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The object of the author has been to supply trustworthy information relative to fire-arms and their history, but, owing to the quantity and diversity of the contents, it is improbable that all errors have been eliminated; for such as remain the author asks the indulgence of readers and critics. Any mistake notified will be corrected in future editions and a continuous effort made to render THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT still more useful to those who have need to consult a shooter's cyclopædia.