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Author : Michael Petrov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931220217
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Custom Gunmakers of the Twentieth Century written by Michael Petrov and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : American Custom Gunmakers Guild
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (811 download)
Download or read book Custom Firearm Artistry written by American Custom Gunmakers Guild and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Silver
Publisher : Scala Books
ISBN 13 : 9781857592894
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Three Centuries of Tradition written by Mark Silver and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential historical, stylistic and technological guide to the art of custom gun-making which has been an important part of European and American decorative arts with its unique combination of woodcarving, silver and gold work, ornamental ironwork and inlay. Will be the standard work on the subject.
Author : Guus de Vries
Publisher : S I Publicaties Bv
ISBN 13 : 9789078521013
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Hartmans' Dutch Gunmakers written by Guus de Vries and published by S I Publicaties Bv. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a unique, indispensable reference on gunmakers from the Netherlands from 1500 to the present. It contains authoritative articles on famous Dutch gunmakers, a survey of about 1350 gunmakers and factories, arranged per city, and an extensive chapter on markings on Dutch firearms. It also contains a list of Amsterdam swordcutlers.
Author : American Custom Gunmakers Guild
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (247 download)
Download or read book Directory written by American Custom Gunmakers Guild and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Turpin
Publisher : Gun Digest Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440236440
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Modern Custom Guns written by Tom Turpin and published by Gun Digest Books. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Welcome to Modern Custom Guns, 2nd Edition! Noted author and firearms expert Tom Turpin once again brings the reader a celebration of today's most talented custom gun artisans. Told beautifully in both words and stunning photography, inside this completely revamped and updated second edition you'll find: hundreds of breathtaking photos, the histories behind the craftmen and -women making the grade today, how today's guilds for stockmakers, engravers, and specialists are making a difference, [and] why now is the best time in history to have a custom gun made for you"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : Steven Dodd Hughes
Publisher : Down East Books
ISBN 13 : 146174508X
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Double Guns and Custom Gunsmithing written by Steven Dodd Hughes and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The burgeoning popularity of double guns (both over/unders and side-by-sides) in the United States is no secret, and few gunmakers know more about them than Steven Dodd Hughes, who has been building, repairing, and customizing these firearms for three decades.
Author : Terry Wieland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510731717
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Great Hunting Rifles written by Terry Wieland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Great Hunting Rifles, firearms expert Terry Wieland leads the reader on a journey through the history of some of the most exquisite rifles made in the twentieth century. The rifles featured in the book, all personally owned by the author and described in loving detail, were chosen for their particular importance. Each rifle either represents a particular era of gun making, is historically important, or is simply a paragon of gun making skill. In his treatment of these special rifles, Wieland provides a close look at some individual guns that are superb in a unique way, and which illustrate high points of the twentieth century. Each chapter is dedicated to one particular rifle, and is accompanied by photographs of the author's own examples, including: James Woodward hammer double .450 Express 3 1/4" Holland & Holland hammer .500 Express 3 1/4" Haenel-Mannlicher bolt action .450 Ackley custom rifle Mannlicher-Schoenauer Model 1908 Savage Model 1899 Al Biesen custom .270 Winchester .505 Gibbs custom built on a Granite Mountain Mauser 98 And many more! Great Hunting Rifles is perfect for anyone who wants to know more about the history of those few, special rifles that have made their mark on time.
Author : Tom Turpin
Publisher : Gun Digest Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440232107
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Custom Rifles - Mastery of Wood & Metal written by Tom Turpin and published by Gun Digest Books. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the Scenes at David Miller Co. This is the book the shooting sports industry has been waiting for since the first maker put his own custom touches to rifles. Featuring hundreds of full-color images, illustrating the process and highlighting finished works of art, Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood & Metal is more than an entertaining and informative book about custom rifles and how they are made. It also serves as a map to help gun lovers and makers navigate the nuances of turning wood and metal into the functional art of a fine custom rifle. This edition will answer many questions and provide insight into the world of precision and custom gun craft: What about rifle stocks? Where does the barrel fit into the picture? How does function dictate form in gunmaking? Although the book acknowledges a number of custom rifle makers, it addresses the many facets of the art by focusing on the works and procedures of David Miller Co. of Tucson, Arizona. This shop has been instrumental in numerous advances in custom rifle work during recent decades. Custom Rifles: Mastery of Wood & Metal is a tribute to all that is superlative in the making of custom bolt-action rifles. No other book in the world covers David Miller Co. or custom guns in the same way. Truly, this book provides a unique insight into one of the premier custom rifle building operations of all time.
Author : Bill Loeb
Publisher : Gun Digest
ISBN 13 : 9781440240553
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Custom 1911 written by Bill Loeb and published by Gun Digest. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1911 is ambiguous as it is classic. The gun's mission changed over the years. Originally a military sidearm, the 1911 is now a favorite among law enforcement special operation units, military and competitors, as well as those interested in self-defense. While the basic design has changed very little, some brilliant people have advanced John Browning's classic and brought it into a new century. This book offers some amazing behind-the-scenes insight about the makers of Nighthawk, Kimber, Wilson Combat, to name a few. Great shooters like Julie Golob, Bruce Piatt and Chip McCormick shared their personal stories. Ted Nugent and Razor Dobbs also make appearances as 1911 hunters. These 1911 stars also shared their practical advice which Bill shares with the reader. Bill Loeb's writing style is concise yet sometimes irreverent, but always fresh and entertaining.
Author : K.D. Kirkland
Publisher : JG Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572151048
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Download or read book America's Premier Gunmakers: Winchester written by K.D. Kirkland and published by JG Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's great gunmakers are more than industrial entities. They are centers of exacting craftsmanship and precision engineering, and they are truly living legends. American gunmakers built not only the guns that won the Wild West but the guns that won both World Wars, and which today delight demanding sportsmen the world over. In this volume of America's Premier Gunmakers you will read about: Oliver F. Winchester's Company, Winchester and the Age of Smokeless Powder, The Company's Entry Into The Twentieth Century, The Western Cartridge Company, Winchester Today, Major Browning Winchester Models and Major Winchesters Through The Years. Oliver F. Winchester was born in Boston in 1810. His impoverished youth was followed by an apprenticeship with a carpenter. By age twenty-one, he became a master builder. Winchester first invested his talent and money in the gun business in 1855, when he became one of the original stockholders of the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company. Winchester never failed to publicize the fact that its guns were the first choice of star performers, such as Buffalo Bill Cody. This semi-elitism became the hallmark of Winchester advertising. A typical example would read: "Look all the makes over, but if you are not swayed from your purpose of getting the gun with the maximum strength, safety, ease, and certainty, good shooting and good wearing qualities, you will surely select a Winchester." Carefully researched and illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this book tells the full story of Winchester firearms.
Author : K.D. Kirkland
Publisher : JG Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572151024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (51 download)
Download or read book America's Premier Gunmakers: Colt written by K.D. Kirkland and published by JG Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's great gunmakers are more than industrial entities. They are centers of exacting craftsmanship and precision engineering, and they are truly living legends. American gunmakers built not only the guns that won the Wild West but the guns that won both World Wars, and which today delight demanding sportsmen the world over. In this volume of America's Premier Gunmakers you will read about: The Arms of Samuel Colt, Metallic Cartridges, Great Colts of the Nineteenth Century, The Evolution of the Modern Colt Revolver, Automatic Pistols and Rifles, Craftsmanship in the Twentieth Century and Excellence and Art. Among firearms enthusiasts, craftsmanship, quality and history have become synonymous with the name Colt. Samuel Colt's whittled prototype of the modern revolver, patented in 1836, has become part of the American Tradition, as have the company's later models; the Peacemaker ("the gun that won the west"), the Colt Army and Navy pistols, and today's ubiquitous M16 military rifle. The history of Colt is in many ways the history of America itself. The artistry and excellence of the guns it manufactured saw the country through the winning of the Wild West and the law enforcement needs brought about by the gangland violence of the Prohibition era, and Colt contributed invaluably to the war effort during World Wars I and II. This book traces the history of Colt from its nineteenth century origins, through the turbulent years that followed, to the present day. Well documented and illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this book is a treasure that will delight any firearms enthusiast, whether sportsman or historian.
Author : Richard C. Rattenbury
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806147792
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book A Legacy in Arms written by Richard C. Rattenbury and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-10-22 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of American firearms is inseparable from the history of the United States, for firearms have played crucial roles in the nation’s founding, westward expansion, and industrial, economic, and cultural development. This history unfolds in compelling words and images in A Legacy in Arms, a volume that 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. With more than 200 images—almost all in full color—A Legacy in Arms not only documents the inspiration and innovation of arms makers from individual artisans to mass producers, but also describes the development of decorative expression in the gun maker’s art. In an account both entertaining and enlightening, Richard C. Rattenbury details the development of commercial arms making, from the genesis of the Kentucky rifle to the arms of such iconic manufacturers as Colt, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Sharps, Marlin, and Winchester. Into this narrative he weaves the particulars of design evolution and the impact of mass production via the “American System.” The accompanying photographs and illustrations stand as eloquent testimony to the range and richness of the gun maker's craft—and its rightful place in the story of American industry and culture.
Author : Fred Zeglin
Publisher : Gun Digest Books
ISBN 13 : 9781440247590
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (475 download)
Download or read book P.O. Ackley written by Fred Zeglin and published by Gun Digest Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In P.O. Ackley: America's gunsmith, author Fred Zeglin's years of extensive research highlight not just the history of cartridge and rifle development, but an insider's look at a humble man who influenced nearly everything we know about shooting and ballistics today. P.O. Ackley's ideas om reloading, rifle accuracy, barrel making, cartridge choice, and wildcats are just as relevant for modern "gun cranks" as they were in Ackley's heyday. Zeglin delivers the most complete collection of accurate dimensions, loading data and history for the lifetime of cartridges created by P.O. Ackley, the most influential gunsmith in America. Most shooters know him today because of his "Ackley Improved" cartridge designs. But those cartridges are only the tip of the iceberg. P.O. Ackley: America's gunsmith is the whole story. Includes a full-color photo section and an exclusive never-before-printed article by P.O. Ackley. -- back cover.
Author : DONALD. HOLTS AUCTIONEERS. DALLAS
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781846892912
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (929 download)
Download or read book British Gunmakers of the 21st Century written by DONALD. HOLTS AUCTIONEERS. DALLAS and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nineteenth century there were thousands of British gunmakers plying their trade the length and breadth of the land building all qualities of gun and rifle. Gunmakers have dwindled to a very small number today but the nature of the trade has changed from volume production to exclusive best guns only. British gunmakers have embraced the new technology on offer and by using a combination of CNC machining and new steels allied to traditional gunmaking skills, they are building superb quality guns and rifles to the highest standards. Unlike their competitors, British guns are not entirely built by machine and there is a large element of hand craftsmanship in every example built. Not content to rest on their historical laurels, they have introduced new designs and brought their creations right up to date for twenty-first century requirements. Guns and rifles are all built to the exact specifications of the customer and no two are alike. Each gun is individually made yet designed to embrace modern requirements such as high pheasants, steel shot and so on. This book shows the great variety of guns and rifles on offer entirely built in Great Britain today and how British gunmakers still continue to lead the world in best quality guns and rifles.
Author : Robert A. Sadowski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 163450965X
Total Pages : 557 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Gun Trader's Guide to Shotguns written by Robert A. Sadowski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to buy, sell, and collect shotguns. Gun Trader’s Guide is the bestselling collectible firearms reference, having sold over two million copies in thirty-six editions. The guide includes prices for all types of firearms, but what if you are only interested in buying, selling, and collecting shotguns? Then Gun Trader’s Guide to Shotguns is the book for you! Featuring all your favorite shotguns from the original Gun Trader’s Guide, plus hundreds more, this is the only reference you'll ever need. Veteran editor and firearms enthusiast Robert A. Sadowski has compiled and cataloged discontinued and collectible shotguns from your favorite manufacturers. Complete with specs and price gradients based on the condition of the shotgun, collecting and selling your firearms will be easier than ever. Sadowski also provides valuable tips on how to use the guide, as well as articles on various collectible shotguns and the art of shotgun trading. Also step behind the scenes to learn what dealers are looking for, what they want in your shotgun, and what's required to become a dealer, which should help you when buying, trading, or selling your shotguns. Whether you are a first-time shotgun owner or a longtime shotgun enthusiast, Gun Trader’s Guide to Shotguns is an invaluable tool to read before stepping foot in the dealer's store or attending a gun show. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Steven Dodd Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873416016
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Fine Gunmaking written by Steven Dodd Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one of the top custom gunmakers in the United States, author Steven Dodd Hughes shares his expertise with enthusiasts interested in owning a custom-made shotgun. This title is packed with more than 100 color and b&w photos which bring the world's finest shotguns to life.
