Author : Robert Lawrence Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Colt firearms
ISBN : 9781936120277
The Second Edition Blue Book Pocket Guide for Colt Dates of Manufacture by R.L. Wilson is the only up-to-date, condensed reference that provides the reader with the most recent Colt serialization, providing dates of manufacture on most Colt firearms.
Author : W. R. L.
Publisher : Blue Book Publications, Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,73 MB
Release : 2018-03
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781886768369
Author : S. P. Fjestad
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781936120475
This new 2nd Ed. Blue Book Pocket Guide for Colt Firearms & Values features the following: • Convenient 4 ¼ x7” size makes it the most portable and easy to use book on Colt firearms ever published! • All the new 2014 models have been included • Values have been updated and reflect current market conditions • At 160 pages, this new Blue Book pocket guide lists and describes almost every Colt manufactured between 1836-2014.• Includes both “How to Use” and “Grading Criteria” sections, in addition to a complete Index in the back.Why guess when you can be sure?
Author : S. P. Fjestad
Publisher :
Page : 1936 pages
File Size : 32,21 MB
Release : 2005-04-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781886768550
The "bible" of the firearms industry for accurate value information and descriptions of rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The industry standard for over 25 years!
Author : Pamela Haag
Publisher :
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0465048951
"An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"--
Author : Roy C. McHenry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1626363080
“The story of Smith & Wesson handguns and their evolution is one of the hallowed tales of American firearms’ history,” according to the firearms writer Jim Casada. Anyone who collects Smith & Wessons or is simply interested in their backstory will cherish this book. Though originally published in 1945, more than half a century ago, Smith & Wesson Hand Guns remains the source for Smith & Wesson enthusiasts. It is an authoritative reference and has remained, for over five decades, the cornerstone upon which Smith & Wesson research rests. This work is foundational, supported by sixty-three detailed illustrations showing the handguns, the unique hammer mechanism, and facsimile reproductions of vintage advertising copy. The first twenty-four chapters of the book, which tell the story of Smith and Wesson and the development of Smith & Wesson handguns, are very informative. After the reader becomes familiar with Smith and Wesson’s history together, as well as their creation of a business, illustrations exhibiting Smith & Wesson handguns will show rather than tell of their magnificence. Finally, descriptions of different caliber guns are given, where readers will gain invaluable information regarding Smith & Wesson handguns. For any Smith & Wesson enthusiast or collector, this work is impossible to put down.
Author : Zachary R. Fjestad
Publisher : Blue Book Publications
Page : 2512 pages
File Size : 12,43 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 9781947314269
Contains accurate information and up-to-date values for modern firearms and many major trademark antiques. It provides the most firearms information and pricing, including all the new makes/models for 2021. This newest edition contains over 1,700 manufacturers and trademarks with brief histories whenever possible; nearly 30,000 individually listed and described models; and over a half-million to-date values. Insightinto the world of gun collecting today and how COVID, civil unrest, and the presidential election has shaped gun sales and gun shortages.
Author : Richard C. Rattenbury
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 27,43 MB
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0806147792
The history of American firearms is inseparable from the history of the United States, for firearms have played crucial roles in the nation’s founding, westward expansion, and industrial, economic, and cultural development. This history unfolds in compelling words and images in A Legacy in Arms, a volume that draws upon the collections of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City to trace the business and art of gun making from the early national period to the turn of the twentieth century. With more than 200 images—almost all in full color—A Legacy in Arms not only documents the inspiration and innovation of arms makers from individual artisans to mass producers, but also describes the development of decorative expression in the gun maker’s art. In an account both entertaining and enlightening, Richard C. Rattenbury details the development of commercial arms making, from the genesis of the Kentucky rifle to the arms of such iconic manufacturers as Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Sharps, Marlin, and Winchester. Into this narrative he weaves the particulars of design evolution and the impact of mass production via the “American System.” The accompanying photographs and illustrations stand as eloquent testimony to the range and richness of the gun maker's craft—and its rightful place in the story of American industry and culture.
Author : Thatcher Heldring
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 23,6 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375987142
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Author : Dennis Adler
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 27,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781886768826
Welcome to the 19th century when men were men and a .45 caliber slug settled more arguments than lawyers! Back in the Old West, the black powder revolver ruled the roost and everyone from Civil War soldiers to town marshals, Texas Rangers, and saloon girls was packing a six-shooter. Black Powder Revolvers Reproductions and Replicas takes you back to those days of old with a rousing history of the guns that settled not only the Civil War but the American West. Even though films and television have made the Old West a little bigger than life, the guns of the era are as real as Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill Cody. Starting with a history of Colts revolvers from the 1830s Patersons to 1862 Pocket Models, and continuing through the major competitive makes of the 1860s, this book will give readers an insight into the guns and gunmen from one of Americas most epic periods.Black Powder Revolvers - Reproductions & Replicas by Dennis Adler is the only publication in print covering the wide variety of reproduction black powder revolvers manufactured since 1959. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of stunning color images, this newest deluxe book in oversized landscape format is sure to be enjoyed and appreciated by black powder enthusiasts worldwide.
