| The Mycroft Holmes Society Press is pleased to
announce the publication of The Firearms of Sherlock Holmes,
2nd edition. Written and illustrated by Eugene McGinley. The
second edition distinguishes itself by an expanded section on
air guns. 50 pages, comb bound in wrappers.
Republished by popular demand, this edition contains life
sized illustrations and technical specifications for all the
‘guns’ mentioned in the Cannon along with Mr.
McGinley’s excellent historical analysis.
LIST OF FIGURES, ILLUSTRATIONS, PLATES AND APPENDICES:
FIGURES PAGE
FIGURE A Types of Firearms 2
FIGURE B Popular Service Revolvers 14
ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUS. l The Flintlock Mechanism 3
ILLUS. 2 The Percussion Lock Mechanism 3
ILLUS. 3 Types of Pistols 5
ILLUS. 4 Enfield Rifled Musket 6
ILLUS. 5 Musket Bullet Compared 6
ILLUS. 6 Comparison of Cartridges 7
ILLUS. 7 Revolver Frame Ejector Types 9
ILLUS. 8 Elephant Cartridge Compared 28
PLATES
PLATE I Colt Revolver, Model 1873 11
PLATE II Webley Scott semiautomatic 13
PLATE III Adams Revolver, Model 1872 15
PLATE IV Tranter Revolver, Model 1878 16
PLATE V Webley No.5 Army Express 17
PLATE VI Webley-Pryse, Model 1877 18
PLATE VII Webley Tower Bulldog 20
PLATE VIII Webley Metropolitan Police 21
PLATE IX Webley Pocket Hammerless 23
PLATE X Single-shot Parlor Pistol 26
PLATE XI Air Rifles 30
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A Firearms References in the Canon. 39
APPENDIX B Dates of Occurrence of the Adventures. 43
APPENDIX C Earliest Publication Dates of the Adventures. 45
Make your check for $12.50 (postage included) payable to:
Joseph A. Coppola, 103 Kenny St., Fayetteville, NY 13066
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