Guns of the Old West An Illustrated Guide

Definitive, scrupulously researched work not only tells the dramatic story of shoulder arms, hand guns, percussion and cartridge weapons but also describes the hunters, settlers, peace officers, soldiers, range detectives, rustlers, and outlaws who used them. An invaluable guide for collectors, dealers, enthusiasts and students. 499 black-and-white illustrations. Bibliography. Index.

Foreword

1

(4)

How Guns Began

5

(10)

The Kentucky Rifle and Pistol Head West

15

(20)

Flintlock Pistols on the Frontier

35

(16)

Musket, Rifle and Carbine: American Martial Shoulder Arms

51

(30)

Pepperboxes: Percussion and Cartridge

81

(20)

Pocket-sized Death: Development of the Famous Deringer

101

(18)

The Voice of the Derringer: Imitations, Counterfeits, and Competitors of Deringer's Pocket Pistol

119

(14)

Twilight of the Derringer: Breech-loading Cartridge Types; the Derringer in Transition

133

(16)

Captain Walker's Gun-Hunt: Early Colt Revolvers

149

(22)

Martial Percussion Hand Guns on the Frontier: U. S. Martial and Secondary Martial Pistols and American Martial Revolvers

171

(20)

Johnny Kept His Gun: Confederate Firearms in the West

191

(8)

Revolving Shoulder Arms and Related Weapons

199

(10)

When the Colt Was King: The Immortal '72 Model Peacemaker and Others

209

(32)

Gunsmoke over Powder River: The Winchester Rifle

241

(14)

The Indian Campaigns: U. S. Martial Arms of the Post-Civil War Era

255

(16)

Buffalo Guns and Hunters

271

(8)

The Shotgun Guards the Stage

279

(6)

The Guns of Teddy Roosevelt

285

(8)

Bibliography

293

(6)

Index

299

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