LEADER 03121nam 22004933 450 001 9910165120003321 005 20230807220242.0 010 $a9781510709287 010 $a1510709282 035 $a(CKB)3810000000093740 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5669816 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5669816 035 $a(OCoLC)1028954413 035 $a(Exl-AI)5669816 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5304369 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5304369 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11529952 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000093740 100 $a20210901d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe History and Art of the American Gun $eThe Art of American Arms 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015. 215 $a1 online resource (264 pages) 327 $aFront Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Five Centuries of Deluxe Arms -- Chapter 2: From Colonial Arms to the Kentucky Rifle -- Chapter 3: Handcraftsmanship and the Industrial Revolution -- Chapter 4: Colonel Colt's Deluxe Revolvers -- Chapter 5: Winchester's Repeating Masterpieces -- Chapter 6: Handguns Supreme: c. 1860-1914 -- Chapter 7: Best-Quality Longarms: c. 1860-1914 -- Chapter 8: A Tradition in Flux: 1914-1960 -- Chapter 9: Tiffany Treasures -- Chapter 10: The Golden Age Rekindled: 1960 to the Present -- Chapter 11: Pursuing the Ultimate -- Glossary -- Appendix: American Arms Engravers from Colonial Times to the Present -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments, Photographic Note, and Owner Credits. 330 $aThe History and Art of the American Gun is a loving tribute to the artistry of firearms. Wilson chronicles the true art and rich history of gun engraving, from early English and European attempts to American gun engraving. 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. 517 $aHistory and Art of the American Gun 606 $aFirearms$xHistory$7Generated by AI 606 $aEngraving$xHistory$7Generated by AI 615 0$aFirearms$xHistory 615 0$aEngraving$xHistory 700 $aWilson$b Robert L$0302787 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910165120003321 996 $aThe History and Art of the American Gun$93415743 997 $aUNINA