By George Shumway

Rifles of Colonial America Volume I is a photographic study of American longrifles made in the colonial period, the Revolutionary period, and the post-Revolutionary years before the Federal period. Each of the 139 rifles are accompanied by a description, illustrations, and many important dimensions. The text discusses the subject of the evolution of the baroque and rococo art that decorates these longrifles.

Reprinted in 2002 in two volumes, Hardcover, 352 pages.
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