A legacy in arms : American firearm manufacture, design, and artistry, 1800-1900 / by Richard C. Rattenbury ; foreword by R.L. Wilson ; collection photography by Ed Muno.

Author
Rattenbury, Richard [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, [2014]
Description
xvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.

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    Summary note
    This illustrated history "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."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Foreword / R.L. Wilson
    • Preface
    • Part one: From craftsman to industrial mechanic: evolution in American arms
    • 1. Firearms of the artisan gunsmith
    • 2. Firearms of the American system
    • Part two: From Colt to Winchester: a portfolio of famed American arms makers
    • 3. Colt Firearms
    • 4. Remington Firearms
    • 5. Smith & Wesson Firearms
    • 6. Sharps Firearms
    • 7. Marlin Firearms
    • 8. Winchester Firearms
    • Part three: From functional sculpture to steel canvas: aesthetics in American arms
    • 9. Melding function and form
    • 10. Embellishing the utilitarian.
    ISBN
    • 9780806144771 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 0806144777 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2013049567
    OCLC
    865711624
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