An Intimate Look at The American Longrifle, its Art and Evolution by D. Hansen
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This is not a "gun" book nor is it a "history" book. It is an "art" book, more specifically, the art of the American Longrifle. Its intent is to illustrate in detail the architecture and decorative elements that make th American Longrifle such a unique and fascinating object. Yes, the longrifle is a gun, and it was sued for defense and to procure meat for the table. The longrifle did this better than any firearm before it. It mus said though, that because of their high quality and elaborate decoration (and associated cost), it's more than likely most of the rifles in this book were not used extensively for these purposes. Today we don't think of them as gun, but rather as beautiful, hand-sculptured and decorated works of early Americana, fashioned by self reliant, hard-working, God-fearing frontiersman. This book features fine color photos of original longrifles. A must have for any rifle collector or builder. Hardcover, 11-1/2" x 13" format, 194 pages, full color, ISBN: 978-0-9885955-0-7
Table of Contents
- "Timothy Murphy" Oil Painting
- Early American Longrifle
- John Shriver
- Isaac Haines
- Under Cheekpiece Carving
- Christian Oerter
- Peter Berry (Possibly Senior)
- John Philip Beck
- Buttplate Evolution
- "Suprise Encounter" Oil Painting
- A. Verner
- Toeplates
- John Shuler (Attributed0
- Comb Inlays
- Herman Rupp, 1793
- Herman Rupp, 1809
- Counterplates
- Henry Mauger
- Peter Anstat
- Jacob Kuntz
- The Goddes of Liberty
- "Kentucky Rifleman Oil Painting
- Maker Unknown (Possibly Tennessee)
- Cheekpiece Inlays
- Henry Pickel
- Counterplates
- John Bonewitz
- Scrolled Triggers
- Godfrey Wilkens / Simon Lauck
- John Noll
- Counterplates
- John Noll
- Checkpeice Inlays
- John Noll
- Peter Berry, Junier
- Frederick Sell
- Toeplates
- John Armstrong
- Animal Carvings
- "Turkey Shoot" Oil Painting
- Christian Beck
- Cheekpiece Inlays
- Jacob Albright, Junier
- Counterplates
- A. Philadelphia Rifle
- John Rupp
- Opposing C-Scrolls
- Samuel Spangler
- Comb Inlays
- John Fleeger
- Couterplates
- John Fleeger
- Cheekpiece Inlays
- Elias Bird
- Toeplates
- J. Douglass
- Toeplates
- A. Wright and Company
- Notes on Rifle Dimensions
- Rifle Dimensions
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