Instructions to Young Sportsmen: In All that Relates to Guns and Shooting

Peter Hawker

Lea and Blanchard, 1846 - Firearms - 459 pages

Contents

• GUNS AND GUNMAKERS: 17
• ARMS FOR HER MAJESTYS SERVICE: 18
• IMPLEMENTS FOR FLINTGUNS: 41
• DETONAT ING SYSTEM: 51
• FLINTS: 77
• APPARATUS: 83
• DOGS concise directions for breaking and managing: 107
• DUCK GUNS General Directions for: 119
• DUCK SHOT: 124
• TO PRESERVE GUNNING CLOTHES FROM THE MOTH: 133
• STANCHION OR PUNT GUN: 144
• BOAT SHOOTING UNDER SAIL outside of Harbour: 160
• ALPHABETICAL LIST of London Gunmakers for 1845: 177
• THE QUAIL By Frank Forester: 187
• THE SNIPE By John J Auduron Esq author of The Birds: 198
• THE RICE BIRD By Mr Auduron and J P Giraud Jr Esq: 204
• THE RAIL By J P Giraud Jr Esq: 206
• THE RUFFED GROUSE By John J Auduron Esq: 212
• WILD GEESE By Mr Giraud and Mr Auduron: 230
• THE WILD TURKEY By John J Auduron Esq: 236
• THE CURLEW By J P Giraud Jr Esq: 244
• THE SETTER By E J Lewis M I of Philadelphia: 250
• BUFFALO HUNTING By H H Sirley Esq: 265
• MOOSE HUNTING By J H Willis Esq: 274
• DEER HUNTING By John J Auduron Esq: 286
• WOLF HUNTING By the author of The Backwoods of America: 292
• BEAR HUNTING By H J P Esq of Louisiana: 299
• POSSUM HUNTING By T B Thorpe Esq: 313
• BARKING OFF SQUIRRELS By John J Auduron Esq: 324
• BEAR HUNTING IN ARKANSAS By T B Thorpe Esq: 339
• DEER HUNTING IN MISSISSIPPI By Harry W: 358
• ELK HUNTING By H S D Esq: 365
• HUNTING AND SHOOTING IN CANADA WEST By Sir: 373
• THE MOOSE By Sam Slick Judge Halirurton: 392
• THE BUCK AGUE By Geo Wilkins Kendall Esq author: 424
• ENGLISH AND AMERICAN GAME By Frank Forester: 439

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Instructions to Young Sportsmen: In All that Relates to Guns and Shooting
• Author: Peter Hawker
• Publisher: Lea and Blanchard, 1846
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: May 21, 2007
• Length: 459 pages