29. Burton ( Capt. Richard Francis) Fire-Arms and Projectiles, Provisional Patent Specification No.3069, original printed upper wrapper present, [Penzer p.229], small folio, 1876.
est. £300 – £400
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), the famous 19th-century English explorer, scholar, and orientalist.
"The fire-arm in question was a carbine-pistol, the principle of which was to avoid use of the shoulder on horseback" Penzer.