Author: John S. Laidacker
Publisher: SCHIFFER BOOKS, Jul 2003
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0-7643-1683-4
Synopsis
Identifys the motifs employed & determines engraving characteristics of various arms producing companies. Among the manufacturers covered are: American Arms Co., Colt, Hopkins & Allen, Marlin, Reid, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Whitneyville, & many others. 400+ color & B&W photos; 9x11 inches, 168 pgs.
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For many years the designs found on engraved handguns has been found quite interesting. This book identifys the motifs employed, and determines engraving characteristics of various arms producing companies. To accomplish this, examples of .22 calibre handguns from 1855 to the mid-1870s have been examined and photographed, and a system of identification has been structured. By using this system, one may determine styles used within a particular manufacurer, or to compare similar styles used by more than one company. Among the manufacturers covered are: American Arms Co., Colt, Hopkins & Allen, Marlin, Reid, Remington, Smith & Wesson, Whitneyville, and many others.