Just published. 9th Edition. Softcover. 800 pages.
Leading reference for antique American firearms, with a multi-generational following. Combines thorough historical arms details and authoritative pricing in one easy-to-use book. The book simply known as Flayderman's is your go-to guide for accurate and updated collector pricing, and identifying and historic details of antique firearms. With meticulously researched data, descriptions of stampings and markings for 4,000+ antique American firearms manufactured between the colonial era and 1900, and more than 1,900 sharp photos - including a new 16-page color photo gallery, Flayderman's is truly the ultimate value guide to antique American firearms.
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(248) $39.99
Earl J. Coates & John D. McAulay. Softcover, 120 pp. 1996, Thomas Publications.
Increase the value of your Sharps rifle or carbine by identifying the soldier who carried it. If your Sharps has a serial number, this book will likely tell you what soldier used it in the Civil War. It traces the history and development of Sharps rifles and carbines and contains short histories of a number of regiments that carried them.
(129) $12.95
A survey of the innovative Infantry arms of the American Civil War. By John D. McAulay. Although only about thirty-five thousand breech loading rifles were purchased by the Union during the Civil War their effect - both during the conflict and after - was enormous. In the hands of Berdan's Sharpshooters, Sharps rifles set a standard for marksmanship that was later echoed by the buffalo hunters working at incredible ranges on the western frontiers. Other breech loading systems ranged from the glorious to the notorious. All of the major breech loading rifles of the Civil War - and most, if not all, of the obscure types - are detailed, illustrated and set in their historical context on these pages. 128 pages.
(500606) $15.00
James Biser Whisker, Daniel D. Hartzler & Larry W. Yantz. Hardback, 192 pp. Published in 2002 by Tom Rowe Books.
A history and description of firearms imported during the American Civil War by the United States of American and the Confederate States of America.
(500652) $45.00
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Dean S. Thomas. Hardcover, 344 pp. 1997, Thomas Publications.
Volume one of the multi-volume encyclopedia of Civil War bullets, cartridges, and balls. Detailed information on designers, manufacturers, arsenals, and more.
(500887) $40.00
Dean S. Thomas. Hardcover, 528 pp. 2002, Thomas Publications.
This volume literally continues where Part One ended, and examines the ammunition for "Federal Breechloading Carbines & Rifles." The seven chapters with eighteen appendices detail the story of the twenty-seven or so different kinds of breechloaders actually purchased or ordered by the Ordnance Department during the Civil War. The book is conveniently divided by the type of priming -- internal or external -- and then alphabetically by maker or supplier. A wealth of new information and research has proven that these weapons either functioned properly or were inadequate relative to the design and ingenuity of the proprietary cartridges. In the end it can be safely stated that: You do not know your Civil War gun until you know and understand its ammunition.
(500886) $49.95
James E. Thomas and Dean S. Thomas. In this book they have attempted to illustrate, as much as possible, the variety of Civil War small arms ammunition. Bullets and cartridges are listed and followed by dimensions, weights, and other available information. Any important variations are either shown or mentioned.
(130) $9.95
Cal. 45-70. S/N 292032. Lock surface is a dusty mix of bright blue & patina. Crisp markings. Lock work needs adjustment. Breech block & tang have traces of color. Block markings are clear. Barrel surface is dark w/a slight roughness. Sharp proof marks & a semi-bright bore. Stock is dirty w/handling dings & scratches & one noticeable chip at rear of lock plate. Cartouche visible though thin.
(154-187) $650.00