The Great Guns by Peterson and Elman

Item # 318

The Great Guns by Peterson and Elman Back Cover

The Great Guns ~ Best Single Shot of All

Title:	The Great Guns
Authors:	Harold L. Peterson and Robert Elman
Type:	Historical ~ Pictorial
Copyright:	1971
Edition:	First Edition
Publisher:	Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.
Illustrations:	Profusely ~ Nearly every page with many full page color photographs
Special Photography:	J. Barry O'Rourke
Signed:	No
Binding:	Hard Cover ~ Cloth Bound with Gilt Lettering
Dust Jacket:	Yes
Size:	8 3/4" x 11 7/8" x 1 1/8"
Pages:	252
Ex-Library:	No
Condition:	Excellent ~ No rips, tears or writing. Tightly bound. Dust Jacket shows minor wear and slight tears by over all very good.

Additional Information:
This book is about the greatest firearms produced during the seven hundred year history of shooting. It shows the pinnacles of craftsmanship and mechanical ingenuity.

These were the finest arms of other ages and many remain the rarest, most valuable and most beautiful. A few continue to influence gun design today while others were retired from hunting and combat centuries ago.

Each is a choice collector's item which will be treasured by all who appreciate the splendid achievements of the past.

Contents:

Introduction

The Devil's Invention
Arm of the Noble Huntsman
The Mighty Flint Musket
Myth of the Thunder Gun
A Matter of Honor
A Miracle of Accuracy
Born in America
Pistol of the Highland Warriors
The Classic Smoothbore
Dawn of Modern Arms
Multiple Threats
Arms of the Plainsmen
Death in a Pocket
Hybrid of the Battlefields
Greatest Single Shot of All
Colonel Colt & Captain Walker
Trail of the Lever Action
The Most Dangerous Game

Bibliography
Index

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