Antique Guns - The Collector's Guide (gnv64)

Antique Guns - The Collector's Guide
John E. Traister
Stoeger Publishing Company | 1989 | ISBN-10: 0883171449 | scanned PDF | 276 Pages | 46.8 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Antique-Guns-Collectors-John-Traister/dp/0883171759

Years in its preparation, this updated guide covers a vast spectrum of pre-1900 firearms manufactured by U.S. gunmakers as well as Canadian, French, German, Belgian, Spanish, and other foreign firms. Offers detailed descriptions, dates of production, and current values. Illustrations.

CONTENTS
PREFACE 5
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 6
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 9
COLLECTING ANTIQUE GUNS 13
CHAPTER 1 — HANDGUNS 17
Gunmakers A to Z 19
American Kentucky Flintlock Pistols 71
Confederate Handguns 78
U.S. Military Handguns 79
CHAPTER 2 — RIFLES 91
Gunmakers A to Z 93
American Kentucky Flintlock Rifles 138
Confederate Military Rifles 155
U.S. Military Flintlock Rifles 158
U.S. Military Single Shot Breechloading
Carbines 161
CHAPTER 3 — SHOTGUNS 165
Gunmakers A to Z 167
CHAPTER 4 — BLACKPOWDER REPLICAS 189
Gunmakers A to Z 191
CHAPTER 5 — OBSOLETE CARTRIDGES 239
Centerfire Rifle Cartridges 241
Obsolete Metric Cartridges 254
Rimfire Cartridges 255
Shotshells 258
BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
INDEX 261
KEY TO COVER FIREARMS 271