Press, 1974. Very important reference for all types of guns used by both sides in that historic encounter.
*Dunathan, A. T. The American B.B. Gun. South Brunswick, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1971. Basic guide to the field.
*Edwards, W. B. Civil War Guns. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company, 1962. A classic and standard reference on the subject. The complete story of Federal and Confederate handguns and longarms and the many foreign imported types. Reprinted 1997, Thomas Pub., Gettysburg, PA.
Elman, R. Fired In Anger. New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1968. The personal handguns of American heroes and villains from the gun used by Columbus through the guns of Indians, lawmen, bandits and assassins.
Farley, Captain J. P. Army Revolvers and Gatling Guns. Springfield, Massachusetts: National Armory, 1875. Reprint Circa 1960s. Official manual of Colt Single Action, S& W Schofield and the Gatling.
*Farrington, D. P. Arming & Equipping the U.S. Cavalry 1865-1902. Lincoln, Rhode Island: Mowbray Publishers, 2004. The firearms, edged weapons and accoutrements of the regular U.S. Cavalry from the Indian Wars to the Philippine Insurrection.
*Frey, Stephen. Imported Military Firearms 1866-1899. Pub. by author, Atlanta, Ga.; paper covers; plastic ring-bound. Lists and describes military arms of 17 foreign countries imported as “surplus” to sell on American market (through firms such as the famous Francis Bannerman of New York).
Ferree, G.B. Ferree Family Gunsmiths. F. Wayne, Ind.: privately printed, 1967. Noted family of Penna-Ky. riflesmiths.
Frith, J. and Andrews, R. Antique Pistol Collecting. London: The Holland Press, 1960. Evolution of handguns from hand cannon of 15th century to revolvers of mid-19th century.
*Frost, H. G. Blades & Barrels. El Paso, Texas: Walloon Press, 1972. Complete coverage of all combination firearms with knife or sword blades attached including many American specimens.
Fryer, D. J. Antique Weapons A-Z. London: G. Bell & Sons Ltd., 1969. General survey of collecting arms of all types from all parts of the world. Written as a guide for the novice.
*Garavaglia, L. A. and Worman, C. G. Firearms of the American West 1803-1865. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1984. One of the most important works on subject. Wealth of detail. Reprinted 1997; U. of Colorado Press.
*Garavaglia, L. A. and Worman, C. G. Firearms of the American West 1866-1894. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1985. Companion work of the above. Basic reference. Reprinted 1997; Univ. of Colorado Press.
Gardner, R. E. Five Centuries of Gunsmiths, Swordsmiths And Armourers 1400-1900. Columbus, Ohio: Walter F. Heer Publisher, 1948. Important early listing of makers of all countries. Contains some material (such as cannon founders of America) which his later book Small Arms Makers does not have.
Gardner, R. E. Small Arms Makers. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1963. A very important, often referred to, listing of American and European gun and sword makers with biographical detail.
*Gilkerson, William. Boarders Away. Lincoln, R.I.: Mowbray Publishers. Vol. I (1991). Edged Weapons and Polearms. Vol. II (1993). Firearms of the Age of Fighting Sail 1626-1826. Superb coverage. Most definitive on the subject with special attention to eras of American Revolution and War of 1812.
Gluckman, A. and Satterlee, L. D. American Gun Makers. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Co., 1953. A widely used, often referred to important listing of American gun makers 18th to 20th centuries with much data about them.
*Gooding, S. James. Trade Guns of the Hudson’s Bay Company, 1670-1970. Alexandria Bay, N.Y.: (now the Museum Restoration Service) 2003. Definitive study of their various forms, manufacture and distribution; specialty weapons including pistols, fine guns, rifles and buccaneer guns also discussed.
*Gorman, Kit. New Orleans Gunsmiths and Gun Dealers Until 1900. Batchelor, Louisiana: P. Bazer Pub., 2006.
Greener, W. W. The Gun And Its Development. New York: Bonanza Books, 1967 Reprint. An exact reprint of the most important 9th Edition (1910) of an all time classic work, as important and useful today as when it was originally printed.
*Greener, W. W. Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military. Forest Grove, Oregon: Normount Technical Publications, 1971. Reprint of the 1871 classic; a leading treatise of breechloaders of all types—shotguns, rifles and handguns.
*Groenewold, John. Quackenbush Guns. Mundelein, Illinois: pub. by author, 2000. Detailed study of famed maker responsible for earliest development of mass-produced airguns for short-range target and small game shooting; 1871-1943.
*Hamilton, T. M. Colonial Frontier Guns. Chadron, Nebraska: The Fur Press, 1981. Covers English, French, Dutch Frontier and trade guns; accounts of gunsmithing on frontier; studies of gun flints and shot sizes.
*Hamilton, T.M. Firearms on the Frontier: Guns at Fort Michilimackinac 1715-1781. Williamston, Mich.: monograph by Mackinac Island State Park Commission, 1976.
Hanson, Charles E., Jr. The Northwest Gun. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1955. Most significant treatise on Indian trade guns.
*Hanson, James A. A History of the Fur Trade: When Skins Were Money. Chadron, Nebraska: Museum of the Fur Trade, 2005. Includes information on Indian trade guns.
Hartzler, D. D. Arms Makers of Maryland. York, Pennsylvania: George Shumway Publisher, 1977. Excellent, detailed coverage of 18th and 19th century makers; military and sporting.
*Hartzler, D.D. & Whisker, J.B. Gunsmiths of Maryland: Firelock Colonial Period Through Breech-Loading Patent Models; Featuring Longrifles. Bedford, Pa.: Old Bedford Village Press, 1998.
Haynes, C. Vance General Custer & His Sporting Rifles. Tuscon, Arizona: Westernlore Press, 1996. History of his tow “trap door” Springfield sporters and Remington rolling block.
Hayward, J. F. The Art Of The Gunmaker. Volume I: 1500-1660; Volume II: 1660-1830. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1962, 1963. Important and often cited reference works. Detailed history European and American firearms; emphasis on techniques and styles of armament.
Heer, Eugene. Der Neue Stockel, Vols. I through III, Switzerland: Swiss Institute of Arms & Armor. Best and most often cited bibliography of makers. Over 2100 pages; 6500 maker’s marks illustrated; 36,000 individual entries of gunmakers, gun stockers, decorators and designers from 1400 to WWI from 32 Nations. Many American makers included. Vol. III contains glossary and dictionary in English, French, German.
Held, R. The Age Of Firearms. Rev. Ed. Northfield, Ill.: DBI Books, Inc., 1970. A well-illustrated history of firearms from the invention of gunpowder to modern breechloaders.
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