Guns of the Wild West: Firearms of the American Frontier, 1849-1917 : The Handguns, Longarms and Shotguns of the Gold Rush, the American Civil War,

Guns of the Wild West: Firearms of the American Frontier, 1849-1917 : The Handguns, Longarms and Shotguns of the Gold Rush, the American Civil War, Review

The gun - pistol or rifle, civil or military - was the law in the frontier days of America. Much legend and lore surrounds the performance of these weapons and the skill of their users and this work aims to shed new light on the diverse weaponry of this period.