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Collector Bookstore Notes:

This color guide covers pistols and longarms made between 1826-1840, primarily Underhammer Firearms, including Ruggles & similar guns by other makers.

Publishers Description

Finally, a detailed study of the very earliest American percussion firearms - military or civilian.

Built in New England, these clever weapons with just four moving parts played a key role in taming the Western Frontier.
- Makes identification easy
- 354 clear photos show you all the important details
- Learn how to date these guns and determine their rarity
- Ruggles, Gibbs-Tiffany, H.J. Hale, Andrus & Osborn, Hale & Tuller, Jenison, Andrews Ferrey & Co., Case Willard and many more!