Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated Guide

Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated Guide -- Used to procure food and clothing and to safeguard one's home against outlaws and other hostile elements, firearms played an important role on the American frontier. This definitive, scrupulously researched work by a retired military officer describes and illustrates the many different weapons that opened up and secured the American Far West. Presented in vivid detail and enhanced with colorful anecdotes, the narrative tells the dramatic story of shoulder arms, hand guns, percussion and cartridge weapons as well as the hunters, settlers, peace officers, soldiers, range detectives, rustlers, outlaws, and other colorful characters who used them. Here are detailed descriptions and illustrations of the Kentucky rifle that saw battle in the Revolution and the War of 1812; the repeating rifle used in the Civil War; the Sharps rifle that wreaked havoc during the great buffalo hunts, the Colt revolver, used by cowboys and outlaws alike; the fast and reliable Winchester rifle -- the most widely used shoulder arm of the post-Civil War era; as well as flintlock pistols, derringers, muskets, buffalo guns, carbines, signal pistols, Confederate revolvers, and many other celebrated firearms. Supplemented by nearly 500 photographs and line illustrations, this classic reference will not only serve as an invaluable guide to collectors and dealers but will also appeal to Americana enthusiasts and students of the American Far West.

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