Vari - Lotto libri e riviste sulle armi - 1983-1994

Lot of two books on important French arms factories, a book on the history of gunpowder in Switzerland, and a bound collection of six issues of the specialized Gazette des armes.

Claude Lombard, La manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, Brissaud 1987
398 pages
Remarkable, richly illustrated history of the famous French arms company from Châtellerault. Founded in 1819, it was initially specialized in edged weapons, but from 1830 onward it also began producing firearms, including the famous Chassepot rifle.
Dust jacket illustrated with a tear on the spine and along the edge of the fourth; interior excellent.

Paul Mauguin, Les armes de Saint-Etienne, Archives Stephanoises 1994
180 pages
Facsimile edition on the history of the Royal Arms Factory of Saint-Etienne, founded in 1765 by decree of King Louis XV.
In the late 1800s the factory employed over 10,000 workers and nearly 9,000 machines, enabling it to produce more than 1,600 rifles per day, in addition to revolvers, carbines, muskets, swords and bayonets. In 1894 the factory became a state-owned enterprise under the control of the War Ministry.
Small sign of a removed label on the cover.

Albert Brunisholz, Carl Hildebrandt, Hans Leutwyler, Pulver, Bomben und Granaten. Die Pulvermacher einst und jetzt. Poudres, bombes et obus. Les poudriers d’antan et aujourd’hui, Liebefeld, Lang Druck, 1983
348 pages
Text in German and in French.
A richly documented history of gunpowder production in Switzerland.

Gazette des armes Album N. 21
Argout-Editions 1984
Bound collection of issues 126 to 131 of the magazine.
336 pages
Small scuff to the lower spine.