Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated History


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Hardcover, 128 Pages.

Within these pages are the pistols and revolvers, rifles and carbines used by the hunters, the settlers, the lawmen and the lawless, the military and the showmen. All are interestingly described in accompanying essays written by an acknowledged expert in the field.

In the remote parts of America’s Western territories during much of the 1800s, law and order was overextended or even nonexistent. Guns were used by some, such as hunters and settlers, for self-protection and their very salvation, and by others as a means to impose their will, legally or otherwise. There can be no doubt that the exploration and exploitation of the Western frontier that began in 1804 was inextricably linked to the development of the firearm. It is certainly true today that firearms are associated with the Old West more than with any other era of American history.

That Old West period, which ended officially in 1890, saw gun design and manufacture improve dramatically, such that the “taming of the West” could be accomplished with grit and determination, and also with reliable firearms. It is not surprising to learn that very often those firearms were Colts or Winchesters, since these were the gunmakers who achieved more than most in technological development and manufacturing prowess, pioneering the revolver and the lever-action rifle, respectively.

Learn more about the guns most favored by the lawmen, and the hired gunslingers, the cattlemen and the Indian fighters, the settlers and the buffalo hunters, the showmen, and the card sharps. See the fascinating firearms that helped open up the Old West, all described in detail, and shown in clear, close-up color photographs.

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