Author Name: S. James Gooding
Title: HISTORICAL ARMS NEW SERIES: #2 - TRADE GUNS OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY 1670-1970
Binding: Hardcover
Type: BOOK
Publisher: Museum Restoration Service
Seller ID: 1295461
This series of authoritative, well-illustrated booklets, which will cover sporting & military arms, will have new titles added from time to time. A history of the design & development from the earliest trade guns through 300 years of history. Covers who made the guns, when changes were introduced, how they were used, & ammo, accessories & equip. 140 illus; 160 pgs. MAX DISCOUNT: 35%.
'This book provides a detailed history of the design & development from the earliest trade guns through 300 years of history. Based on archaeological evidence from the first Fort Albany constructed about 1674 & destroyed by the French in 1686, the early history can be documented & described. The extensive archives of the HBC have been called upon for descriptive text with hundreds of selected references to cover who made the guns, when changes were introduced, how they were used, and what ammunitiion, accessories and equipment will be encountered. This important book will be of inestimable value to historians, artists, archaeologists, re-enactors, & collectors.
Price =
37.50 USD |
