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# The Drilling (Schiffer Military History)

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desertcart.com: The Drilling (Schiffer Military History): 9780764327490: Klups, Norbert: Books

Review: An Interesting Reference Work - Despite the occasionally-stilted syntax of the author's commentary (an understandable consequence of tutonic phraseology that did not "translate" into English very well), I am finding this book eminently interesting, and well-worth having. Having admired, and collect examples of, German combination guns-- especially drillings-- for some years, I dove into the book eagerly, when it arrived! And I was not disappointed! The author takes pains to employ photograpy and prose paired as a "team" (and he does so, proficiently), to chronological, and categorically, present evolutionary elements of design during the still-unfolding Century-plus history of this genre, he ALSO takes you "inside" the various action innovations, examining and showing you HOW they worked (or, in some cases, didn't, very well) so that you end up with a much clearer sense of why and how these unusual firearms differ from one-another so much! Definitely worth the money. Anyone who enjoys this category of arms collection will be really missing-out if they don't get a copy of this book (which, because the topic is so esoteric, was presumably published in limited quantities, and thus may not remain available for long).
Review: Excellent Reference Work :Profusely Illustrated - The first review on this book made me more than a little suspicious but I bought it anyway. I'm very glad I did. The translation is a little awkward but completely readable to anyone with a basic knowledge of firearms. Some of the phrases are awkward ( gas for pressure,and foreshaft for forearm) but nothing which should trouble someone looking to gain more information of the drilling. All in all an excellent book. Well worth the price. I don't know of another book of this quality and scope for anywhere near the price.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,057,734 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #433 in Firearm Collecting |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (33) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0764327496 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0764327490 |
| Item Weight  | 3.3 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 232 pages |
| Publication date  | September 28, 2007 |
| Publisher  | Schiffer |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Interesting Reference Work
*by R***N on March 15, 2011*

Despite the occasionally-stilted syntax of the author's commentary (an understandable consequence of tutonic phraseology that did not "translate" into English very well), I am finding this book eminently interesting, and well-worth having. Having admired, and collect examples of, German combination guns-- especially drillings-- for some years, I dove into the book eagerly, when it arrived! And I was not disappointed! The author takes pains to employ photograpy and prose paired as a "team" (and he does so, proficiently), to chronological, and categorically, present evolutionary elements of design during the still-unfolding Century-plus history of this genre, he ALSO takes you "inside" the various action innovations, examining and showing you HOW they worked (or, in some cases, didn't, very well) so that you end up with a much clearer sense of why and how these unusual firearms differ from one-another so much! Definitely worth the money. Anyone who enjoys this category of arms collection will be really missing-out if they don't get a copy of this book (which, because the topic is so esoteric, was presumably published in limited quantities, and thus may not remain available for long).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Reference Work :Profusely Illustrated
*by B***S on May 12, 2011*

The first review on this book made me more than a little suspicious but I bought it anyway. I'm very glad I did. The translation is a little awkward but completely readable to anyone with a basic knowledge of firearms. Some of the phrases are awkward ( gas for pressure,and foreshaft for forearm) but nothing which should trouble someone looking to gain more information of the drilling. All in all an excellent book. Well worth the price. I don't know of another book of this quality and scope for anywhere near the price.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A very valuable resource
*by G***G on February 21, 2014*

As a gunsmith & drilling lover for half a century, I can recommend this book highly. There are a few mistakes in it, probably due to translation, as it was originally published in German. And there are a few things that differ from my experience, (hence the 4 stars) with these guns, but all in all a valuable addition to any sportsman's library. Of course there is more to be said on drillings, but there always is on any subject spanning a century & a half of guns :o), Be sure to wear a bib when reading it. Drooling over the incredible pictures might damage the pages.. Greg classicsportingguns.com

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