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Spanish best : the fine shotguns of Spain / Terry Wieland. - Rev. 2nd ed. - Camden, Me. : Countrysport Press, c2001. - xix, 332 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Machine generated contents note: Foreword: The Glass Slipper by Michael McIntosh ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- Preface xv --PART I: YESTERDAY -- 1 The Basque Country 3 -- 2 Armeria Vasca: Basque gun making, 1537 to 1937 iI -- 3 Gun maker to the King 25 -- 4 Birth of a Great Name: Victor Sarasqueta 33 -- 5 The Spanish Civil War 39 -- 6 The Rivalry: The Rise of AYA 45 -- 7 Death of a Great Name 55 -- 8 The DIARM Experiment 65 --PART II: TODAY -- 9 "One Big Gun Factory" -- Eibar Today 85 -- La Escuela deArmera de Eibar (The Gun makers' School) 99 -- Museo deArmas (The Gun Museum) I02 -- A Walking Tour of Eibar 104 -- 10 The Modern Spanish Side-by-Side -- Defining Design 109 -- Spanish Steel 121 -- Spanish Walnut 134 -- The Making of a Spanish Best 138 -- 11 The Spanish Over/Under 159 -- 12 Express Rifles 163 -- 13 AYA: Aguirrey Aranzabal 171 -- 14 The Pride of Elgoibar: Manufacturas Arrieta 187 -- 15 Another Dimension: PedroArrizabalaga 205 -- 16 "To Be The Best": Armas Garbi 225 -- 17 The Sign of the Crane: Grulla Armas 237 -- 18 The Sarriugarte Brothers Return: Sport Kemen 253 -- 19 Tradition and Prestige: Ignacio Ugartechea 259 -- 20 Spanish Guns in America 275 -- 21 Tomorrow 283 --APPENDICES -- 1 Buying a Custom Shotgun 288 -- Gun Fit 289 -- Nuts Bolts 293 -- The BAT Fand Other Adventures 295 -- 2 Glossary of English and Spanish Gun making Terminology 297 -- English-Spanish 298 -- Spanish-English 301 -- Anatomy of a Sidelock 304 -- 3 Eibar Technicana -- Proofand Proof Marks in Spain 307 -- Eibar Proof House Proof Marks 315 -- Serial Numbers for Spanish Guns 318 -- Bore and Choke Dimensions in Spain 321 -- 4 Directory -- Spanish Custom Gun makers, 2001 322 -- Spanish Shotgun Makers, 1972 323 -- 5 Bibliography 326 --Index 328 --List of Maps -- Spain 8 -- The Basque Country 12 -- Eibar follows o04.
089272546X 9780892725465
2001099114
Shotguns--Spain.
683.4260946 Wie 12
Spanish best : the fine shotguns of Spain / Terry Wieland. - Rev. 2nd ed. - Camden, Me. : Countrysport Press, c2001. - xix, 332 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Machine generated contents note: Foreword: The Glass Slipper by Michael McIntosh ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- Preface xv --PART I: YESTERDAY -- 1 The Basque Country 3 -- 2 Armeria Vasca: Basque gun making, 1537 to 1937 iI -- 3 Gun maker to the King 25 -- 4 Birth of a Great Name: Victor Sarasqueta 33 -- 5 The Spanish Civil War 39 -- 6 The Rivalry: The Rise of AYA 45 -- 7 Death of a Great Name 55 -- 8 The DIARM Experiment 65 --PART II: TODAY -- 9 "One Big Gun Factory" -- Eibar Today 85 -- La Escuela deArmera de Eibar (The Gun makers' School) 99 -- Museo deArmas (The Gun Museum) I02 -- A Walking Tour of Eibar 104 -- 10 The Modern Spanish Side-by-Side -- Defining Design 109 -- Spanish Steel 121 -- Spanish Walnut 134 -- The Making of a Spanish Best 138 -- 11 The Spanish Over/Under 159 -- 12 Express Rifles 163 -- 13 AYA: Aguirrey Aranzabal 171 -- 14 The Pride of Elgoibar: Manufacturas Arrieta 187 -- 15 Another Dimension: PedroArrizabalaga 205 -- 16 "To Be The Best": Armas Garbi 225 -- 17 The Sign of the Crane: Grulla Armas 237 -- 18 The Sarriugarte Brothers Return: Sport Kemen 253 -- 19 Tradition and Prestige: Ignacio Ugartechea 259 -- 20 Spanish Guns in America 275 -- 21 Tomorrow 283 --APPENDICES -- 1 Buying a Custom Shotgun 288 -- Gun Fit 289 -- Nuts Bolts 293 -- The BAT Fand Other Adventures 295 -- 2 Glossary of English and Spanish Gun making Terminology 297 -- English-Spanish 298 -- Spanish-English 301 -- Anatomy of a Sidelock 304 -- 3 Eibar Technicana -- Proofand Proof Marks in Spain 307 -- Eibar Proof House Proof Marks 315 -- Serial Numbers for Spanish Guns 318 -- Bore and Choke Dimensions in Spain 321 -- 4 Directory -- Spanish Custom Gun makers, 2001 322 -- Spanish Shotgun Makers, 1972 323 -- 5 Bibliography 326 --Index 328 --List of Maps -- Spain 8 -- The Basque Country 12 -- Eibar follows o04.
089272546X 9780892725465
2001099114
Shotguns--Spain.
683.4260946 Wie 12