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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more Afternoon Session at 2:00 p.m. (Lots 157 to 364) THE ALBERT LITTLER COLLECTION Albert Littler (1928-2001) Albert Littler was born in Wigan, Lancashire, and first saw a Wigan crossbow on display in the Wigan Public Library when he was sixteen years old. This marked the birth of a life-long passion for antique weapons. Although Albert achieved a Distinction in History at school, he had a scientific mind, and entered a scientific profession, initially with the National Coal Board, and later with the Central Electricity Generating Board for some 22 years, retiring in 1985. Throughout these years he pursued a variety of interests, ranging from pianolas to arms and armour, all with enthusiasm and understanding based on research with the aid of his extensive library. However it is for Wigan crossbows that he will be principally remembered. His article entitled 'An Old Wigan Trade, The Sporting Bullet Crossbow and its Makers, 1640-1840' (Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries, vol. 34 (1991), pp. 30-41) threw fresh light on this little-known subject. Many of the bows described and illustrated in the article are included in this sale. BOOKS AND CATALOGUES All sold not subject to return
AMERICAN ANTIQUE FIREARMS: KINDIG (J.,Jr.): Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age, 1964; SHUMWAY (G.): Longrifles of Note, 1968; KINDIG (J.K., III): Artistic Ingredients of the Longrifle, 1989; HUTSLAR (D.A.): Gunsmiths of Ohio, 1973; SHUMWAY (G): George Schreyer, Sr. & Jr., Gunmakers of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, 1990; HARTZLER (D.D.): Arms Makers of Maryland, 1977; BIVINS (J.): Longrifles of North Carolina, 1968; KAUFFMAN (H.J.): The Pensylvania-Kentucky Rifle; DILLIN (CAPT. J.G.W.): The Kentucky Rifle, 1959; THE KENTUCKY RIFLE ASSOCIATION: The Kentucky Rifle, a True American Heritage in Picture: Kentucky Rifles & Pistols 1750-1850; KAUFFMAN (H.J.): Early American Gunsmiths 1650-1850, 1952; LINDSAY (M.): The Kentucky Rifle; CHANDLER (R.F.): Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes & Barrel Marks; GRANT (M.): The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch; BROWN (M.L.): Firearms in Colonial America; GUTHMAN (W.H.): Drums A'beating, Trumpets Sounding, Artistically Carved Powder Horns in the Provincial Manner 1746-1781; ROBERTS (N.H.): The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle, Revised and Enlarged from the Privately Printed Edition, 1952; BAIRD (J.D.): Hawken Rifles, The Mountain Man's Choice, 1973; HANSON (C.E.): The Plains Rifle (20)

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AMERICAN ANTIQUE FIREARMS: KINDIG (J.,Jr.): Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age, 1964; SHUMWAY (G.): Longrifles of Note, 1968; KINDIG (J.K., III): Artistic Ingredients of the Longrifle, 1989; HUTSLAR (D.A.): Gunsmiths of Ohio, 1973; SHUMWAY (G): George Schreyer, Sr. & Jr., Gunmakers of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania, 1990; HARTZLER (D.D.): Arms Makers of Maryland, 1977; BIVINS (J.): Longrifles of North Carolina, 1968; KAUFFMAN (H.J.): The Pensylvania-Kentucky Rifle; DILLIN (CAPT. J.G.W.): The Kentucky Rifle, 1959; THE KENTUCKY RIFLE ASSOCIATION: The Kentucky Rifle, a True American Heritage in Picture: Kentucky Rifles & Pistols 1750-1850; KAUFFMAN (H.J.): Early American Gunsmiths 1650-1850, 1952; LINDSAY (M.): The Kentucky Rifle; CHANDLER (R.F.): Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes & Barrel Marks; GRANT (M.): The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch; BROWN (M.L.): Firearms in Colonial America; GUTHMAN (W.H.): Drums A'beating, Trumpets Sounding, Artistically Carved Powder Horns in the Provincial Manner 1746-1781; ROBERTS (N.H.): The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle, Revised and Enlarged from the Privately Printed Edition, 1952; BAIRD (J.D.): Hawken Rifles, The Mountain Man's Choice, 1973; HANSON (C.E.): The Plains Rifle (20)
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