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Author: James B. Whisker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
This is a history of gunsmithing in America. Although the English guild system regulated the trade in the Mother Country, Americans, as usual, preferred freedom to regulation. This book examines the gunsmithing trade in relation to the militia; apprenticeships; labour; tools and equipment; the Frontier gunsmith; and traitors, criminals, and deserters.
Author: Nathan E. Bender Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476632723 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 180
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Symbolic ornamentation inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art is a long-standing Western tradition. The author explores the designs of 18th century English gunsmiths who engraved classical ornamental patterns on firearms gifted or traded to American Indians. A system of allegory is found that symbolized the Americas of the New World in general, and that enshrined the American Indian peoples as "noble savages." The same allegorical context was drawn upon for symbols of national liberty in the early American republic. Inadvertently, many of the symbolic designs used on the trade guns strongly resonated with several Native American spiritual traditions.
Author: James B. Whisker Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
This is a history of gunsmithing in America. Although the English guild system regulated the trade in the Mother Country, Americans, as usual, preferred freedom to regulation. This book examines the gunsmithing trade in relation to the militia; apprenticeships; labour; tools and equipment; the Frontier gunsmith; and traitors, criminals, and deserters.
Author: Frank Royce Brownell Publisher: ISBN: 9780976740933 Category : Gunsmithing Languages : en Pages : 544
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Continuing the proud tradition of Gunsmith Kinks®, Gunsmith Kinks® II, and Gunsmith Kinks® III, this newest member of the family - Gunsmith Kinks® 4 - presents 569 brand new gunsmith kinks to help you cure problems in the shop, to bring you new ideas for tools and time-saving fixtures for your gun work, to give you lots of solid and useful suggestions for your business and shop -- and, of course, to bring together all the jokes that have appeared in the Gunsmiths Newsletter since Gunsmith Kinks® III came out back in 1993. As an added plus, weve added many brand new Gunsmith Kinks® and jokes that havent appeared in any Newsletter yet. All are shop proven and written by the people doing the work and, every Kink® has a credit line identifying the author.Included are lots of instructions -- 64 pages in fact -- that walk you through a variety of processes - from Color Case Hardening to applying BakeOn finishes. How-to articles reprinted from Brownells BenchTalk Newsletter and a whole chapter dedicated to advice on proven ways other folks have increased their sales and, therefore, their profits. That same chapter has advice and counsel on subjects ranging from customer service, to making a buck and just about every other aspect of the business. 133 pages feature 167 job-specific Gunsmith Kinks® for handguns, rifles, and shotguns.To make finding all this tremendous new information easy -- for info is of no use unless you can find it -- the new Gunsmith Kinks® 4 is cross-indexed with ALL THREE previous volumes Gunsmith Kinks® , Gunsmith Kinks® II, and Gunsmith Kinks® III. If you look up a subject in Gunsmith Kinks® 4, right beside the entry you can see if there is more information on the same subject in one of the other three volumes, and which page to find it on.The sum total of know-how collected here is truly mind-boggling. You, the reader, get to tap into the job files of the worlds best gunsmiths and take advantage of the hours theyve spent figuring out how to fix the problem thats sitting on your bench!
Author: Harold B. Gill Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg ISBN: 9780879350086 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 164
Book Description
The importance of gunsmithing in Virginia during the colonial period is clear. Gunsmiths were found nearly everywhere: in port towns along the coast, in settled inland areas, and - probably the busiest ones - on the frontier. As with most craftsmen, many of these men remain obscure. They left little trace and the records reveal their names only incidentally. With the revolutionary war, gunsmiths of unusual ability appeared.
Author: Wil Mara Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1608704149 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 50
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Although called gunsmiths, they rarely labored on guns during colonial times. An important part of the community, the gunsmith most likely focused on other types of metal work, but occasionally assembled firearms. This historical volume chronicles the formative years of the United States through the activities and occupations of its most important community members. It explore the everyday life, responsibilities, social life, and the affect the gunsmith had on the colonial American way of life. Hands-on activities and recipes, sidebars detailing the history and evolution of the profession, and key social studies words are defined in the glossary.
Author: S. P. Fjestad Publisher: ISBN: 9781886768550 Category : Languages : en Pages : 1936
Book Description
The "bible" of the firearms industry for accurate value information and descriptions of rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The industry standard for over 25 years!
Author: J. P. Stelle Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1632202468 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 305
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Originally published in 1883, The Gunsmith’s Manual is generally considered to be the first substantive work dealing with gunsmithing exclusively and in detail. A comprehensive introductory chapter, one of the manual’s best qualities, provides the reader with an extensive history of the gun, including the invention of gun powder, the first rifle, and much more. Once acquainted with firearms, readers can then move on to learn how guns were made and used in the nineteenth century, as well as terms used in gunsmithing. The real meat of the book, however, is the authors’ detailed instruction on gun care and maintenance. Specifics are offered on tools, workbench materials and setup, metalworking, working with wooden stocks, common repairs, and the process of browning, among many other topics. You can even improve your marksmanship with these expert shooting tips for a variety of firearms. Although first published in the nineteenth century, The Gunsmith’s Manual is highly relevant for today’s firearms owners and tinkerers. The authors’ recommended procedure for removing a rusted-in screw, for example, is still widely used over 100 years later. You can learn to care for your rifle or shotgun as traditional gunsmiths would have. For both the historian and the firearms enthusiast, The Gunsmith’s Manual is an invaluable learning tool.
Author: DONALD. HOLTS AUCTIONEERS. DALLAS Publisher: ISBN: 9781846892912 Category : Languages : en Pages : 136
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In the nineteenth century there were thousands of British gunmakers plying their trade the length and breadth of the land building all qualities of gun and rifle. Gunmakers have dwindled to a very small number today but the nature of the trade has changed from volume production to exclusive best guns only. British gunmakers have embraced the new technology on offer and by using a combination of CNC machining and new steels allied to traditional gunmaking skills, they are building superb quality guns and rifles to the highest standards. Unlike their competitors, British guns are not entirely built by machine and there is a large element of hand craftsmanship in every example built. Not content to rest on their historical laurels, they have introduced new designs and brought their creations right up to date for twenty-first century requirements. Guns and rifles are all built to the exact specifications of the customer and no two are alike. Each gun is individually made yet designed to embrace modern requirements such as high pheasants, steel shot and so on. This book shows the great variety of guns and rifles on offer entirely built in Great Britain today and how British gunmakers still continue to lead the world in best quality guns and rifles.
Author: James B. Whisker
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