Antique Guns: The Collector's Guide (Shooter's Bible)
ANTIQUE GUNS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE by Shooter's Bible packs in all  the specifications and photos needed to accurately identify hundreds of  collectible firearms, from Lancaster rifles to double shotguns, carbines  and revolvers. This isn't just a price guide, either: plenty of history on  the manufacturers and models accent descriptions and some black and white  and color photos - descriptions which get down to weight and barrel size. --California Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, December 2005This comprehensive guide presents the key antique firearms that  are coveted and traded by collectors today. Current investment values,  detailed descriptions and dates of production (when known) highlight the  hundreds of firearms - common and rare - crafted by American and  international gunmakers dating back to the 1500s (and before). Lavishly  illustrated, Antique Guns - The Collector's Guide includes: Handguns,  Rifles, Shotguns, Blackpowder Replicas, Obsolete Cartridges, and Obsolete  Gun Parts. --BooktrailThis is a 320 paged, soft-covered book that details in depth what  the antique collector needs to know about dealing in or collecting antique  firearms. This book provides identification of firearms, a good working  knowledge of gun characteristics in order to spot repairs, work  modifications or "fakes." The book covers most European, American and Asian  antique pistols, rifles and shotguns. --Bill Carney, New Hampshire Wildlife, September/October 2005This soft cover book is a concise and meticulously researched  guide for identifying and pricing antique firearms covering many of the  pre-1900 American and European firearms that interest most collectors and  dealers. Antique Guns includes the basic, essential specifications  necessary for making an accurate identification of a given firearm. The  text includes historical background for most items and hundreds of photos  and drawings for identification purposes as well as suggested monetary  value. The book is 298 pages thick and contains information on rifles,  handguns, shutguns and obsolete cartridges. --Outdoors Magazine, October 2005