Use of the long bow with the pike

Mason, Richard Oswald

G. Shumway

Confederate handguns: concerning the guns, the men who made them and the times of their use

Albaugh, William A

<p>Mr. Kindig's thoughts concern American flintlock rifles as works of art and this book is a grand display of this art. His thesis is that the gunsmiths who made these rifles were the finest artisans who worked in early America. He provdes this by showing detailed photos of 262 of the finest pieces from his famous collection. Flintlock rifles were produced chiefly along the Appalachian piedmont from the eastern border of Pennsylvania to South Carolina. From locality to locality within this region distinctly different artistic details were used to decorate the rifles, and distintcly different styles of stock architecture and metal mountains were used. Kindig's study is the first to recognize the existence of these many schools of gun-smithing and to show the importance of them to the study of the rifle and its art. Lancaster County, Pa., rifles, it may be seen, frequently have a daisy-like flower as a motif on the patchbox. In contrast, a flower with four pointed petals frequently was used in York Count. The art of the longrifle is basically rococo art, but on this rifle it becomes American rococo, far removed in both time and place from the rococo of Europe. No field of American antiques holds as much fine and varied rococo art as does the longrifle. And this is the book which it can be seen and studied.</p>

Thoughts on the Kentucky rifle in its golden age (Longrifle series)

History

Kindig, Joe

Americas

From the foreword: This little book is a most useful introduction for a beginner to the understanding and appreciation of the world-famous sword blades of Japan.

Japanese sword blades

Dobrée, Alfred

Archery: its theory and practice

Archery: Its Theory and Practice

                 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections                                      such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,                                       or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,                                       have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works                                       worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.                                                                             ++++                                      The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:                                      ++++                                       Archery: Its Theory And Practice Horace Alfred Ford Dean V. R. Manley F.E. Roff, 1880 Archery                 

Ford, Horace A.

This is a signed hardback book with dust jacket titled THE ARMS MAKERS OF MARYLAND.

Arms Makers of Maryland

Hartzler, Daniel D.

The Bedford County rifle and its makers

Hetrick, Calvin

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