Frank wesson was a rather obscure gunmaker, especially regarding single shots. Set of 3 volumes about frank wesson s gunmaking until approximately 1890. Frank wesson rifles were a series of singleshot rifles manufactured between 1859 and 1888 in worcester, massachusetts. Current gun reference books books archives merz antique.
Early american firearms and their makers business reference. Frank wesson was a gunmaker active from the civil war years until. Filter results alphabetically by author hereward books. Frank wesson gunmaker 3 book set bk403 description. During this time he made about 100,000 firearms of various types including.
These books, however, present a somewhat prolific and popular gunmaker in the last half of the nineteenth century who not only produced. Although it is written in german, this book lists every gunmaker and. Worcester, massachusetts, by woods, littlefield, roe, pellett and hamilton, volume 2, page 24. Wesson revolvers and their current prices 100 years of gunmaking.
These were built by master gunsmith john rigby, also a member of the irish team and. Blue book of modern black powder arms, 9th edition. They were one of the first rifles to use rimfire metallic cartridges. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. Frank wesson gunmaker 3 volume slipcased set hardcover january 1, 2009 by woods author 5. They were purchased by many state governments during the american civil war, including illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, missouri, and ohio. How a brazilian gun company became an overnight market.
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