Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms - 9th Edition.
[Book]
Norm Flayderman
9th ed
Cincinnati
F+W Media
2011
(802 pages)
Cover; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter I: Collecting Firearms; Chapter II: Values and Condition; Chapter III: Restoration and Fakes Where the Fine Line is Drawn; Chapter IV: The Arms Library; Chapter V-A: Ethan Allen; Chapter V-B: Colt Firearms; Chapter V-C: Manhattan Firearms Company; Chapter V-D: Marlin; Chapter V-E: Remington Firearms; Chapter V-F: Sharps Firearms; Chapter V-G: Smith & Wesson; Chapter V-H: Stevens Arms Company; Chapter V-I: Frank Wesson; Chapter V-J: Whitney Arms Company; Chapter V-K: Winchester Firearms. Chapter VI: American Military Single Shot PistolsChapter VII-A: Percussion Revolvers; Chapter VII-B: Percussion Pepperboxes; Chapter VII-C: Percussion Single and Multi-Barrel Pistols; Chapter VII-D: Percussion Deringers; Chapter VII-E: Percussion Underhammer Pistols; Chapter VII-F: Dueling and Dueling Pistols Percussion Target and Belt Pistols; Chapter VIII-A: Metallic Cartridge Revolvers Pepperboxes, Single and Multi-Barrel Pistols, "Spur Triggers"; Chapter VIII-B: Semi-Automatic Pistols; Chapter IX: American Military Longarms; Chapter X: Confederate Firearms. Chapter XI: Kentucky Rifles and PistolsChapter XII: Percussion Sporting and Target Rifles, Plains Rifles, Flintlock New England Rifles & Pistols; Chapter XIII: Lever Action and Other Repeating Rifles; Chapter XIV: Single Shot Breech-Loading Cartridge Rifles; Chapter XV: Revolving Rifles; Chapter XVI: American Colonial and Revolutionary War Firearms; Chapter XVII: American Shotguns and Fowling Pieces; Chapter XVIII: Miscellanea; Acknowledgments; Condition Standards for Antique Firearms; Major Manufacturers Index; Alphabetical Index.
Over 450,000 copies sold and in circulation! Here's why:Identification: Over 4,000 antique American firearm models and variants extensively described with all marks and specifications necessary for quick identification. Values: Over 4,000 individually priced firearms. Full information on how to assess values based on demand, rarity and conditions. Illustrations: Over 1,700 large scale photographs accompany model descriptions for convenient identification. Quick Reference: An easily-understood organization, a standardized numbering system, extensive cross referencing and a comprehensive index all.
Firearms -- United States -- Catalogs.
Firearms -- United States -- Collectors and collecting.