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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… it was at Wistow, where he established a workshop and a rifle range, that he did important experimental work on the development of the breech-loading military rifle, in collaboration with William Metford and others. His big iron target, with a shooting hut on the 1,000 yds.' firingpoint, and his …
A History of the County of Essex
… yachting, lawn tennis, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, shooting, quoits, billiards, brass bands, and amateur …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… (d. 1899). 38 He was a noted sportsman who had the shooting rights over the Beaufort estate, 39 but his …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… These include a representation of a man with a dog shooting at a pheasant in a tree with the words 'Joseph Ray …