"Hereme, and one that will be quoted for years to come as the standard reference of the history of Colt firearms".--Guns Magazine. 410 illustrations, 305 in col

Beginning with an account of Sam Colt's early failures as both inventor and businessman, William Hosley traces the development in the pre-Civil War years of the

With such acclaimed works as The Devil’s Gentleman, Harold Schechter has earned renown as the dean of true-crime historians. Now, in this gripping account of

A comprehensive and detailed history of Winchester firearms and ammunition includes photographs of hundreds of models

This book spans the entire history of Sam Colt's developments in handguns. It follows the first Paterson revolvers through the legendary 1860 Army and the evolu