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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.
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Rattenbury, Richard
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English
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Norman, Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, [2014]
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xvi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.
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UD383 .R42 2014
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19th century
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Western legacies series ; v. 10.
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Western legacies series ; volume 10
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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.
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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.
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ISBN
9780806144771 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
0806144777 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2013049567
OCLC
865711624
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