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Beginning in the 1850's with muzzleloaders and ending with their best guns produced today, this remarkable story spans 150 years and depicts the continuity of an innovative and ambitious family.
Author: Graham Greener
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This is the history of the legendary Greener family and their famous guns - a family business that had, by the turn of the century (1900), grown to become the largest and most comprehensive sporting-gun factory known to man. Experience the parade of colorful characters interwoven with the Greener name as you read this fascinating account.
Beginning in the 1850s with muzzleloaders and ending with their "best" guns produced today, this remarkable story spans 150 years and depicts the continuity of an innovative and ambitious family. This book contains numerous colour photographs, interesting charts, appendices, and period advertisements. Also included are dozens of drawings, a complete annotated bibliography on all the books written by the Greeners, including W.W. Greener’s classic The Gun and Its Development, as well as their medals and honors, trade labels, serial numbers, date ranges, and a thorough index.
Author: Graham Greener
Binding, Size & Pages: Colour and B& W illustrations, Hardcover with dust jacket, 231 pages
Date Published: 2000ISBN 1-57157-215-5
Published By: Safari Press
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