A used book in good condition. Stock photo shown. Donald Ware devoted twenty five years of research in the Ordnance Department archives, the Remington factory records, Army and Navy records to assemble this detailed examination of the development and evolution of Remington revolvers from the beginning of the Civil War through the end of the Indian Wars. Hard cover 434 pages 8-1/2 by 11 format.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
Introduction Remington Historical Background
Chapter One Remington Navy Revolvers Purchased by the Army Ordnance Department
Chapter 2 Remington's First Revolver Contracts
Chapter 3 Remington's Second Army Revolver Contract
Chapter 4 Remington's Third Army Revolver Contract
Chapter 5 Remington's Fourth Army Revolver Contract
Chapter 6 Remington Navy Revolvers Purchased by the Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy
Chapter 7 Remington's Civil War Rifle and Carbine Contracts
Chapter 8 Metallic Cartridge Alterations
Chapter 9 Metallic Cartridge Alterations for the Bureau of Ordnance
Chapter 10 Identifying Remington Army and Navy Revolvers
Appendix A The Owen-Holt Conversion
Appendix B Remington - Ordnance Department;s Civil War Contracts
