Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated Reference Guide to Antique FirearmsSimon and Schuster, 6 mar 2013 - 320 páginas Written by one of the foremost firearms experts of the twentieth century, Charles Edward Chapel’s Guns of the Old West is an exhaustively researched document that not only boasts a significant collection of antique Western guns, but also categorizes the firearms into easy-to-reference sections. Starting with an introductory chapter on the origins of guns and their earliest uses on the frontier, Chapel covers everything from muskets to rifles, pistols to revolvers, and shotguns to martial arms. Three whole chapters are dedicated to the rise and fall of the famous Deringer pistol. And as much as Guns of the Old West is an encyclopedic reference manual, it’s also fascinating historical literature that frames the world in which these guns were used. Buffalo guns and hunters are covered, along with martial arms of the post–Civil War era. The gun collection of famous collector and hunter President Theodore Roosevelt is given its own chapter. Illustrated with nearly 500 illustrations, as well as important artwork from the Western period from artists such as Frederic Remington, Guns of the Old West is an essential work for gun collectors and American history enthusiasts. |
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Flintlock Pistols on the Frontier | |
American Martial Shoulder Arms | |
Percussion and Cartridge | |
Development of the Famous Deringer | |
Imitations Counterfeits and Competitors of Deringers Pocket Pistol | |
Breechloading Cartridge Types the Derringer in Transition | |
Early Colt Revolvers | |
U S Martial and Secondary Martial Pistols and American Martial Revolvers | |
Confederate Firearms in the West | |
Revolving Shoulder Arms and Related Weapons | |
The Immortal 72 Model Peacemaker and Others | |
The Winchester Rifle | |
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