The glorious 12th and the grouse are here!
It is my favourite time of the year
But those who manage our precious land
Are in danger, so we shooters must take a stand

Those who decide, those with the power
Sit up on high, in their ivory tower
Decree that shooting is bad and should no longer take place
So those land workers have a difficult future to face

We shooters, alike, nothing but a dying breed
Resigned to the scrap heap unless we take heed
And fight for our right to enjoy our rich land
Where diversity flourishes, only due to our hand

Breeding cows just for killing, oh yes, that hits the spot
But shooting wild birds and game, oh no, definitely not
Let's stop managing the land, no longer required
And then, goodness me, all the grouse have expired!

Without managing land so the birds can survive
There will be no more grouse left alive
Climate change and rules brought in from on high
Mean our native birds no longer will fly

Guns have a reputation for death and destruction
But only by those who have little instruction
What about gambling, drugs, cars and even knives
They are all potential killers and take thousands of lives

But most of us need these or use them every day
So the government is unlikely to take them away
So shooters we need to stand up and shout out
Before Grouse is a bird we can only read about!

Published as a private publication for Donald Dallas by Quiller Publishing 2017. 12″x10″ hardback, 328 pages 350 photographs. Price £60 excluding postage.

This book gives an in depth history of Edinburgh rifle maker Alexander Henry.
Born in 1818, he was apprenticed to Thomas Mortimer and subsequently set up on his own in 1852 at South St Andrew Street.

In 1860 he took out one of the most famous patents of the 19th century that created the extremely accurate Henry rifling. He invented a falling block action in 1865 that became the most popular and successful of all such actions.

In 1870 he gave his name to weapon of the British Army, the Martini-Henry rifle. His rifles were revered for their accuracy and his Dimensions Books contain thousands of orders from British and European royalty, the aristocracy, Indian Maharajahs and big game hunters. Alexander Henry died in 1894 and the business continued until 1950.

LIMITED EDITION OF 750 SIGNED AND NUMBERED COPIES
EVERY SINGLE HENRY GUN/RIFLE LISTED WITH DETAILS (Over 8000)
THE FIRST DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER HENRY

Published as a private publication for Donald Dallas by Quiller Publishing 2014. 12″ x 10″, hardback, 352 pages, 447 photographs.

This stunning book gives for the first time a detailed history of John Dickson & Son from 1794 to the present day. Established in 1838 at 60 Princes Street, Edinburgh, the firm quickly gained a reputation for building very high quality guns and rifles, their two-groove percussion rifles achieving international acclaim. John Dickson (3) made the greatest contribution to the firm by patenting the round action gun in 1880 that instantly achieved critical acclaim as a best gun utilising a trigger plate action. The beautiful and elegant three-barrelled gun followed in 1882 and by the time the ejector had been patented in 1887 the Dickson round action had been perfected. In 1923 John Dickson (3) retired and the business was sold. In 1928 the firm moved to 32 Hanover Street and in 1937 to 21 Frederick Street, the present day location of the firm.

This book goes into great detail on all the types of Dickson guns and rifles built and was written with the full permission of John Dickson & Son.

Donald will be releasing the leather version this month. I have copies of the hardback version available.

A fabulous read and I have 6 in stock all signed by the author.
Call 01389 751122 to reserve your copy.