From the Model 1866 .44-40 Chief Joseph famously surrendered to General Miles (now gathering dust in a museum in Fort Benton) to Buffalo Bill’s .50 caliber breechloading needlegun nicknamed
Lucretia Borgia, a good portion of the actual guns that were once in the hands of the heroes and villains of the old West are still in existence, scattered around in a dozen different
museums across the country. Although there are a host of titles that take advantage of our endless curiosity about western firearms (it’s a cottage industry unto itself), there is no single
book that traces the natural history of the individual guns. Famous Firearms follows the life stories of twelve of the actual pistols, rifles, and shotguns that were so instrumental in
shaping our western mythology, using them as entrees into the lives of the shootists themselves. The end result is a vivid portrait of twelve famous western characters, paired with the guns
they used to make themselves famous and infamous.
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II: A Comprehensive Guide to Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms,
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Women in Uniform: 1939-45
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Stringers
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The Fuse 3: Perihelion
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Blue Book of Modern Black Powder Arms
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Railway Guns: British and German Guns at War
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Deutsche Kriegsmarine: Uniforms, Equipment & Personal Items of the German Navy 1933-1945
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Dark Night: A True Batman Story
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The Tithe 2
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Heer & SS Visor Caps & Uniforms
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Knives 2017: The World’s Greatest Knife Book
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Colt Single-Action Revolvers
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Spooks 6: Seth
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The Winchester: The Gun That Built an American Dynasty
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Son of Anarchy 5
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The Stranger
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Blue Book of Modern Black Powder Arms
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The Winchester: An American Icon
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Bad Machinery 5: The Case of the Fire Inside
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Blake & Mortimer 22: Professor Sato’s Three Formulae
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