Rifles of Colonial America Volume 2 Book-Longrifles Study w/650 B&W Photos-New!

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RIFLES OF COLONIAL AMERICA VOLUME II by George Shumway **** A Book of the Longrifle Series An extensive photographic study of American longrifles from the colonial period, the Revolutionary War period, and the post-Revolutionary years. A MUST-HAVE for your black powder, muzzle-loading, flintlock, Kentucky rifle, or antique firearms library! *** PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH 650 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS *** Above: An inside view of book. America's flintlock rifle came into its Golden Age in the post-Revolutionary decades of the Federal Period. But its beginnings were in the pre-Revolutionary years, a period that has long been an enigma to students of the rifle. Public records giving information about the gunsmiths of this early period are scarce, and so are surviving rifles of the period. Above: An inside view of book. This second volume in a two-volume work is a detailed photographic study of the rifles that have survived from the early period. Typically, ten or twelve illustrations of each rifle are presented together with a discussion of each piece and a set of critical measurements. In this volume, introductory chapters deal with the origin of the rifle in early America and the development of the baroque and rococo art forms that appear on it. For the benefit of the many people today who are interested in making or recreating flintlock rifles, this book can be a most useful aid and guide. The many detailed photos of each rifle provide the kind of information that builders need to have. Above: An inside view of book. Pennsylvania traditionally has been regarded as the birthplace of the American rifle, but this study points out that it is not necessarily so. The coastal lands of Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas were settled fifty to seventy-five years earlier than southeastern Pennsylvania, and rifles were made and used there. A chapter in this volume discusses the origins of the first flintlock rifles ever made in the American colonies. Regional styles of rifle architecture and decoration became very distinct during the 1790s and later decades. How these regional details evolved, or originated, long has been a perplexing problem for students of the longrifle. This book sheds a few rays of light on some of them and may lead to understanding some of the others. Table of Contents: Following from Volume I: 10. Lehigh to Berks and Lebanon 11. York County 12. Lebanon County 13. Rifles of Uncertain Origin 14. Rifles of the Southern Colonies 15. Rifles & Guns with Military Connections 16. New England 17. Hudson Valley Influences 18. When Was the First American Rifle Made, Where Was It Made, and Who Made It? 19. Lock, Stock, & Barrel, Plus Furniture, or The Parts of a Rifle and Where They Came From in the Eighteenth Century 20. Art Forms on the Eighteenth Century Rifle References The Author & The Workers Index Hardcover with dust jacket. 9x12. 288 pages. 650 illustrations. Colored end sheets. BRAND NEW! We ship WORLDWIDE ! SPECIAL QUANTITY DOMESTIC DISCOUNT! PURCHASE 5 OR MORE BOOKS AND RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING VIA USPS MEDIA MAIL TO THE LOWER 48 STATES! Please . Your shipment is fully insured. Customer satisfaction is the foundation of our business! Please email with any questions. Check out my other items ! We are happy to combine shipping on purchases of multiple items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Join the N.R.A.! read more

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