Ken Corneal Estate Bladed Weapon Collection
Tuesday, 3 - Monday, 16 February 2026

Six British firearm reference books,


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1) The British Boxlock Gun & Rifle. Diggory Hadlock. Merlin Unwin Books, 2012. 2) Hummer Guns - in theory and practice. Diggory Hadlock. Skyhorse Publishing, 2016. K.R. & K.E. Corneal stamp to front end paper. 3) Birmingham Gunmakers. Douglas Tate. Safari Press Inc, 1997. 4) The British Shotgun. Volume two, 1871-1890. I.M. Crudgington and D.J. Baker. Ashford Southampton, 1989. 5) The Best of British - A Celebration of British Gunmaking. David Grant and Vic Venters. Quiller, 2010. 6) Sidelocks & Boxlocks - The Classic British Shotguns. Geoffrey Boothroyd. First Sand Lake Press printing 1991, no.782 of 1500. K.R. & K.E. Corneal stamp to front end paper.

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