* A tribute to the ingenuity and craftsmanship of the British gun trade * Many unrecorded designs and artifacts, including the single trigger, the over and under gun, and the single barrel or the classic side-by-side gun * The complete story of the evolution of the British shotgun
Ian Crudgington served for many years on the Council of the Gun Trade Association, and has been Chairman of the organisation. In 1960 he was elected to the Livery of the Gunmakers company of the City of London, to the Court in 1969 and served as Master from 1974 to 1975. David Baker has produced hundreds of magazine articles and numerous books including The British Shotgun Volume One and Two; The Royal Gunroom at Sandringham and The Heyday of the Shotgun.
'Anyone with even a remote interest in shotguns will f ind this book of value'. Shooting Times