A Collector's Guide to the Pistols and Longarms Made Between 1826 and 1840. A weapons study of the earliest American percussion firearms, both civilian and military, illustrated with very good photographs, almost all in colour. Designed and built in England, these weapons, consisting of only four parts, played an important role in the early exploration of the North American continent. 354 richly detailed photographs show all the details of these rare sub-hammer weapons. The well-founded text explains the history, technology, types and manufacturing companies, such as Ruggles, Gibbs-Tiffany, H. J. Hale, Andrus & Osborne, Hale & Tuller, Jenison, Andrews Ferrey & Co, Case Willard and many others. With the help of this work, the dating and identification of one's own collectibles is greatly facilitated.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Chandler, N. L.
Title
Early American Underhammer Firearms
Details
English text, very many mainly colour photographs, large format. 191 pages.
State
new
Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Inc. 54 East School St. RI 02895 Woonsocket, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
