Boston: Cornhill, 1920. First Edition. Octavo with dark red boards and gilt-embossed title; 409, [51] leaves of plates: illustrations; index; 21cm Very good; ex libris on front pastedown; boards a tad edgeworn; some sporadic smudges to pages; else clean, bright and tight. Hardcover.
Charles Winthrop Sawyer wrote extensively on firearms, and is identified as "Consulting Engineer Firearms and Ammunition" on title page. This volume is heavily illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Contents: Part I: Sporting Rifles -- Flint Lock, Cap Lock, Metal Cartridge; Part II: Military -- Our Military Rifles from First to Last, Rifles Used Against Us, Rifled Carbines, Carbines Used Against Us; Part III: Present Manufacturers, Part IV: The Interested Rifleman, Part V: Making Rifles the Modern Way, Forward, March!, Directory Past and Present
