By Hal Herring
ISBN-10: 0762773499
ISBN-13: 9780762773497
From Buffalo invoice to Wild invoice and from leader Joseph to Geronimo, the main recognized weapons within the West and the background at the back of them
More than the various real weapons as soon as within the fingers of the heroes and villains of America’s outdated West nonetheless exist, housed in a dozen museums around the country—from the version 1866 .44-40 that leader Joseph famously surrendered to common Miles to Wild invoice Hickok’s Colt version 1851 revolvers; from Buffalo Bill’s .50 quality breechloading needlegun nicknamed “Lucrezia Borgia” to John Wesley Hardin’s 1860 version .44 SA revolvers.
Famous Firearms of the outdated West follows the lifestyles tales of a dozen genuine pistols, rifles, and shotguns instrumental in shaping America’s history—using them as entrées into the lives of the shooters themselves. this can be a vibrant portrait of recognized Western characters, paired with the weapons they used to make themselves well-known or, because the case can be, notorious. it's a needs to for someone attracted to the historical past and lore of the Wild West, gun hobbyists, and travelers looking a museum adventure with a difference.
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