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This is the life story of the revered single action Colt the first cartridge revolver adopted by the US Army and a favorite of frontiersmen and cowboys Widely used from the Cheyenne War to the Battle of Britain the Colt or the Peacemaker as it was originally called in the trade had many rivals but it was a leader among weapons of its kind.
The peacemaker and its rivalsfans John E Parsons an expert firearms historian extensively researches the metallic cartridge revolver giving readers a rare and remarkably insightful glimpse into the evolution use accuracy importation and availability of the gun Full of facts but easily readable The Peacemaker and Its Rivals includes chapters Antecedent revolvers Multiball cartridges Adoption of the Model P Serial numbers and sales Variations and target types Patents and pirates Volume of productions by calibers Parsons extensively compares and contrasts the Peacemaker to the Schofield Smith Wesson and the Remington and other rivals and illustrates its significance in American history With original photographs of many rare revolvers and guns this is a must have for firearms enthusiasts Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts We publish books about shotguns rifles handguns target shooting gun collecting self defense archery ammunition knives gunsmithing gun repair and wilderness survival We publish books on deer hunting big game hunting small game hunting wing shooting turkey hunting deer stands duck blinds bowhunting wing shooting hunting dogs and While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home The Peacemaker and Its Rivals An Account of the Single Action Colt
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