50 Guns That Changed America: An Illustrated Guide

by David Miller (Editor)

Overview

American history can be told through the history of the legendary guns that have been made famous by the inventors, adventurers, soldiers, and criminals that have made them famous.

 

At the birth of the nation, Americans armed themselves with state-of-the-art longarms to throw off colonial oppression. Once independent, the young nation was drawn into a succession of conflicts and American firearms technology had to keep pace with demand. Wars with Mexico and France, the struggle for the West against native tribes, the brutal, bloody Civil War, two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan have all stimulated American weapon design and production. The demands of these military campaigns have also ensured that the nation’s gun makers have remained at the cutting edge of innovation. The result of this is that American history is a rich tableau of celebrated arms manufacturers and their extraordinary weapons.

 

We have selected fifty of America’s most iconic guns to tell this story in 50 Guns that Changed American History. From Simeon North’s 1813 pistols, Colt’s 1873 Peacemaker revolver, Smith & Wesson’s Dirty Harry Magnum, and Browning’s 1933 M2 machine gun, the book will explore the most significant American weapons from the early days of firepower to amazing modern guns in use today. Each firearm will be illustrated in full color, with archive photography of the manufacturers, and photographs of the guns in action where possible. 

 

Guns from the following manufacturers and types will be featured:

 

·         Simeon North/Hall Breechloading rifles/pistols

·         Henry Rifle

·         Kentucky and Pennsylvania Long Rifles ,Leman and other makers

·         Dimick Plains Rifles

·         Bushmaster Bullpup.

·         Springfield Armories

·         Harpers Ferry Armories

·         Winchester Model 1866

·         Winchester Model 1873

·         Winchester Model 1894

·         Winchester Model 1895

·         Sharps New Model Carbine

·         Spencer Carbine

·         Smith & Wesson Army Revolver

·         S&W Model 3

·         S&W Magnum

·         Colt Dragoon

·         Colt Navy

·         Colt Army

·         Colt Peacemaker 

·         Colt M1911

·         Colt Lightning

·         Colt Frontier

·         Colt Cobra

·         Colt M16 Assault Rifle

·         Deringer

·         Remington Rolling Block Rifle

·         Remington Model 12 Slide Action rifle

·         Remington Wells Fargo Shotgun

·         Browning BAR

·         Browning Semi Automatic Shotgun

·         Browning 50 caliber M2 Machine gun

·         Schoyen Target rifle

·         Thompson sub machine gun

·         Garand Carbine

·         Gwinn Bushmaster

·         Grendell R31 carbine

·         Armalite AR-18 Rifle

·         Calico Rifle

·         Kel-Tec sub 9 rifle

·         Cobray

·         Ruger Min 14 Carbine

·         Richmond Muskets

·         Marlin Cowboy Rifle

·         1841 Mississippi Rifle

·         1863 Zouave Rifle

·         Mossberg pump action shotgun

·         M3 A1 Grease gun

·         Gatling Machine gun

·         M60 Machine gun

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435156869
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	04/24/2015
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David Miller is a retired soldier, an experienced expert on military weapons and history, and the author of several books about guns and military subjects.