NEW YORK STATE GUNMAKERS: A PARTIAL CHECKLIST

Swinney, Holman J.

Published by The Freeman's Journal Press, 1951

About this Item

59 pages. 6" x 9". SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Originally published in the January and April, 1951 issues of New York History. "A century and more ago, there were dozens and dozens of individual gunmakers working at their trade in our New York State villages and cities, many of them in fact being experts of the first rank in this most exacting of crafts. The gunmaker of that day was a skilled mechanic, a practical metallurgist, a blacksmith of superior ability, and a finished workman in wood, besides having mastered the considerable problem of correlating all these abilities. In many and many a town it was perfectly possible to order locally hunting or target rifles equal in finish to the products of all but the finest of European shops and far superior to the best foreign product in accuracy. The names of the men who made them are worth remembering." Within this book is a listing of those gunmakers. A very scarce and important book. The book is a very clean, tight copy showing only very light use. Overall it is in Fine condition. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

Seller Inventory # 4896

Bibliographic Details

• Title: NEW YORK STATE GUNMAKERS: A PARTIAL CHECKLIST
• Publisher: The Freeman's Journal Press
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • GUNS FIREARMS SHOOTING
  • GUNMAKERS ARMS MAKERS