Famous Firearms of the Old West - From Wild Bill Hickoks Colt Revolvers to Geronimo s Winchester,

Informationen zum Autor By Hal Herring Klappentext From Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill and from Chief Joseph to Geronimo, the most famous guns in the West and the history behind them. Zusammenfassung From Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill and from Chief Joseph to Geronimo! the most famous guns in the West and the history behind them. Inhaltsverzeichnis (1) Billy the Kid's 1873 Winchester that killed Buckshot Roberts (2) John Wesley Hardin's 1860 Model. 44 SA revolvers (3) Wild Bill Hickock's Smith & Wesson single action #2 Army revolvers (4) Tom Horn's classic .30-30 lever action Winchester (5) Buffalo Bill Cody's .50 caliber breechloading needle gun, nicknamed "Lucretia Borgia" (6) Ned Christie's .30-30 Winchester (7) Chief Joseph's surrender gun, model 1866 .44 rimfire (8) Joseph Smith's Allen pepperbox and English pocket pistol (9) Custer's .50-80 rolling block rifle (10) Geronimo's .44 Spencer repeater (11) John Browne's Sharp's (12) Cole Younger's Colt .44 conversions

Product details

• Authors: Hal Herring, Herring Hal
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9780762773497
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-7349-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Collecting, collectors' catalogues; Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons, History of the Americas, Militaria, arms & armour