THREE CENTURIES OF TRADITION: The Renaissance of Custom Sporting Arms in America

Silver, Mark & Wallace Gusler; with the assistance of Corine Wegener, and an essay by John Bivins, Jr.

ISBN 10: 1857592891 / ISBN 13: 9781857592894

Published by Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Scala, 2003. [, 2003

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] Oblong hardback, quarto, 192 pages, Fine in Very Near Fine dj (dj now in protective mylar). Tight binding, crisp & clean inside and out, no names, no writing. International orders will require additional shipping charges. RWR5 Guns Firearms Weapons Technical Trades.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THREE CENTURIES OF TRADITION: The Renaissance of Custom Sporting Arms in America
• Publisher: Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Scala, 2003. [
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857592891
• ISBN 13: 9781857592894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

This book's focus is on examples of work by American gunmakers known for their contemporary translations of traditional European, British, and American sporting arms of various styles made between 1640 and 1940. Examples of antique sporting arms that served as stylistic and technological guides for contemporary work are also included. Three Centuries of Tradition presents custom-made sporting arms as consummate examples of the decorative arts, demonstrating the highest artistic achievements in carving, inlay, and engraving of metal and wood.

About the Author

Mark Silver is a custom gun-maker, specialising in American, British and Continental sporting and high art fire arms from the late 17th century to the 20th. Wallace Guslar is Master Gunsmith at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.