The Longrifles Of Western Pennsylvania: Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties - Hardcover

Rosenberger, Richard F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0822937271 ISBN 13: 9780822937272

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1993

Synopsis

The American longrifle, also known as the Kentucky rifle, was the finest rifle in the world for over a century. As this illustrated book aims to show, the gunmakers of Western Pennsylvania were second to none in their skill and artistry. From the first settling of the land west of the Alleghenies, local gunsmiths produced the rifles that enabled the frontier family to survive in the wilderness. Richard F. Rosenberger and Charles Kaufmann write about the guns and gunsmiths of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties from the mid-18th 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 use in Western Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, biographies of all major gunmakers, and detailed descriptions of known guns. They include 58 longrifles and pistols, each one photographed in three views. Several are shown in full colour. Close-ups reveal the exceptionally fine detail on some of

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Review:

“For those interested in western Pennsylvania history and, more especially, for those who appreciate precise illustrations and descriptions of early nineteenth-century rifle maker’s art, this book is very rewarding.”
—Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0822937271
• ISBN 13: 9780822937272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192