AIR-GUNS AND AIR-PISTOLS

L. WESLEY

CASSELL: LONDON
1971

Revised and enlarged edition.

'The author has performed a service to old and young alike by putting between two covers such a store of information and experience. This book will assuredly become a classic of its kind.' This review from the Shooting Times — welcoming the publication of the original edition of Air-Guns and Air-Pistols in 1955 — was nothing if not prophetic. Here is the forth edition of this ever-popular work, now revised and enlarged. Here is everything the enthusiast could wish to know, whether he is a schoolboy with his first gun or an adult interested in the finer points of gas-operated and pneumatic weapons.

Wesley's classic book starts with an explanation of the general classification of air weapons and a brief survey of their historical development. Then the reader is treated to a detailed discussion of each of the various types, from the old pneumatic walking-stick guns to the recoilless weapons of today. Also covered are many other aspects of the sport, including ballistics, the maintenance and repair of air weapons, buying and selling, setting up a garden range, and the legal restrictions and responsibilities.

19 x 13 cm. xiv + 224 pp + b/w photo plates.

Very good + condition. Dust jacket faded on the spine and worn at the ends. Hint of foxing to the top edge but otherwise very clean and tidy.