Antique Guns

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 2005

This 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. -- Booktrail

This 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 2005

This 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

When I started collecting guns, an exciting early find was the Blue Book of Gun Values. My tattered copy accompanied me to every show or auction. When I formed Old Town Station to deal in collector firearms, I relied on the Blue Book of Gun Values for buying, selling, auction estimates, and research for my columns and articles. Now that I m heading up the NRA National Firearms Museum, I find that the Blue Book of Gun Values is still my single most used reference. It s the place to start, and stands the test of time. --Jim Supica, Director, National Firearms Museum

Any avid gun collector or dealer and reference holdings catering to them must own a copy of the Blue Book of Gun Values. The latest 32nd edition is even larger, packing in well over 2,000 pages of accurate information and updated values for antique and modern guns alike. It reflects the latest current information and lists a range of prices for all types of guns, making for a fine, specific key to the latest industry values and trends. --The Midwest Book Review, The Reference Shelf

Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you sending me the new Blue Book of Gun Values every year. It just keeps getting bigger and better! --Jack Heath, retired Remington Historian

A lifelong firearms enthusiast, Dan Shideler is the editor of Standard Catalog of Firearms, Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices, Modern Gun Values, Gun Digest and other Krause Publication titles. He also is a frequent contributor to Gun Digest Magazine and other national firearms publications.

Phillip Peterson is a fulltime federal firearms license (FFL) holder and for the past 20 years has been the proprietor of Pieces of History, a retail firearms shop specializing in historically significant guns. He is a featured columnist for Gun Digest Magazine and is the editor of Standard Catalog of Military Firearms and Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Tactical Rifles, both published by Gun Digest Books. He, his wife Kelli, and two sons live on a sprawling compound in rural northeastern Indiana.

J.B. Wood is considered an international authority. He is one of the world's most sought-after sources of forensic testimony and has represented Beretta, Smith & Wesson and other major manufacturers. He is the author of hundreds of technical articles and many popular books, including Automatic Pistols Assembly/Disassembly, The Gun Digest Book of Tactical Weapons Assembly/Disassembly and more.

David Miller is an ex-soldier and firearms specialist who has encountered and fired many of the guns featured in this book, during his military career.

An unparalleled guide to the world's most important rifles and machine guns, from the Medieval period to the present day, lavishly illustrated with 600 colour photographs and illustrations