British Pistols and Guns, 1640-1840
Author: Ian Glendenning
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 212
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Author: Ian Glendenning
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 212
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Publisher: London : Arms & Armour P.
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 195
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nathan E. Bender
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2018-07-06
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 1476632723
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSymbolic ornamentation inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art is a long-standing Western tradition. The author explores the designs of 18th century English gunsmiths who engraved classical ornamental patterns on firearms gifted or traded to American Indians. A system of allegory is found that symbolized the Americas of the New World in general, and that enshrined the American Indian peoples as "noble savages." The same allegorical context was drawn upon for symbols of national liberty in the early American republic. Inadvertently, many of the symbolic designs used on the trade guns strongly resonated with several Native American spiritual traditions.
Author: Duane A. Johnson
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 26
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jan Glendenning
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 195
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Published: 1971
Total Pages: 198
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: US Army Military History Research Collection
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 626
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry J. Kauffman
Publisher: Masthof Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 188329455X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRead about the rifle that was made in America by gunsmiths who migrated to Lancaster Co., Pa., from central Europe in the first half of the 18th century. This intensive study and exacting research by Kauffman has brought to light a tremendous amount of information on America's first great rifle. First printed in 1960, this book has an extensive listing of gunsmiths and the stylized work of the makers. Various rifles are identified with many photos and sketches and documentary data. (374pp. illus. index. Masthof Press, 2005 reprint.)
Author: US Army Military History Institute
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 410
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