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Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated History
In the remote parts of America 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, respe...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
November 1st 2004
by The Lyons Press
(first published October 1st 2002)
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I grew up in the hills west of the Smokey Mountains, and learned to safely handle and to shoot firearms when I was very young. To this day I enjoy target shooting and what is called "plinking". This book centers on the guns used in the period of time in America that fell at the end of the western expansion. From just after the Civil War to the early 1900s, in other words (though I hesitate to use this) the "wild west".
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