Richard G Rosenberguer and Charles Kaufmann have written the definitive work on the guns and gunsmiths of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties from the mid-eighteenth century to about 1870, with an emphasis on the "golden age" (1785-1815). They present a brief history of the longrifle, an introduction to its manufacture and the use in wester Pennsylvania in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biographies of all major gunmakers, and detailed description of known guns. They include fifty-eight longrifles and pistol, each one photographed in three views. Several are shown in full color. Close-ups reveal the exceptionally fine detail on some of the rifles. Hardcover 139 pages, black and white with one color signature.

ISBN: 0-8229-3727-1