Book description
New data surrounding the procurement and modifications of arms
produced by the national armories, and under federal contract procured
by the individual states and by individual members of militias, is
presented here for the first time. This information, interwoven with
military, political, economic, and social factors, results in new and
better definitions and a clearer understanding of the arms' historical
context. Though this work focuses on military flintlock shoulder arms,
details on the federal government's procurement of arms for Indians
during rapidly changing military policies of the period is also
included.
American Military Shoulder Arms, Volume II, contains more than
three hundred photographs. As with the previous volume, Volume II is
written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of
interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of
antique arms.
