Rifles of Colonial America, Vol 1, 2nd Edition (Longrifle Series) by George Shumway sample etchings

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this volume chronologically documents Midshipmen's uniforms

occupations

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but is little understood as a collectable military item or in historic significance

Rifles of Colonial America, Vol 1, 2nd Edition (Longrifle Series) by George Shumway sample etchingsThis is an extensive photographic study of American longrifles made in the colonial period, the Revolutionary period, and the post Revolutionary years before the Federal Period. For each of the 139 rifles treated there are ten or more detailed photographs. A description of each rifle accompanies the illustrations, and many important dimensions are given. The text is concerned with the complex subject of the evolution of the baroque and rococo art that