1931 Kleinkaliberschießen. Der moderne Volkssport

Kleinkaliberschießen. Der moderne Volkssport. [Small-Bore Shooting: The Modern People's Sport]. Nuremberg: Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff-Actien-Gesellschaft, Abteilung Nürnberg (vorm. H. Utendoerffer), 1931. 8vo. 83 pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Very good condition

An attractively designed and well-illustrated promotional handbook published by the sporting ammunition division of Rheinisch-Westfälische Sprengstoff AG (RWS), one of Germany's foremost ammunition manufacturers. Produced during the final years of the Weimar Republic, the book was intended to promote Kleinkaliberschießen (small-bore rifle shooting) as an accessible national pastime and provides a comprehensive overview of the sport's rapid development in Germany and abroad.