THOUGHTS ON THE KENTUCKY RIFLE IN IT'S GOLDEN AGE, ANNOTATED SECOND EDITION

THOUGHTS ON THE KENTUCKY RIFLE IN IT'S GOLDEN AGE, ANNOTATED SECOND EDITION

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Written by Joe Kindig, Jr.  Longrifle Series, York, Pennsylvania: George Shumway, 2002.  Annotated Second Edition. Hardcover. 562 pages. Illustrated with black and white pictures of various rifles. Tan cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Brown illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Overall in very fine condition.

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 proves this by showing detailed photos of 262 of the finest pieces from his famous collection.

Over the 20 plus years after this book was first published in 1960, much new information came to light about the longrifles and the gunsmiths who made them. It was then that Dr. George Shumway, based on his own research, and that of William S. Bowers, published an annotated Second Edition, with supplemental information about the gunsmiths mentioned in the text, and about a number of the illustrated rifles. This edition contained all of the material in the original edition and incorporated a number of additional photographic views of the rifles.  [ld] [ph:L]

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