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Having my own reference library has been a big help over the years.
A good reference book can save you money over time.
Or time since you can learn what to look for...
And while I do enjoy reading about old guns and researching them for myself and others , I thought I'd throw out a book list of the ones I use the most.
Note this in not "a end all be all" complete list of books.
There are many good gun books out there that I do not have.
Also please note that some of the books are out of print ... But just 'cause a book is old does not mean that the information contained inside is worthless.
Also yes I know , if you were to add up the cost of my library , I'd have the money for a fine gun or two.
But a good book makes a good friend.
And I wouldn't sell my friends...
Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age by Kindig.
The Kentucky Rifle by Dillion
LongRifles of North Carolina by Bivins
The Muzzleloading Caplock Rilfe by Roberts
The Muzzleloading Rifle then and now by Cline
The Pennsylvania - Kentucky Rifle by Kauffman
Gunsmiths of Virginia By Whisker
The Kentucky Rifle by Lindsay
The New England Gun by Lindsay
Trade Guns of the Hudson's Bay Company by Gooding
The Northwest Gun by Hanson
The Plains Rifle by Hanson
The Hawken Rifle its place in History by Hanson
Hawken Rifles by Baird
15 Years in the Hawen Lode by Baird
The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch by Grant
The Knife in Homespun America by Grant
Powder Horns and their Architecture by Grant
California Gunsmiths by Shelton
Civil War Guns by Edwards
The Rifled Musket by Fuller
Firearms of the Confederacy by Fuller
Firepower from Abroad by Sword
Great Gunmakers of the Early West V.I , V,II and V.III by Gordon
Trapdoor Springfield by Waite and Ernst
The Gunsmith of Grenville County by Alexander
Recreating the double barrel muzzle-loading Shotgun by Brockway
The Engraved Powder Horn by Dresslar
British Military Flintlock Rifles By Bailey
Basic Cap & Ball Revolver Servicing & Weisz Memorial Portfolio Complied by Halter
And two more which touch on the black powder era:
The Krag Rifle
The Springfield 1903 Rifles.
Both by Brophy
So again by no means a complete list of the gun books you need or even all of the ones I have.
Just a quick reference for some of my more commonly used books.
Andy
A good reference book can save you money over time.
Or time since you can learn what to look for...
And while I do enjoy reading about old guns and researching them for myself and others , I thought I'd throw out a book list of the ones I use the most.
Note this in not "a end all be all" complete list of books.
There are many good gun books out there that I do not have.
Also please note that some of the books are out of print ... But just 'cause a book is old does not mean that the information contained inside is worthless.
Also yes I know , if you were to add up the cost of my library , I'd have the money for a fine gun or two.
But a good book makes a good friend.
And I wouldn't sell my friends...
Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age by Kindig.
The Kentucky Rifle by Dillion
LongRifles of North Carolina by Bivins
The Muzzleloading Caplock Rilfe by Roberts
The Muzzleloading Rifle then and now by Cline
The Pennsylvania - Kentucky Rifle by Kauffman
Gunsmiths of Virginia By Whisker
The Kentucky Rifle by Lindsay
The New England Gun by Lindsay
Trade Guns of the Hudson's Bay Company by Gooding
The Northwest Gun by Hanson
The Plains Rifle by Hanson
The Hawken Rifle its place in History by Hanson
Hawken Rifles by Baird
15 Years in the Hawen Lode by Baird
The Kentucky Rifle Hunting Pouch by Grant
The Knife in Homespun America by Grant
Powder Horns and their Architecture by Grant
California Gunsmiths by Shelton
Civil War Guns by Edwards
The Rifled Musket by Fuller
Firearms of the Confederacy by Fuller
Firepower from Abroad by Sword
Great Gunmakers of the Early West V.I , V,II and V.III by Gordon
Trapdoor Springfield by Waite and Ernst
The Gunsmith of Grenville County by Alexander
Recreating the double barrel muzzle-loading Shotgun by Brockway
The Engraved Powder Horn by Dresslar
British Military Flintlock Rifles By Bailey
Basic Cap & Ball Revolver Servicing & Weisz Memorial Portfolio Complied by Halter
And two more which touch on the black powder era:
The Krag Rifle
The Springfield 1903 Rifles.
Both by Brophy
So again by no means a complete list of the gun books you need or even all of the ones I have.
Just a quick reference for some of my more commonly used books.
Andy
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