Michael McIntosh - Best Guns

I was remiss in not including a bibliography in the original edition of this book. A lot of good, interesting books on high-quality shotguns have been published in the past hundred years or so, and some extremely important ones published in the past ten years. The following is by no means a complete list of whats been written, but these are books that seem to me especially useful in understanding the history and nature of the best-quality gun. A great many are out of print, unfortunately, but between the booksellers Ive listed and the bibliographic Web sites available, you should be able to get a copy of any of them without too much trouble.

I have not included any periodical articles here, for the simple reason that listing all the good ones would be a task beyond the limits of the time and energy available to me. I have, for instance, an entire file cabinet crammed with magazine pieces Ive clipped over the yearsand fifteen years worth of bound magazines I havent clipped. If you have a yen to delve into the magazine literature on fine guns, current and past issues of Shooting Sportsman, Sporting Classics, and The Double Gun Journal will keep you busy for a long, long time.

Akehurst, Richard. Game Guns & Rifles. Arms and Armour Press: London, 1985.

Askins, Capt. Charles. Modern Shotguns and Loads. Small Arms Technical Publishing, 1929; reprint by Wolfe Publishing, 1992. Baer, Larry L. The Parker Gun. Beinfeld Publishing: North Hollywood, California, 1980.

Bailey, DeWitt, and Douglas A. Nie. English Gunmakers. Arco Publishing: New York, 1978.

Barnes, Duncan, et. al. The History of Winchester Firearms, 18661980, revised edition. Winchester Press: Piscataway, New Jersey, 1980.

Beaumont, Richard. Purdeys: The Guns and the Family. David & Charles: London, 1984.

Blackmore, Howard L. Gunmakers of London, 13501850. George Shumway: York, Pennsylvania, 1986.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey. Shotguns and Gunsmiths, The Vintage Years. A&C Black: London, 1986.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey. The Shotgun, History and Development. A&C Black: London, 1985.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey. Sidelocks & Boxlocks. Sand Lake Press: Amity, Oregon, 1991.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey. Gun Collecting. The Sportsmans Press: London, 1987.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey. Boothroyd on British Shotguns. Sand Lake Press: Amity, Oregon, 1993.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey, and Susan Boothroyd. Boothroyds Revised Directory of British Gunmakers. Sand Lake Press: Amity, Oregon, 1997.

Boothroyd, Geoffrey, and Susan Boothroyd. The British Over-and-Under Shotgun. The Sportsmans Press: London, 1996.

Brophy, Lt. Col. William S. L.C. Smith Shotguns. Beinfeld Publishing: North Hollywood, California, 1977.

Brown, Nigel. London Gunmakers. Christies Books: London, 1998.

Browning, John, and Curt Gentry. John M. Browning, American Gunmaker. Browning, 1964.

Burrard, Major Sir Gerald. The Modern Shotgun. 3 vols. Ashford Press: Southampton, 1931, reprinted 1986.

Butler, David F. The American Shotgun. Winchester Press: New York, 1973.

Carey, A. Merwyn. American Firearms Makers. Crowell: New York, 1953.

Carey, A. Merwyn. English, Irish, and Scottish Firearms Makers. Crowell: New York, 1954.

Conley, Frank F. The American Single Barrel Trap Gun. Conley: Carmel Valley, California, 1989.

Crudgington, I.M., and David Baker. The British Shotgun. 2 vols. Ashford: Southampton, 1979, 1989.

Dallas, Donald. Boss & Co., Builders of Best Guns Only. Quiller: London, 1995.

Elliott, Robert W., and Jim Cobb. Lefever: Guns of Lasting Fame. Eliott: Lindale, Texas, 1986.

Gardner, Col. Robert E. Small Arms Makers. Bonanza Books: New York, 1963.

Garwood, Gough Thomas. Gough Thomass Gun Book. Winchester Press: New York, 1970.

Garwood, Gough Thomas. Gough Thomass Second Gun Book. Winchester Press: New York, 1972.

George, J.N. English Guns & Rifles. Stackpole: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1957.

Greener, W.W. The Gun and Its Development, 9th edition. Bonanza Books: New York, n.d.

Gunther, Roy, et. al., The Parker Story, volume I. TPSJVG: Knoxville, Tennessee, 1998.

Hastings, Macdonald. The Shotgun. David & Charles: London, 1981.

Hastings, Macdonald. English Sporting Guns and Accessories. Ward Lock & Co.: London, 1969.

Hill, Gene. Shotgunners Notebook, Rev. ed. Countrysport Press: Selma, Alabama, 1995.

Hinman, Bob. The Golden Age of Shotgunning. Winchester Press: New York, 1971.

Hughes, Steven Dodd. Fine Gunmaking: Double Shotguns. Krause Publications: lola, Wisconsin, 1998.

Johnson, Peter. Parker: Americas Finest Shotgun. Bonanza: New York, 1961; reprint by Stackpole Books, 1985.

Keith, Elmer. Shotguns by Keith. Bonanza: New York, 1967.

King, Peter. The Shooting Field With Holland & Holland. Quiller Press: London, 1990.

McIntosh, Michael. A.H. Fox: The Finest Gun in the World, Rev. ed. Countrysport Press: Selma, Alabama, 1994.

McIntosh, Michael. Shotguns and Shooting. Countrysport Press: Selma, Alabama, 1995.

McIntosh, Michael. More Shotguns and Shooting. Countrysport Press: Selma, Alabama, 1998.

McIntosh, Michael. The Gun-Review Book. Down East Books: Camden, Maine, 1997.

McIntosh, Michael. Holland & Holland. In press.

Morin, Marco, and Robert Held. Beretta. Acquafresca Editrice: Chiasso, Switzerland, 1980.

Nobili, Marco. E. Fucili dAutore. 2nd ed. Il Volo, 1992.

OConnor, Jack. The Shotgun Book. Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1973.

Purdey, T.D.S., and Capt. J.A. Purdey. The Shot Gun. Scribners: New York, 1937.

Ruffer, Jonathan Garnier. The Big Shots: Edwardian Shooting Parties. Debrett-Viking Press: London, 1977.

Schwing, Ned. Winchesters Finest, The Model 21. Krause Publications: Iola, Wisconsin, 1990.

Schwing, Ned. The Browning Superposed. Krause Publications: Iola, Wisconsin, 1996.

Snyder, Walter C. The Ithaca Gun Company. Cook & Uline, 1991.

Spearing, George W. The Craft of the Gunsmith. Javelin Books: London, 1986.

Stadt, Ronald W. Winchester Shotguns and Shotshells. Armory Publications: Tacoma, Washington, 1984.

Tate, Douglas. Birmingham Gunmakers. Safari Press: Long Beach, California, 1997.

Unsworth, L. Patrick. The Early Purdeys. Christies Books: London, 1996.

Walsh, J.H. [Stonehenge]. The Modem Sportsmans Gun Rifle. 2 vols. Horace Cox: London, 1882; reprint edition, Wolfe Publishing, 1986.

Wieland, Terry. Spanish Best: The Fine Shotguns of Spain. Countrysport Press: Selma, Alabama, 1994.

Wirnsberger, Gerhard. The Standard Directory of Proof Marks. Jolex, n.d.

Zutz, Don. The Double Shotgun, Rev. ed. Winchester Press: Piscataway, New Jersey: 1978, 1985.

Zutz, Don. Shotgunning Trends in Transition. Wolfe Publishing: Prescott, Arizona, 1989.