Famous Firearms of the Old West: From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers To Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History

by Hal Herring

Book Overview

From Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill and from Chief Joseph to Geronimo, the most famous guns in the West and the history behind them

More than a few of the actual guns once in the hands of the heroes and villains of America's Old West still exist, housed in a dozen museums across the country--from the Model 1866 .44-40 that Chief Joseph famously surrendered to General Miles to Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Model 1851 revolvers;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762773499
• ISBN13: 9780762773497
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.1"