ISBN10: 1853676926, ISBN13: 9781853676925, [publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal] Softcover A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.
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ISBN10: 1853676926, ISBN13: 9781853676925, [publisher: Greenhill Books, United Kingdom, London] Softcover The Guns that Won the West tells the colourful story of the wide range of firearms - from the smallest pistol to the rifles of the buffalo hunters - used by plainsmen and settlers, gamblers and engineers, Native Americans and the soldiers of the United States Army. Meticulously researched by a foremost authority on firearms, this is an indispensable guide to the opening of the American West. John Walter examines pre-Civil War mass production and technical advances, and the effect of readily available post-war surplus weapons on life in the Midwest. He traces the swift expansion of the West, which led to a perpetual struggle against the Native Americans and brought the United States Army in its wake. John Walter also examines whether law was dispensed at the point of a gun and whether it was the Colt or the Winchester that reigned supreme at the OK Corral. Describing particular Western 'desperadoes' and the most popular Wild West firearms, he goes on to investigate how gun design influenced use and use influenced design. With detailed descriptions and performance evaluations of all the leading firearms, this book is an essential reference guide which cuts away the myth and legend and reveals the truth behind the guns, and the men who used them, in the heyday of the West. John Walter is a respected authority on all aspects of weaponry and is the author ...

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Greenhill Books, Date: 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2006. Greenhill Books ISBN 1853676926 9781853676925 [US]

Greenhill Books, Date: 1999. Very Good. Not Available. The Guns That Won the West. London: Greenhill Books, 1999. 288pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. 1999. Greenhill Books ISBN 1853676926 US

Greenhill Books, Date: 2006-09-29. Paperback. Used: Good. 2006. Greenhill Books ISBN 1853676926 9781853676925 [US]

An interesting book. A technical history of the construction and distribution of firearms across the American West, but also the story of the people that wielded them - a sort of "who shot who with what" almanac...so if you're a gun nerd, or you just want to know what type of shotgun Wyatt Earp used to kill Curly Bill Brocus, this is the book for you.288 pages. B&W photographs, appendices, bibliography, index. Book in excellent condition. Photographs show actual book for sale Date: 2006. Greenhill Books ISBN 1853676926 9781853676925 [AU]