USED TARGET RIFLE IN AUSTRALIA 1860-1900

Description

“The Target Rifle in Australia 1860-1900” by J.E.Corcoran. R & R Books 1995. Hardcover. Very good condition.

Since colonial times the use of the rifle has been a necessity, a sport and a hobby.  The period covered by the author is important.  It spans the formation of the Volunteer Forces and the National Rifle Associations in Australia and England, the beginning of properly organized competitive shooting in both countries.  It is also a period of great change in rifle design.

Features:

• 219 pages total
• Hardcover