SHOTGUNS BEST FINE FIREARMS BEST GUNS REVISED MCINTOSH PARKER AH FOX ITHACA HCDJ

Description: Best Guns (Revised and Expanded)Michael McIntoshPublished by Countrysport Press, Camden, ME, 1999. First Revised Edition. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 4to, index, 418 pages.This is Michael McIntosh’s classic book on fine shotguns, in a fully revised and expanded form—covering gunmakers who have become prominent since the first edition was published in 1989 and McIntosh’s continued research into the nature of the shotgun and the people who make them.McIntosh divides hisThis nearly encyclopedic gathering of gun knowledge deals with the world of shotguns into two distinct sections. The first is devoted to the best shotguns ever made in America, “American Best,” looks at each of the finest guns made in the United States during the Golden Age of gunmaking. Names from the past such as Parker, A. H. Fox, L. C. Smith, Ithaca, Lefever, and others are treated in greater detail, including newly manufactured American classics that bear those same names.once were more than simply names on old guns; they were people and companies, inventively vying for a share of a growing gun market. Their efforts created guns of lasting value and fame.In the second section, McIntosh explores the revivified world of gunmaking abroad—in England, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere, places where traditional craftsmanship and modern technology have combined to make the turn of the twenty-first century the most vibrant and exciting period in fine gunmaking in nearly a hundred years.“The World’s Best,” Michael McIntosh explores the world of fine guns as it exists today, country by country, commenting on guns whose intrinsic merit qualifies them as “best” guns. He looks at the gunmaking centers of England, Italy, France, Belgium, and Spain and talks of the names that warm the hearts of those who appreciate the workmanship, dynamics, and “feel” of a fine gun—names such as Purdey, Holland & Holland, Granger, Fabbri, Piotti, Arrizabalaga, and others. Loc: B6StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackSHOTGUNS BEST FINE FIREARMS BEST GUNS REVISED MCINTOSH PARKER AH FOX ITHACA HCDJ Best Guns (Revised and Expanded)Michael McIntoshPublished by Countrysport Press, Camden, ME, 1999. First Revised Edition. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 4to, index, 418 pages.This is Michael McIntosh’s classic book on fine shotguns, in a fully revised and expanded form—covering gunmakers who have become prominent since the first edition was published in 1989 and McIntosh’s continued research into the nature of the shotgun and the people who make them.McIntosh divides hisThis nearly encyclopedic gathering of gun knowledge deals with the world of shotguns into two distinct sections. The first is devoted to the best shotguns ever made in America, “American Best,” looks at each of the finest guns made in the United States during the Golden Age of gunmaking. Names from the past such as Parker, A. H. Fox, L. C. Smith, Ithaca, Lefever, and others are treated in greater detail, including newly manufactured American classics that bear those same names.once were more than simply names on old guns; they were people and companies, inventively vying for a share of a growing gun market. Their efforts created guns of lasting value and fame.In the second section, McIntosh explores the revivified world of gunmaking abroad—in England, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere, places where traditional craftsmanship and modern technology have combined to make the turn of the twenty-first century the most vibrant and exciting period in fine gunmaking in nearly a hundred years.“The World’s Best,” Michael McIntosh explores the world of fine guns as it exists today, country by country, commenting on guns whose intrinsic merit qualifies them as “best” guns. He looks at the gunmaking centers of England, Italy, France, Belgium, and Spain and talks of the names that warm the hearts of those who appreciate the workmanship, dynamics, and “feel” of a fine gun—names such as Purdey, Holland & Holland, Granger, Fabbri, Piotti, Arrizabalaga, and others. Loc: B6

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