A used book in good condition. Stock photo shown. A well known book, first published in 1924, showing a variety of stock styles, carvings and patchboxes on 126 plates, all creating a desire for further research. This sixth edition retains the original text, with updated footnotes by Dr. George Shumway. Hard bound, with 202 pages, in 9 x 12" format.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Name Kentucky
- Chapter 2 The Evolution of the American Rifle
- Chapter 3 The Kentucky and Game
- Chapter 4 The Rifle that was Needed
- Chapter 5 Where and by Whom the Kentucky Rifle was Made
- Chapter 6 Materials Used
- Chapter 7 Characteristics of the Early Rifle
- Chapter 8 Flintlock Rifle Barrels
- Chapter 9 Who Rifled the Rifles
- Chapter 10 The Pioneer and His Rifle
- Chapter 11 Triggers and Sights of Flintlock Days
- Chapter 12 Powder, Bullets, Velocities and Penetration
- Chapter 13 The Flintlock as a Practical Arm
- Chapter 14 The Rifle in the Revolution
- Chapter 15 Powder Horns and Hunting Bags
- Chapter 16 The Rifle and the Redskin
- Chapter 17 Identification of Kentucky Rifles
- Chapter 18 Spurious Kentuckys and Forgeries
- Chapter 19 Reconditioning Flintlocks
- Chapter 20 The Passing of the Kentucky Rifle
ISBN: 0-87387-072-7
Used book The Kentucky Rifle,
by Captain John G. W. Dillin
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