISBN 13: 9781904057918

Published by Quiller. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 2006, 2006

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2006). 2006 1st edition. Large 4to (217 x 277mm). Pp192. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight use but very good in like dust-wrapper. Eley is a household name .but little has been written on the family's history. [This book] traces the history of the Eley name from its agricultural roots in Derbyshire, through its rise to famous London silversmiths and into its production of ammunition both in London and Birmingham. For the last two centuries, the name or mark of Eley has appeared on domestic flatware, fashion accessories and of course on both military and sporting ammunition. The inventive ability of its founders aided by changes in technology is reflected in the advancement it afforded to both sportsmen and weapon designers and this book shows their major achievements in the evolution of the cartridge industry. [This book] is the definitive history of Eley and includes six appendices covering the headstamps on Eley shotgun cartridges, .metallic cartridges between 1885 and 1919 and all those associated with Eley. The Author .former police officer Bill Harding, is an independent firearms consultant and arms historian, with a lifelong interest in pistol shooting. In recent years he has devoted considerable time to the Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House. A superb book that has become very hard to find. . Seller Inventory # 31851

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Title: ELEY CARTRIDGES: A HISTORY OF THE ...

Publisher: Quiller. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 2006

Publication Date: 2006

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Eley is a household name to many British shooters, but little has been written on the family's history. "Eley Cartridges" traces the history of the Eley name from its agricultural roots in Derbyshire, through its rise to famous London silversmiths and into its production of ammunition both in London and Birmingham. For the last two centuries, the name or mark of Eley has appeared on domestic flatware, fashion accessories and of course on both military and sporting ammunition. The inventive ability of its founders aided by changes in technology is reflected in the advancements it afforded to both sportsmen and weapon designers. This book shows their major achievements in the evolution of the cartridge industry.

Review:

"This is a book whose appeal reaches far beyond ballistics freaks and niche historians; even for the general reader with only a passing interest in historic firearms it is utterly absorbing". --BASC Shooting & Conservation

"This excellent book will appeal to ammunition collectors, museum curators, auctioneers and firearms historians, but its attraction is much wider, and most who shoot will be fascinated by its contents". --Shooting Times

"Eley Cartridges is, I am sure, destined to be a major reference work which will be around for many years to come". --Gamekeeper & Sporting Dog