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Here is a list compiled by Micheal Petrov some time ago, which he posted freely on the doublegun BBS. I assume he would be happy to have it reproduced here for the benefit of like-minded double-gunners:

A Doublegun Bibliography By Michael Petrov ©

A:
Adams & Braden Lock Stock and Barrel
AKEHURST, Richard, Sporting Guns London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2nd prtg 1970,
Akehurst, Richard Game Guns and Rifles: Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain London: Sportsman's Press, 1992
Anon: Notes on the Proof of Shotguns and Other Small Arms 1976 Pamphlet.
Arthur, Robert.....The Shotgun Stock. A.S. Barnes & Co., 1971
Askins, Charles Shooting Facts 1927
ASKINS, CHARLES AMERICAN SHOTGUN New York OUTING PUB. 1910
ASKINS Capt Charles Modern Shotgun and Loads Together with A Treatise on Wing Shooting 1929, 1
Askins, Charles. Shotgun-ology, A Handbook of Useful Shotgun Information U.S. Cartridge Co. (1926). SOFTBOUND,
Askins, Charles; THE SHOTGUNNER'S BOOK New York, Bonanza Books, 1958 First Bonanza
Austyn, Modren Sporting Guns
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Back, D.H.L. GREAT IRISH GUNMAKERS: MESSRS RIGBY 1760-1869 1992
Back, D.H.L. GREAT BRITISH GUNMAKERS: THE MANTONS 1782-1878 1994
Baker, David J.: The Heyday of the Shotgun Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press, 2000
BAKER, Ezekl. Twenty Two Years Practice and Observations With Rifle Guns. By EzekL Baker, Gun Maker. London: E Baker. [1803]
BAILEY, De Witt & NIE, Douglas A.: English Gunmakers. The Birmingham and Provincial Gun Trade in the 18th and 19th Century. London, Arms and Armour Press, 1978Beaymont, R. Purdey's Bodio, Stephen, Good Guns Again Hardcover Wilderness Adventure Press, 1994,
Blackmore, Howard L. GUNMAKERS OF LONDON 1350-1850- SUPPLEMENT 1999
Blanch H.J. & Martin Rywell English Guns and Gunmakers Harriman, TN: Pioneer Press, 1956
Bradford, Charles The Wild-Fowlers NY: Putnams, 1901
Brister, Bob.......Shotgunning; The Art and the Science, Winchester Press
BOGARDUS, ADAM H. Field, cover, and trap shooting... Edited by Charles J. Foster. NY J.B. Ford 1874.
Bodio, STEPHEN. Good Guns. A Celebration of Fine Sporting Arms. (New York): Nick Lyons Books, (1986).
Bodio, Stephen, Good Guns Again
Boothroyd (Geoffrey and Susan). THE BRITISH OVER-AND-UNDER SHOTGUN. 1996 The Sportsman's Press.
BOOTHROYD, Geoffrey THE SHOTGUN: History and Development London, A. and C. Black 1985 FIRST
BOOTHROYD GEOFFREY Shotguns and Gunsmiths. The Vintage Years. A & C Black, London.1986 1st
Boothroyd (Geoffrey and Susan). BOOTHROYD'S REVISED DIRECTORY OF BRITISH GUNMAKERS. (1994) 1997 Sand Lake
Brophy, William S L C SMITH SHOTGUNS North Hollywood, Beinfeld (1977).
Brophy, Lt. Col. William S. Plans and Specifications of the L. C. Smith Shotgun Montezuma, F Brownell & Sons, 1981
Brown, Nigel LONDON GUNMAKERS 1998
Butler, D. THE AMERICAN SHOTGUN New York Winchester Press 1973.
Burrard, Major Gerald. MODERN SHOTGUN London: Herbert Jenkins, (1931-32) Three volumes
Buxton, Edward North Buxton's Guide - Foreign Firearms Greenwich, CT: John S. Herold Inc. 1963 Soft
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Carey, A. Merwyn American Firearms Makers. When, Where, and What they made from the
Colonial Period to the end of the Nineteenth century Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, (1953),
Carey, S. Merwyn. ENGLISH, IRISH & SCOTTISH FIREARMS MAKERS NY Crowell 1954
Conley, Frank F. The American Single Barrel Trap Gun 1989
Chipmunk Wing-Shooting T. G. Davey, Publisher London, Ont 1881
CHAPMAN, Abel & Walter J. BUCK Wild Spain Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History and Exploration. Gurney and Jackson, 1, Paternoster Row (Successors to Mr. van Voorst). 1893.
CHURCHILL, , Robert. GAME SHOOTING. A textbook on the successful use of the modern shot-gun. London, Michael Joseph, 1955.
Churchill, Robert CHURCHILL'S SHOTGUN BOOK Alfred A. Knopf, 1955
Cox, Wallace H. Smokeless Shotgun Powders 1928
Craford & Whatley HISTORY OF W&C SCOTT GUNMAKERS 1991
Crudington & Baker BRITISH SHOTGUN VOLUME 1 1990 1850-70.
Crudgington, I. M. & Baker, D. J. The British Shotgun, Vol 2, 1871-1890 Southampton: Ashford, 1989
Curtis, Paul A. Guns and Gunning New York Outdoor Life [1941].
Curtis, Paul A., Jr. Sporting Firearms of Today in Use New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1922
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Dallas (Donald). BOSS & CO: BUILDERS OF BEST GUNS ONLY. 1995 1st edn. Quiller Press
Daehnhardt, Rainer & W. Keith Neal (translators). Espingarda Perfeyta Or The Perfect Gun. Sotheby Parke Bernet, London. 1974. Facsimile edition. First published in 1718
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East Sussex, (Bonnett.F.) The Shotgun and Its Use. 1914
F:
Fleming, British Sporting Rifle Cartridges
Fox, George Catalogue of Fox's Patent Breech-Loading Shot Gun, Manufactured by the American Arms Co., Boston, Mass. J.A. Cummings Boston 1876
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Gardner, Robert Edward ARMS FABRICATORS, ANCIENT & MODERN. A Compilation of the Names & Dates of Gunsmiths, Bladesmiths, Armourers, Boweyrs and Cannoniers. Ohio. R.G. Adams & Co. 1936.
Gardner, Robert E. AMERICAN ARMS AND ARMS MAKERS Columbus 1938.
Thomas, Gouth: Shotguns & Cartridges. London. Adam & Charles Black, 1970
Garwood, G.T. Gough Thomas's Gun Book, Shotgun lore for the sportsman Winchester Press New York 1970
Garwood, G.T. Gough Thomas's Second Gun Book London: A & C Black, 1975
George,J.N. English Guns and Rifles the Development, Design and use of English Sporting Rifles and Shotguns. Plantersville,S.C. Small-Arms Technical Pub. 1947.
Goddard, Lt. Col. Calvin Proof Test and Proof Marks Washington 1933
Gooding, S.J. THE CANADIAN GUNSMITHS 1608-1900 West Hill, ON: Museum Restoration Service, 1962
GLOAN' (Logan, Thomas A.). BREECH-LOADERS. Geo. E. Woodward, NY: 1873.
Greener, William Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms ... London Smith, Elder 1858.
Greener W. W.: The Breech- loader Cassell & Co. 1892
Greener, W.W. Sharpshooting for Sport and War New York: Truslow, Hanson & Comba, 1900
Greener, William THE SCIENCE OF GUNNERY AS APPLIED TO THE USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE ARMS London: Longman & Co., 1841.
Greener, W.W. Modern Shot-Guns London: Cassell & Company,
GREENER, W.W.: The Gun and its Development.
Greener, W. MODERN BREECH-LOADERS: SPORTING AND MILITARY London Cassell, Petter & Galpin 1872.
Greener, Graham The Greener Story ,2000
Greener, (W.W.).: The Breech-Loader, and How to Use it. With notes on rifles. Cassell and Co. 4th. ed. 1894
Gyngell, Dudley S Hawtrey. Armourers Marks Being a Compilation of Known Marks of Armourers Swordsmiths and Gunsmiths. Thorsons Publishers LTD,1959. 1st ed.
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Harris, Clive The History of the Birmingham Gun-barrel Proof House 1946
HARTNIK, A. E. ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SHOTGUNS & OTHER GAME GUNS THE NETHERLANDS REBO PRODUCTIONS 1998.
Hill, Gene.......A Shotgunner's Notebook
Hinman, Bob THE GOLDEN AGE OF SHOTGUNNING New York: Winchester Press, 1971
HASTINGS, Macdonald. The Other Mr. Churchill; A Lifetime of Shooting and Murder. 1965
Hastings,Macdonald ENGLISH SPORTING GUNS AND ACCESSORIES London Ward Lock & Company 1969
HASTINGS, Macdonald THE SHOTGUN Newton Abbot, David and Charles 1983
Hoffman, Harold SHOTGUN BARREL BOOK 1992
Herter, George Leonard; Herter, Jacques P How to Reload Shotgun Rifle & Pistol Shells Waseca MN: Herter's Inc, 1966
Hearn, Arthur, Shooting and Gun-Fitting. London, Herbert Jenkins.C1941
Hughes, Steven, Fine Gunmaking: Double Shotguns
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J:
Johnson, Derek VICTORIAN SHOOTING DAYS:East Anglia 1810-1910 London: The Boydell Press, 1981 Cloth
Johnson, Peter H. PARKER: AMERICA'S FINEST SHOTGUN New York: Bonanza Books ,1960
JOHNSON, CURTIS GUNMAKERS OF ILLINOIS 1683-1900 VOL.1 GEORGE SHUMWAY PUBLISHER, FIRST EDITION 1997
K: K:
Kauffman,Henry J. EARLY AMERICAN GUNSMITHS,1650-1850.Illustrated and documented Stackpole/Telegraph Press 1952.
Keith, Elmer Shot Guns Harrisburg, Pa Stackpole 1950
KEPHART, Horace. SPORTING FIREARMS. NY: Outing Publishing Co., 1912
King, Peter The Shooting Field 150 Years with Holland & Holland London: Quiller Press, 1985
Knight, Richard Alden Mastering the Shotgun NY: Dutton, 1967

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Lancaster, Charles AN ILLUSTRATED TREATISE ON THE ART OF SHOOTING London: Charles Lancaster & Co. Ltd. 1924
Leffingwell, William Bruce SHOOTING ON UPLAND, MARSH AND STREAM Rand, McNally & Co. 1890,
Leffingwell, William Bruce WILD FOWL SHOOTING Rand, McNally & Company 1889
Lewis M.THE GUNSMITHS OF MANHATTAN 1625-1900 Museum Restoration 1991
Lippard, Karl C. PERAZZI SHOTGUNS 1996
Lippard, Karl, Fabbri Shotguns,
M:
Mills & Barnes, Amateur Gunsmithing, British Shotguns
McIntosh, Michael BEST GUNS Traverse City, MI Countrysport Press 1999.
McIntosh, Michael THE BIG-BORE RIFLE Countrysport 1990
McIntosh, Michael A.H. Fox "The Finest Gun in the World" Countrysport
McIntosh, Michael SHOTGUNS AND SHOOTING Countrysport 1995
McIntosh, Michael THE GUN REVIEW BOOK Down East Books 1997
Money, Capt. Albert W. "Blue Rock" PIGEON SHOOTING 1896
Muderlak, Ed. Parker Guns The "Old Reliable"
Munson, H. Lee MORTIMER GUNMAKERS 1753-1923 1992
N:
Neal, W. Keith & Back, D.H.L. The Manton Supplement New York: 1966 Walker & Co.
Neal, W. Keith SPANISH GUNS AND PISTOLS London: G. Bell and Sons, 1955 102pp
Neal, W. Keith & Back, D.H.L. Forsyth & Company: Patent Gunmakers London: 1969 G. Bell & Sons
Neal, W. Keith, and Back, D. H. L. MANTONS: GUNMAKERS, THE New York: Walker and Co. 1966
Neal, W Keith and Back, D.H.L. Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790.The History of John Twigg and the Packington Guns Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, London 1975
Neal & Back GREAT BRITISH GUNMAKERS 1540-1740
Neal W Keith and Back D H L British Gun Makers Their Trade Cards-Cases and Equipment 1760-1860 The Compton Press 1980
Nichols, J.C.M. Shooting Ways and Shooting London, 1945
Nobili, Marco E. Fucili D'autore (Best Guns)
Nobili, Marco E. Modern Engraving real book
Nobili, Marco E. Lebeau Courally
North, Anthony and Hogg, Ian V. The Book of Guns and Gunsmiths London New Burlington Books 1977.
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O'Connor, Jack Shotgun Book Alfred A. Knopf 1965
P:
Purdey, T D S THE SHOTGUN. Adam & Charles Black. London. (l969).
PURPLE HEATHER Something About Guns and Shooting Alexander & Shepheard, London, 1891.
PURPLE HEATHER Loads for Modern Game Guns, London 1893
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R:
Robinson, Capt. Beverley W. With Shotgun and Rifle in North American Game Fields D. Appleton and Co. New York, 1925
S:
Schwing, Ned. The Browning Superposed
SHARP, HENRY Modern sporting gunnery. A manual of practical information for shooters of to-day. London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. 1906.
SHARP (Henry): PRACTICAL WILDFOWLING. London, L. Upcott Gill, [n.d.] 1895
SHARP (Henry): THE GUN: AFIELD AND AFLOAT. London: Chapman & Hall 1904.
Seller, Frank AMERICAN GUNSMITHS 1983
SOLOMON, R.C THE CONVICTED GUNSMITHS OF NEW SOUTH WALES A Definative History 1788 - 1850 Sydney: Self-publ. 1990.
SHANNON,, Robert B. COLONIAL AUSTRALIAN GUNSMITHS. With a list of Convicts associated with the Gunmaking Trade transported to New South Wales, 1813 - 1842, and a list of Proprietary Firearms advertised by Australian Dealers, 1890 - 1914.
Shelton Lawrence P. CALIFORNIA GUNSMITHS, 1846-1900. Far West Publishers, 1977.
STANBURY,PERCY & CARLISLE,G.L.: SHOTGUN MARKSMANSHIP LONDON: HERBERT JENKINS 1962
Stadt, Ronald W. Winchester Shotguns & Shotshells Armory Pr. (1984)
Starr, V. M. The Muzzle Loading Shotgun - Its Care And Use
Stockel, Johan F. A Consideration of Gunmakers Danish 2 Vol, 1938 * New edition 1997 German
Stonehenge The Shot-Gun and Sporting Rifle: and the Dogs, Ponies, Ferrets, &c used with them in the various kinds of shooting and trapping London: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1859
STANBURY, PERCY & CARLISLE, G.L. Shotgun Marksmanship Barrie & Jenkins Fine, Fine DJ.1971
STEVENSON, JAN: Modern Sporting Guns - Salamander Books, 1988.
Semmer, Charles G., Remington Double Shotguns
Snyder, W., The Ithaca Gun Company - from the Beginning 2nd Ed.
T:
Taylor, African Rifle and Cartridges
Taylor, Leslie B. A BRIEF HISTORY OF WESTLEY RICHARDS FIRM 1812-1913 Shakespeare Head Press, Stratford-upon-Avon, England,1913,
Tate, Douglas BIRMINGHAM GUNMAKERS 1997 This
Teasedale-Buckell, G.T. .........Experts On Guns & Shooting, Ashford Press
Publishing 1986 (reprint)
TURNER, G.D. (ed): The British Association For Shooting & Conservation - Handbook Of Shooting - The Sporting Shotgun. London: Pelham Books, 1983. PB.
Truesdell, Rifle and It's Development for Big Game Hunting
V:
Van Rensselaer, Stephen. AMERICAN FIREARMS. An Histology of American Gunsmiths, Arms Manufactures & Patentees with Detailed Descriptions of Their Arms. Watkins Glen, NY: Century House, (1947).
Vorisek, J.T. SHOTGUN MODEL IDENTIFICATION GUIDE 1986
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Walsh, John Henry Notes on the Proof of Guns 1888
Walsingham and Gallwey Shooting:Field and Covert; Moor and Marsh London Longman's Green 1886. Two volumes.
Walker, Ralph T. Shotgun Gunsmithing , Gun Digest Book Of DBI - 1983
WESTERN AMMUNITION FOR RIFLE, REVOLVER AND SHOTGUN Western Cartridge Co East Alton, IL 1929
Wieland, Terry SPANISH BEST Countrysport 1994
Wilson, The Shotshell in the U.S.
Wingate, William SHOTGUN St. Martin's Press 1980; FIRST
Winchester Ammunition Guide: Shot Shells and Metallic Cartridges for Every Kind of Shooting with Shotguns, Rifles, Revolvers and Pistols New Haven: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 1941 Paperback.
Wright, Shooting the British Double Rifle
Wirnsberger, Gerhard The Standard Directory of Proof Marks (with WWII German Ordnance Codes) Blacksmith Corp: no date, ca. 1985
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Yardley (Michael). GUNFITTING: THE QUEST FOR PERFECTION. 1993
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Zute, Don. Shotgun Stuff Auburn, Ca: Shotgun Sports Inc. 1991
Zute, Don. THE DOUBLE SHOTGUN. New York, Winchester Press, 1978.

German Interest:
Deuts ARMS OF THE WORLD - 1911 DBI Books, 1972 FN Soft Cover
che Waffen und Muntionsfabriken: German Weapons and Ammunition Manufacturing Plants: Catalog of Ammunition Gun Digest Chicago ca 1960
Genschow, Gustav & Co. Hamburg, 1929 catalog AKA "GECO"
Frank, George catalog AKA "WUM" Waffen und Munitions (Guns & Ammo)
Kettner, Eduard Jagdwaffenkunde - Ein Lehrbuch für Jäger und Waffenfreunde Mühlheim Okahandja 1984. 192
Kind, Albrech catalog AKA "AKAH" 1926 Germany
Koch, George, Die Jagdgewhere der Gegenwart, Weimar 1891
Lampel, Walter / Mahrholdt, Richard Waffen - Lexikon - Für Jäger und Schützen Mchn. Mayer 1965
Lampel, Walter Richard Mahrholdt: Waffenlexikon für Jäger und Schützen. BLV, München 1981.
Mundt, Karl DIE WELT DER WAFFE-Suhl 1925
Mahrholdt, Richard. Handbuch fur Waffenfreunde Innsbruck 1929 *(Need)
Mahrholdt, Richard. WAFFENLEXIKON: FUR JAGER UND SCHUTZEN. Munchen, Mayer, 1937
Mahrholdt, Richard. WAFFENLEXIKON: FUR JAGER UND SCHUTZEN. Munchen, Mayer, 1952
Matschoss, Dr. E.C. 50 Jahre Deutsche Waffen-und-Munitionsfabriken, Aktiengesellschaft Berlin 1939
Popp, H. Waffenkunde und Schiesslehre für Jäger Neumann-Neudamm, Melsungen, 1979.
Sell, Albert Die Maschinelle Gewehrfabrikation Suhl, 1927 *(Need)
Zeiske, Wolfgang Waffe und Schusz Deutscher Bauern Verlag Np, (Berlin) (1956)
French Interest:
Courally, F. Les Armes de Chasse et Leur Tir France 1931
Gaier, Claude. Sabatti, Pietro. Plus belles gravures d'armes de chasse. (Les) Hatier. Paris. 1998
Russian Interest:
Mavrodin, Valentin Fine Arms from Tula. Firearms and Edged Weapons in the Hermitage, Leningrad. New York, Abrams, 1977.
Marrodin, Valentin Masterpieces of the Tula Gun-Makers Planeta Publishers Moscow 1987
Bradley , Joseph GUNS FOR THE TSAR - American Technology and the small arms industry in 19th century Russia

Engraving:
Austyn, Christopher GUN ENGRAVING 1998
Garer/Sabatti Art Of Gun Engraving
Meek, James B. The Art of Engraving: A Book of Instructions Montezuma F. Brownell & Son 1974.
Nobili, Marco E. Modern Engraving real book
Prudhomme, E.C. Gun Engraving Review Gun Engraving Review Pub. Co., 1961
Wilson, R.L. Steel Canvas
Tate, Douglas BRITISH GUN ENGRAVING Summer 2000

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