For Trade and Treaty: Firearms of the American Indians,

For Trade and Treaty: Firearms of the American Indians, 1600-1920

Notes: This reference is is the most comprehensive work on the subject of Native American firearms to date. It includes detailed, color photographs of dozens of French, English, American and Belgian made fowling guns, northwest guns, trade rifles and shotguns. Publishers Description: For Trade and Treaty by author Ryan R. Gale is the most comprehensive work on the subject of Native American firearms to date. Filled with hundreds of full color images of dozens of original northwest guns, trade fusils, and treaty guns, this book's wide 11" landscape format allows images up to 22" across the gutter. This book also contains new research, numerous fur trade and government invoices, inventories and other firearm records never before published. Chapters include: History Markings Proofing Repairs Evolution The Dutch Old and New France The British Colonies Hudson's Bay Company North West Company X.Y. Company American Fur Company Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. British Government Gift Guns United States Trade and Treaty Guns Ammunition and Accouterments Includes detailed, color photographs of dozens of French, English, American and Belgian made fowling guns, northwest guns, trade rifles and shotguns from collections throughout the United States and Canada. Learn how these unique firearms were made, decorated, proofed, distributed, repaired and modified. Many of these guns have never been published. New research reveals never before published purchase orders, invoices and inventories of the French, British and American governments and the major fur companies such as the Hudson's Bay Co., North West Co., X.Y. Co., American Fur Co. and Pierre Chouteau Jr. & Co. Learn who made the firearms traded and given to the Native Americans, in what numbers and various lengths and calibers. A must-have for the historic gun builder, each firearm show-cased includes detailed dimensions, bore sizes, and locations of important details are documented and included for every gun
Country USA
Manufacturer Track of the Wolf Inc
Binding Paperback
EANs 9780976579755
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Track of the Wolf Inc
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9780976579755
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

For Trade and Treaty: Firearms of the American Indians, 1600-1920

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