Many out of print gunbooks, over 1,000 gunbooks gun books, swordbooks and militaria books for sale. The hardcover is in good condition, bottom corners slightly bent inward. The powder flask book by ray riling 1992, hardcover for. How to collect sporting books blacktail mountain books. This one was made by robert dingee of new york, and is dated 1833. A powder flask is a small container for gunpowder, which was an essential part of shooting equipment with muzzleloading guns, before premade paper cartridges became standard in the 19th century. Any person who is considering embarking on a journey of collecting powder flasks would be well advised to obtain a copy of ray rilings book particularly to identify a genuine vintage flask from the countless examples of fakes on offer. Let us say that you are browsing a flea market, yard sale or whatever, and you stumble across an old tarnished brass bit of history. Treating of the history and use of the flask as a principal accesory to the firearm, from its inception, through the ages, until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge, and giving emphasis to the powder flasks of the nineteenth century, noting their significance and value for shooters and collectors of antique arms and flasks. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rays connections. Powder flask book by ray riling 1953 from boston book. No one knows if this stock was claimed during his bankruptcy, and no one knows if this stock even exists, but now he is believed to be selling under the name the gun book co.
Our firm offers a wide variety of tax, accounting, auditing, financial and investment planning services. Treating of the history and use of the flask as a principal accesory to the firearm, from its inception, through the ages, until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge, and giving emphasis to the powder flasks of the nineteenth century, noting their significance and value for shooters and collectors of antique. The powder flask book hc ray riling books at gunbroker. Raymond ray riling 18961974, a philadelphia builder and arms collector, was an important arms book collector, dealer, author and publisher from the 1940s into the 1970s rilings annotated bibliography guns and shooting, new york. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. The powder flask book first edition by ray riling 1953 new hope, pa. Moderate shelf wear of the dust cover, more so of the edgescorners.
Includes critique by ordnance major of weapons used during the korean war. The powder flask book reprint edition by ray riling, harold l. Riling, ray and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. If we have omitted your favorite book seller, and you are willing to recommend them, please send us the information and we will add them to this. Riling, ray is the author of powder flask book with isbn 9781884849046 and isbn 1884849040.
Lugers at random by charles kenyon lugers at random has long been considered the top reference book on luger pistols by collectors and researchers alike. Seller label inside back cover from noted arms book dealer ray riling, and. This page is part of a larger site on a priceguide to gunbooks, swordbooks and militaria books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
So comprehensive and accurate is this book that auction houses and antique arms and militaria dealers quote its source as a validation of the flasks on offer. Bonanza books of new york published firearms curiosa in 1955, and it remains the bestknown of winants books. Its 450 page hard bound book, filled with around 1,600 illustrations and information that would rival the tower of londons. Any reference book that presents replicated parts andor. View ray rilings profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Treating of the history and use of the flask as a principal accesory to the firearm, from its inception, through the ages, until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge, and giving emphasis to the powder flasks of the nineteenth century, noting their significance and value for shooters and collectors. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The neck has an external thumb spring which operates smoothly as it should. We have cpas located in our dover, middletown, and lewes, delaware offices to better service our clients. Money is being debited from customers accounts and thats it. Common rifle powder flask meant to be used with the 1817 common rifle.
British copper shotgun flask antique associates at west. For the best chance of winning, increase your maximum bid. The lowestpriced item that has been used or worn previously. The powder flask book by ray riling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rilings fabulous library of sporting and military books primarily related to hunting and shooting. Up for bid is a used hardcover copy of the the powder flask book by ray riling. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
The powder flask book hard cover book by ray riling this 8 34 x 11 14 hard cover book with 500 pages is titled the powder flask book by ray riling and is in very good condition except for a couple short tears in the dust jacket and some light. The larger site offers many related items for sale and has many related links. There are a number of wonderful books available and below i have listed some of my favorites. The powder flask book by ray riling 1992 for sale online. Sale firearms airguns steoger airgun no pal required steoger airgun pal required. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. Otherwise, the pages are in good to very good condition with modest wear. His was the list of gun books in older editions of, gun digest. Certified public accountants in delaware raymond f. This is a sad end to a fine tradition commenced by his grandfather, ray riling, decades ago, and carried on my his late father joe. The powder flask book hard cover book by ray riling.
First edition of what is considered the bible for powder flask collecting. It is a magnificent tome and it is highly unlikely that it will ever be surpassed in its breadth and study scope of powder flasks. They may, of course, have been used irregularly with muskets. The powder flask book by riling, ray and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Again we find larry riling of ray riling arms books out there trying to sell off stock under another different name. Uniform and dress of the army and navy of the confederate states of america by riling, ray and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I have quite a few books with the little ray riling book seller plate under the rear cover. Winchester model 97 assembly, disassembly manual by. The powder flask book by riling, ray and a great selection of related. You need to be registered and approved to bid at this auction. This book has the potential of becoming an excellent reference book but unfortunately the author chose to use photographs of parts and markings provided to him by a well known west coast replicator. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Find the powder flask book by riling, ray at biblio. Ray riling did not offer many discounts on new books but he had them in stock.
New england book auctions 9 school street po box 470 sunderland, ma 075 tel. They range from very elaborately decorated works of art to early forms of consumer packaging, and are widely collected. Many were standardized military issue, but the most. Modest outer page discoloration, more so of the bottom of the book.
According to wikipedia this company is no longer in the book selling. If you were late in trying to get a book and the sources were drying up the chances were good riling would still have a copy or two. Seventeen flasks of varying designs including a batty peace flask, a leather shot pouch, and the powder flask book by ray riling. The brass collar retains the original brass rivets. The best advice i can offer to the novice collector is, read books. Greenberg, 1951, although issued and reprinted in 1982 in limited editions of 1,500 and 500, respectively, remains in wide use as. Please note that the definitive work on powder flasks, of all types, is ray rilings the powder flask book published in 1953. The book is very good with mild age and storage related wear including some discoloration.
The flask range from fair to very good with varying degrees of wear including some with dents and damaged parts. You might check the book dealer ads in the back of issues of, sporting classics. Thousands of illustrations, information that includes the makers of flasks but also other related fields. It is in excellent condition and has just one pin point dent on one side. Even though written over fifty years ago the powder flask book is still the most definitive publication regarding the collecting and identifying of antique gunpowder flasks. Larry riling of ray riling arms books advised us in november that he had declared bankruptcy with prime assets such as his apartment in bridgeport pa under foreclosure. These powder flasks would have been used during the american seminole indian wars and possibly helped texans, at the alamo, gain their independence from mexico. Raymond ray riling 18961974, a philadelphia builder and arms collector, was an important arms book collector, dealer, author and publisher from the. Buy the powder flask book reprint by ray riling isbn. The powder flask book by ray riling, hardcover the powder flask book by ray riling, hardcover.