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United States Martial Flintlocks

Item BKS-10916
1986 Robert M. Reilly
Price: $50.00

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Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most significant aspects of this work are those illustrations of every known marking variation of the lockplates of the flintlock era - many of which appear here for the first time. (The book) details the complete evolution of the flintlock rifle per se. The early musket contracts have also been thoroughly covered, including those for the so-called 'assembled' muskets which were delivered under the very first U.S. musket contracts. (In the 'Special Weapons' chapter, there is) a full discussion of all known martial blunderbuss bype firearms, rampart, or wall guns, and some of the most unusual primary and secondary martial firearms to be encountered anywhere. The book's Appendices will also prove of great value to the researcher since they include, among other things, a listing of the arms inspectors of the American flintlock era, a discussion of the major parts of these early weapons along with a brief coverage of the basic types of bayonets which relate to them."